• Who was the Macmillanite in the Thatcher Cabinet?

  • Jan 5 2025
  • Length: 44 mins
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Who was the Macmillanite in the Thatcher Cabinet?

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  • Few people remember Peter Walker today. But for more than a decade he was one of the most important figures in Margaret Thatcher's government - in spite of the fact he styled himself as an Macmillanite and not a Thatcherite. In this episode we discuss Walker's career, the role he played in 1980s Britain, and whether or not he was able to exercise much influence as a Cabinet minister.

    In this episode, we discuss the following books:

    'Taken as Red' by Anushka Asthana. Available here: https://amzn.to/4fI2k8T

    'Strange Days Indeed' by Francis Wheen. Available here: https://amzn.to/4fBtJJz

    We also mention audiobooks. If you’re interested in trying them out, you can get a free trial with Audible by clicking here.

    Since Attlee & Churchill is the podcast all about post-war British political history, hosted by:

    Lee David Evans     is an historian of the Conservative Party and the John Ramsden Fellow at the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary, University of London. He is on social media @LeeDavidEvansUK.

    Richard Johnson is a Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, and among his other areas of expertise is an historian of the Labour Party. He tweets at @richardmarcj.

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