Margaret Thatcher's government was, she says, about the application of a philosophy, not the implementation of an administrative programme. These ideas and beliefs were propelled throughout her time in office by a forcefulness and conviction, particularly in critical moments in her premiership - the Falklands War, the miner's strike, the Brighton bomb and her three election victories. In the second volume of her memoirs, following THE DOWNING STREET YEARS, she reveals the inspiration behind many of her philosophies. She discusses the formative years of her childhood in Grantham, the values she learnt at home, the profound influence of her shopkeeeping father, and of her own schooling on future Conservative education policies. She recounts her days at Oxford, her academic work as a scientist, marriage to Dennis, and the beginning of her career as a politician when in 1959 she was selected to stand at Finchley.
'A book which should be read by everyone with any interest in contemporary history of political affairs' Norman Tebbit, Daily Mail 'Some things in this life are priceless. So are Margaret Thatcher's guts. They have left their mark on the world. So will "The Downing Street Years"' Daily Express
Title: The path to power
Subtitle:
Contributors:
By (author)
Margaret Thatcher
ISBN 13: 9780007456628
ISBN 10: 000745662x
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperPress
Publication Date: 23/12/2011
Place of Publication:
London,
United Kingdom
Edition:
BIC Subjects:
Biography & autobiography
NBS Classification: Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
Dewey Classification:
941.085092
(DC23)
Format: Paperback
Height: 197mm
Width: 130mm
Weight: 519g