• How did Margaret Thatcher take over the Conservative Party?

  • Feb 2 2025
  • Length: 46 mins
  • Podcast

How did Margaret Thatcher take over the Conservative Party?

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • February 2025 marks fifty years since the election of Margaret Thatcher as leader of the Conservative Party. To mark this anniversary, Lee and Richard discuss the blockbuster leadership contest that elevated her to the top of the Tories, the first woman to lead a British political party.

    It’s a story that is full of drama: from the stubbornness of Ted Heath to the rebelliousness of Conservative MPs, right up to the moment that Thatcher wins and a new age in British politics begins.

    In this episode, the following books are mentioned:

    ‘Kingmaker’ by Graham Brady

    ‘Harold Wilson: The Winner’ by Nick Thomas-Symonds

    Support the show

    Since Attlee & Churchill is the podcast all about post-war British political history, hosted by:

    Lee David Evans     is an historian of the Conservative Party and the John Ramsden Fellow at the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary, University of London. He is on social media @LeeDavidEvansUK.

    Richard Johnson is a Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, and among his other areas of expertise is an historian of the Labour Party. He tweets at @richardmarcj.

    Show more Show less
Show more Show less

What listeners say about How did Margaret Thatcher take over the Conservative Party?

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.ca reviews

Amazon Reviews
No reviews are available