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The Real Iron Lady: Working with Margaret Thatcher

Name: The Real Iron Lady: Working with Margaret Thatcher
Author: Gillian Shephard
ISBN: 9781849544016

by Gillian Shephard

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Overview

In this remarkable collection, Gillian Shephard—who herself served as a minister under Margaret Thatcher—has brought together a group of contributors with experience of working with Mrs. Thatcher during her time at 10 Downing Street. The result is a revealing record of the way that Britain's only female Prime Minister approached her job—her thoroughness, her extraordinary capacity for hard work, and her rare ability to combine attention to detail with a grasp of strategic issues. This is a unique insight into the working life of the real Iron Lady.

Baroness Gillian Shephard was Secretary of State for Education in John Major's government.

Synopsis

There are so many myths about the extraordinary presence and political life of Margaret Thatcher, but what was it really like to work for her? In this remarkable collection, Gillian Shephard who herself served as a minister under Margaret Thatcher has brought together a group of contributors with experience of working with the Iron Lady at all sorts of levels: members of her Cabinets, such as Douglas Hurd and Tom King; other MPs and peers; and people who had worked for her at Conservative Central Office, or in her constituency, or behind the scenes at 10 Downing Street. The result is a revealing record of the way that Britain s only female Prime Minister approached her job her thoroughness, her extraordinary capacity for hard work, her rare ability to combine attention to detail with a grasp of strategic issues. There are plenty of clashes some with the contributor in the direct firing line, others observed from a safe distance but there are also many acts of kindness and thoughtfulness toward the people with whom she worked. A unique insight into the working life of the real Iron Lady.

About the Author, Gillian Shephard

Baroness Shephard of Northwold was an English Conservative Member of Parliament who served as a Minister in Margaret Thatcher's last Government. She later served in Prime Minister John Major’s cabinet as Secretary of State for Education, and is now a Conservative peer in the House of Lords.