The stories from Swindon when Margaret Thatcher became the Conservative leader
Margaret Thatcher became the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. Also pictured: Barbara Castle and Clive Jenkins THIS month in 1975 Margaret Thatcher celebrated becoming leader of the Conservative Party. Two major political figures appeared in local news, but came from the other end of the ideological spectrum. One was perhaps the only female politician of the time more famous than the future first female Prime Minister.
Swindon Labour Party was delighted to announce that the guest of honour at the party’s Wiltshire County Rally that summer would be Barbara Castle.
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