Why Conservatives are still obsessed with Margaret Thatcher | Opinion

Oct 13, 2025
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OPINION: She left office 35 years ago, and would have been 100 years old today. Yet no Tory can ever stop talking about her. Why? I believe it is because she gave Conservatives moral and intellectual clarity which we have since struggled to regain. She was no Liz Truss-style free market ideologue – her economics was underpinned by her strong Christian faith and undying conviction in the greatness of Britain and the evil of socialism. She gave Conservatives something to believe in. On the 100th birthday of Margaret Thatcher, Alys Denby reflects on what lessons she’s learned from the Iron Lady, and why her legacy remains relevant today… Read more at the link in the description 🔗 #politics #economy #uknews #thatcher #conservatives #opinion