“Thatcherism has become bigger than she ever was.”
Jonathan Coe
“Of course I invited Bush and Margaret Thatcher and (Spanish former prime minister) Felipe Gonzalez, but we are already at an age where it's not that easy to just travel somewhere.”
Mikhail Gorbachev
“Thatcher knew nothing of the European customs and cultures with which we were allied,”
Brian Sewell
“She called Margaret Thatcher honey once and I'm sure that's never happened before or since.”
Rita Forrester
“I don't want the Thatcher years back, but I don't want the Brown-Prescott years either. I am prepared to give David Cameron his chance - even though he is a Tory.”
Jeanette Winterson
“As far as I can judge, Angela Merkel is not like Margaret Thatcher, and she actually should not try to be like her.”
Charles Moore
“For the first time perhaps since (1979 to 1990 prime minister) Margaret Thatcher we will have at the head of the Conservative Party someone who is genuinely an equal match for Tony Blair -- one of the most skilful politicians of modern times,”
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