How Canadian cat sparked rumours of Lady Thatcher's death Nov 14, 2009
He was told that Baroness Thatcher - who just a few days ago attended a Remembrance Day service at London's Westminster Abbey - was alive and healthy. "If the cat wasn't dead, I'd have killed it by now," Mr Soudas is reported to have said of the 16-year-old grey tabby. (BBC News -- Americas)
I wish the capitalism patient was still sick Nov 10, 2009
Capitalism has accomplished many things, some good, but the most important of all, in the words of Baroness Thatcher: "(...) Who is society? There is no such thing! There are individual men and women and there are families". Now we are alone and capitalism will still drag us down with it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Mum's word: Queen Mother's private thoughts revealed for biography Aug 7, 2009
"It will also examine the years when she refused to leave London with the King. "The book also examines her reaction to the divorce and death of Princess Margaret and her attitude to Diana, Princess of Wales, and successive prime ministers such as Baroness Thatcher, who she reputedly admired. " Transcripts of the private chats, held before the Queen Mother died aged 101 in 2002, were lodged in the royal archives at Windsor Castle. Shawcross was given permission to access them as well as conduct... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Finding the right words Jul 15, 2009
" And Baroness Thatcher was at her most formidable when she famously told the 1980 Tory party conference: "You turn if you want to, the lady's not for turning. " "Using contrasts is a real winner," says Dr Atkinson. "Research shows 33% of the applause a good speech gets is when a contrast is used. (BBC News -- UK)
Lady Thatcher to leave hospital Jun 29, 2009
She is in good spirits and recovering well. " Lady Thatcher remained in hospital for longer than was originally expected. She had surgery to insert a pin into her upper left arm which she broke in a fall. Doctors decided on the move after the injury failed to heal as quickly as they would have liked. Lady Thatcher has suffered a number of health scares in recent years, including a series of minor strokes. In March last year, she spent a night in hospital after feeling unwell while having dinner... (ITV news, UK -- News)
Margaret Thatcher's Operation Successful in London Jun 20, 2009
After leaving office, she was named Baroness Thatcher and took a seat in the House of Lords. 2009 Associated Press. (Newsmax)
Ex-PM Thatcher kept in hospital Jun 16, 2009
Baroness Thatcher will stay in hospital for "several days" as a "precautionary measure", her spokesman has said. Mark Worthington said 83-year-old Lady Thacher, who was prime minister from 1979 to 1990, was "very comfortable". (BBC News -- UK)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' May 22, 2009
Baroness Thatcher is to have a private audience with the Pope at the Vatican next week. Stepfather' jailed for 12 years, mother will spend five years behind bars. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
UK opposition leader's son dies Feb 26, 2009
A Number 10 dinner later to mark the unveiling of a portrait of Baroness Thatcher which Mr Cameron had been scheduled to attend has also been cancelled. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
Iron Lady's gentle side revealed Feb 24, 2009
The collection also includes a series of long-forgotten television and radio interviews with Baroness Thatcher, which charts her gradual transformation from suburban housewife to a leading player on the world stage - the Iron Lady - by the end of the 1970s. The collection includes an interview in which, as education secretary, she talks about her make-up routine, why she would never wear jeans and how she loved the television comedians Morecambe and Wise. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
New documents come to light about Margaret Thatcher Feb 23, 2009
Baroness Thatcher did not admit to having a thick skin. The collection of documents also include a series of long forgotten television and radio interviews with Baroness Thatcher which charts her gradual transformation from suburban housewife to a major player on the world stage as the Iron Lady by the end of the 1970s. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Monumental egos Feb 22, 2009
Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, meet Bill Clinton of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum. The problem with this "tradition" is that it's not in any way traditional. (Boston Globe)
Cast in Iron Feb 22, 2009
Baroness Thatcher is now 83 and suffering from dementia, as revealed by her daughter Carol. I m genuinely sorry, I wouldn t want that to happen to anyone, she says. (WalesOnline)
Profile: The Golliwog: Rag doll causing a stir in the playroom Feb 7, 2009
The BBC was reportedly inundated with angry calls condemning its decision to sack Baroness Thatcher s 55-year-old daughter as roving reporter on The One Show after she used the word to describe Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the mixed-race French tennis player. Soon there was royal collateral damage. (Times Online)
