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Why some women didn’t like Margaret Thatcher

Last Saturday’s ‘Young Margaret’ offered some telling insights into the former prime minister

Conviction politics is back, they say. But will the politicians keep it up; and do they really mean it?

If you believe that there is such a thing as truth, then you have to tell those who disagree with you, voters or not, that they are just wrong

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The Dean of St Paul’s is right: it is not ‘appropriate’ to protest at Mrs Thatcher’s funeral. A funeral is about respecting another person’s humanity

Those who have protested against her are in any case mostly those from whom she rescued us

Putting politicians on the map is not a good idea

Reports suggest Margaret Thatcher will have a street in Madrid named after her.

Poles will always be grateful for Thatcher

Radek Sikorski, Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has described Thatcher’s fight against Communism as a “moral inspiration”

A funeral should not resemble an episode of This is Your Life

We have forgotten what this ceremony is about

The Iron Lady reminds me of pontiffs past and present

Margaret Thatcher had her critics, Pope Francis can expect to have his too

Margaret Thatcher was my political opponent, but it would be disingenuous to ignore her achievements

Unlike today’s posturing MPs, The Iron Lady was a conviction politician

Some think it ironic that pugnacious Mrs Thatcher should pray for harmony. But she was closer to St Francis than you may think.

She believed also in truth, in faith, and in hope where there was despair; and she prayed for these things, too.