Showing posts with label Prime Minister. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prime Minister. Show all posts

Monday, November 22, 2010

Margaret Thatcher's resignation



Today is the 20th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher's resignation as Prime Minister. A controversial figure still today, she was nevertheless Britain's first and only woman Prime Minister, one of the longest serving prime ministers of the twentieth century and an important leader of political change. For those for whom this seems a long time ago, here are a few reminders of her resignation and her premiership as a whole: here is the BBC's On This Day article with some clips, the Telegraph's view and the New Stateman's selection of different views. Do you have any views on Margaret Thatcher? Is she an inspiration to budding female politicians or an example of how not to be a woman in politics?

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Cameron is PM!


In the last couple of hours Gordon Brown has resigned as Prime Minister and David Cameron has accepted the Queen's request to form a new government - although there was some confusion about whether he had to kiss her hand to do so! Clearly this a historic moment - the return of a Conservative Prime Minister and the first full coalition government since the war. The key words in Cameron's somewhat low key speech were "difficult" and "together". He will have quite a task keeping disappointed Conservatives and Liberals on board (particularly as the LibDems haven't even officially approved this deal yet!) not to mention forming a set of policies under such massive financial pressures. He's going to have to fit a new baby into all of this as well!

Where does he go from here? As ever, add your comments below!

PS: Lots of photos of the historic events here