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Going Back To Battle For Thatcherism, 40 Years On

Going Back To Battle For Thatcherism, 40 Years On

  In this week’s thrilling Game of Thronesseason finale, there was a moment when the great wall separating the barbarian wastelands from the civilised world seemed sure to be breached. Disheartened and battle weary, the leader of the wall’s depleted guard crossed enemy lines to negotiate the terms of their surrender to the wildling force besieging them. There seemed to be no alternative -…

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Margaret Thatcher Conference on Liberty – Closing Update

Margaret Thatcher Conference on Liberty – Closing Update

  The Margaret Thatcher Conference on Liberty 2014 is now wrapping up at London’s Guildhall.

Semi-Partisan Sam is live-tweeting the event here, previewed the conference here, and summarised developments here and here throughout the day.

It has been a very insightful day. Tim Stanley put it wellwhen he observed that many of the old Thatcherites in attendance, though advancing in years, often…

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Margaret Thatcher Conference on Liberty – Second Impressions

Margaret Thatcher Conference on Liberty – Second Impressions

  The Margaret Thatcher Conference on Liberty 2014 continues at London’s Guildhall.

Semi-Partisan Sam is live-tweeting the event here, and previewed the conference here.

The event continues to surpass expectations, with bold policy suggestions on tax and on the defence of national sovereignty in an age of supra-national organisations chipping away at democracy.

It should be noted that the agenda…

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Margaret Thatcher Conference on Liberty 2014

Margaret Thatcher Conference on Liberty 2014

  The 2014 Margaret Thatcher Conference on Liberty, organised by the Centre for Policy Studies, takes place on Wednesday 18 June in London. Semi-Partisan Sam will be live-tweeting the event during key sessions, and offering longer-form analysis after the event concludes.

The Centre for Policy Studies was founded 40 years ago in 1942 by Sir Keith Joseph and Margaret Thatcher, and it is no…

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