spending. nave got better with two people, claiming the thatcherite mantle. in very different ways. so it is a battle on the right of the tory party. the focus is on tax cuts. when is the debate but not should there be. there is no focus on the role of the state as demands on the role of the state as demands on the role of the state as demands on the state are growing. and so it is a return to that sort of 1980s thatcherism, that very erratically the tory party have been trying to move away from. thatcherism incidentally, absolutely a product of its time. the late 70s and early 80s. not the situation we are in now. but she cast a spell over its membership. at least two candidates. and it is a very narrow contest, in that respect. you were reporting from london when margaret thatcher was prime minister. as steve rightly says, circumstances are different but the debate is over notjust taxation and the fact we ve got the highest tax burdens. therefore that is something that she
the first rough draft of history, and steve richards began his career as a westminster correspondentjust as margaret thatcher was ending hers. his blog is called rock and rolls politics, his most recent book about the talented politicians who failed to make it to number ten. you could see attempts, attempts to move on from thatcherism. you know, theresa may talked about the good that government can do in the state can do. borisjohnson occasionally put the case for higher public
now host of the podcast the first rough draft of history, and steve richards began his career as a westminster correspondentjust as margaret thatcher was ending hers. his blog is called rock and rolls politics, his most recent book about the talented politicians who failed to make it to number ten. you could see attempts, attempts to move on from thatcherism. you know, theresa may talked about the good that government can do in the state can do. borisjohnson occasionally put the case for higher public