Margaret Thatcher used her femininity to her advantage

The challenge of inflation

Stephen Poliakoff is the only remaining dramatist exploring the recent British past. We need work like his to help us examine ourselves and our country

A place to make the national story come alive is back on the agenda

In his grand study of Britain's democratic traditions, David Marquand offers a history that is also a masterclass in politics

One of the most tantalising "what ifs" of recent British history