To appreciate the greatness of Margaret Thatcher — as this excellent biography makes possible — you must go back to Grantham where she lived over her parents’ grocery shop. There was no hereditary money, so she had to work hard, occasionally serving at the counter. She experienced frugality and, after late meetings in No 10, would go around switching off the lights. She also knew about perseverance and in trying to become an MP she lost in two general elections, but did not give up until she secured a safe seat in Finchley.
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