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The Margaret Thatcher Foundation website offers free access to thousands of historical documents relating to the Thatcher period.

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From @thatcherites, Mrs Thatcher's scribbled notes for her remarks in Downing Street: margaretthatcher.org/archive…
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Mrs Thatcher arrives in Downing Street, 36 years ago today (via @thatcherites): margaretthatcher.org/documen…
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Cameron's pre-election approach is certainly rather different to Thatcher's: margaretthatcher.org/documen…
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Good bit of proper history here by @philipjcowley, trying to separate myth & noise from facts of Thatcher's rise conservativehome.com/platfor…
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background to that remarkable secret SNP-Thatcher memo, from Thatcher archive. Other histories are available: margaretthatcher.org/archive…
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Nov 1976, Hamish Watt, SNP MP, offers a secret deal to the Conservatives/ Thatcher... Gold from Thatcher archives: fc95d419f4478b3b6e5f-3f71d0f…
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Who coined the term 'Thatcherism'? It may have been the woman herself 40 years ago: conservativehome.com/platfor…
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Hey, @Thatchersrise - do you have any photos of male politicians looking silly in their kitchen?
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@costofcameron No problem - our aim is to get as many of MT's papers online as possible. But we can only put up what's publicly available.
@costofcameron So they're not on our website because they were not available until just now. (2/2)
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@costofcameron As I understand it the documents you're referring to were only just released by the Cabinet Office to the Daily Mail (1/2)
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Thanks for all your hard work on this project @Thatchersrise! It's been fascinating!
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‘Hers is the genuine voice of a beleaguered bourgeoise…’ – the US Embassy reports back on events (via @thatcherites): margaretthatcher.org/documen…
.@londonstatto @anitathetweeter Indeed! It's on our CD-ROM (margaretthatcher.org/documen…) but sadly not on the website - copyright issue
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Thatcher rapidly scribbles some notes in the back of her diary. Read them here at @thatcheritres: fc95d419f4478b3b6e5f-3f71d0f…
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‘Oh,’ says Thatcher and asks Neave for the figures…‘Thank heavens it was decisive.’
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Airey Neave throws open the door, clears his throat and announces: ‘You are the Leader of the Opposition.’
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Edward du Cann has announced the result of the second round of voting in the Conservative leadership election
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