Home Quote by Michael Portillo

[Margaret Thatcher] assumed somehow that this would get the woman voter and all those juvenile male voters who wanted a well-regulated household with a…

— Hilary Mantel

I think Mrs Thatcher did more damage to democracy, equality, internationalism, civil liberties, freedom in this country than any other Prime Minister this century.…

— Tony Benn

I am sure that all politicians seek the home connection with the voter. But [Margaret Thatcher] carried it to extremes.

— Hilary Mantel

In London - and forget those extra public pressures on politicians - the lovely old Sloane world of manor houses simply hasn't cut it…

— Peter York

Remember how Margaret Thatcher came to believe that abroad was more important than at home? Didn't do her much good.

— Simon Hoggart

The Establishment decided Thatcher's ideas were safer with a strong Blair government than with a weak Major government. We are given all these personalities…

— Tony Benn

Margaret Thatcher was a 20th century visionary who understood the power of individual freedom versus the tyranny of government collectivism. She was a loyal…

— Anonymous

Why the Tories are happy to subsidise home ownership for middle class graduates and affluent social tenants, but not for widows on low incomes,…

— Emily Thornberry

This is the first generation to grow up on Thatcher - it's a different ethos. It's money minded, and it's the cult of yourself.…

— Jane Campion

Liberals in the US don't have great passions about Margaret Thatcher. Conservatives do. For all the worship that Ronald Reagan elicits in conservative circles…

— Jon Weisman

As Margaret Thatcher came up in the world, so the Conservative Party came down.

— Julian Critchley

I am not as cross about Thatcher now as I was in the '80s. Begrudgingly, I can see that some of her policies helped…

— Martin Parr