Conservatives

A new YouGov poll shows voters reject Thatcherite policies.

"All Thatcherites now"? Not us, say the voters

By George Eaton - 18 April 9:16

A new YouGov poll shows voters reject policies including the sell off of council housing, the privatisation of public utilities and prioritising inflation over employment.

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Only Labour has the values and the vision to respond.

The right will deny it but Thatcherism’s day is done

By Owen Smith - 17 April 17:37

Only Labour has the values and the vision to respond to the public appetite for an end to market fundamentalism and gross income inequality.

In death, Thatcher has been reborn into myth

By Jason Cowley - 17 April 17:09

The Conservative Party has never recovered from what it did to Margaret Thatcher and from the legacy of bitterness that resulted.

In the last week, the party's lead has halved from 14 points to seven.

What lies behind Labour's shrinking poll lead?

By George Eaton - 17 April 15:13

Over the last week, the party's lead has halved from 14 points to seven. With politics as normal suspended, the Tories may have benefited from a Thatcher effect.

Thatcher's victories are too old and complete to help Cameron

By Rafael Behr - 11 April 12:20

Conservatives are winning a cultural campaign to nationalise their political bereavement and it will do them no favours in the end.

Blair argues that overspending by Labour didn't cause the crisis.

The part of the Blair piece the Tories don't want you to read

By George Eaton - 11 April 12:16

In his NS article, Blair says Labour is right to reject the argument that it "created" the crisis by overspending.

How the coalition is repeating Thatcher's biggest mistake: the poll tax

By George Eaton - 10 April 12:22

Like the poll tax, the decision to cut council tax support by 10 per cent will force the poorest households to pay the local charge regardless of their income.

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Margaret Thatcher attends the State Opening of Parliament in 2010.

Labour MPs divide over whether to boycott the Thatcher tribute or hijack it

By George Eaton - 10 April 8:54

Former minister John Healey says "this will not be the occasion or opportunity" to criticise Thatcher's record but David Winnick says it would be "absolutely hypocritical" not to.

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Inequality surged under Thatcher and rose slightly under Blair and Brown.

Inequality before and after Thatcher: what really happened

By George Eaton - 09 April 12:49

Norman Lamont is wrong to suggest that inequality increased "much more" under Labour. It surged under Thatcher and rose slightly under Blair and Brown.