Thatcher: A Very British RevolutionBBC Two★★★★☆Confessions of a Serial KillerChannel 4★★★★☆Tory in-fighting, a female prime minister isolated and distrusted by her own side, the electorate in despair — no, not the end of Theresa May’s reign, folks, this was Margaret Thatcher’s early one. Not much changes, and how bleak this reminder was from the BBC’s skilfully crafted and amusingly gossipy series Thatcher: A Very British Revolution. In the early 1980s inflation had doubled to 21 per cent, there were riots in Brixton, Southall and Toxteth, and the prime minister was being egged by those who could still afford to hurl them (this was the pre-milkshake era), yet, flinty-eyed, she stood immovable despite the wets imploring her to soften. May said that compromise is…

Source: The Times May 28, 2019 00:00 UTC