Peter Just
@exPremiers
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Author of 'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street' @PeterDJust researching life #AfterDowningStreet Research Associate, Centre for Legislative Studies
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Joined April 2023
🧵 What do Prime Ministers do out of office? 🚨 Not always what you think. 📘 'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street' explodes the myths that have surrounded her ex-premiership. 🔍 It also provides a framework to study the Office of Former Prime Minister. 1/
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Tony Blair gives Shabana Mahmood stamp of approval amid Labour leadership speculation
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The former prime minister praised the home secretary’s ‘radical’ style and ‘political philosophy’ behind her immigration crackdown, comparing it to his own approach in power
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🔍 I read these two books concurrently. 🤯 At times, it was not always clear which person was which. 📘 Naturally, Gloriana features in 'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street'. 🫅 But which other Queens do too? 🛒 Get your copy to find out: https://t.co/cvKC4m8pZw
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The Commons Confidential newsletter has gone out to subscribers, featuring Michael Jopling, Thatcher’s chief whip, 1979-83. Sign up here https://t.co/VuLkpnK4BX
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Interesting conversation between Tony Blair and Shabana Mahmood. Blair clearly a big fan. Mahmood at her most candid when talking about faith. “I do think it is the reason I have been called to public service. I genuinely believe life is a test and you are accountable to god.”
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🗓️ On this day in 1997, Margaret Thatcher spoke to @Heritage on 'The Principles of Conservatism': https://t.co/5AGMfEA0gm 📘'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street' sets out how, after 1990, she became a global icon of Conservatism: https://t.co/cvKC4m7S9Y
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@alextantbrown @ZMistryResearch @ZeenaMistry_ @Adrian_Hilton @DanJTPitt @HorcherF @BenWill1973 @benworthy1 📘 You can get your copy of the 'Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher' on the link below. https://t.co/TksaKY49i3
e-elgar.com
‘In my judgement this collection of expert and scholarly essays is a lastingly valuable source for those who wish to have an understanding of Margaret Thatcher and Thatcherism.’ – Robin Butler, Head...
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👋🏻 @alextantbrown @ZMistryResearch @ZeenaMistry_ @Adrian_Hilton @DanJTPitt @HorcherF @BenWill1973 @benworthy1 - this might interest you.
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💥 @LordNortonLouth & Matt Beech (@CBPhull) edited 'Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher' newsflash! 📰 Great write-up by @JohnRentoul of last night's launch event at Parliament. 👀 More next week too!
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🥳 Day 10 of the 'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street' Advent Calendar. 💥 If you want to experience Margaret Thatcher causing diplomats across the world to 'clutch their pearls'... 🎄...that’s reason 10 to get it this Christmas: https://t.co/cvKC4m8pZw
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Opening the reception at the House of Lords last night to mark the publication of the 'Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher', with speeches by Lords Jopling, Butler and Forsyth and contributions from other peers who knew her. Some fascinating reflections on her leadership.
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🗓️ On this day in 1997, Margaret Thatcher spoke to @Heritage on 'The Principles of Conservatism': https://t.co/5AGMfEA0gm 📘'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street' sets out how, after 1990, she became a global icon of Conservatism: https://t.co/cvKC4m7S9Y
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Enjoyable evening at the book launch for @ElgarPublishing 'Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher' at @UKHouseofLords. Thanks to editors @LordNortonLouth and Matt Beech for organising, pleased to have been a contributor.
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Lord (Robin) Butler delivering his reflections on Margaret Thatcher's premiership at the book launch of the Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher at the House of Lords.
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Great to meet the other contributors, including @ZMistryResearch
@ZeenaMistry_
@DanJTPitt
@Adrian_Hilton @exPremiers
@LordNortonLouth opening the book launch of The Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher, he coedited with Dr Matt Beech, in Committee Room G of the House of Lords.
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📘 'Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher' contributors including @ZMistryResearch @ZeenaMistry_ @DanJTPitt @Adrian_Hilton @HorcherF. 2/
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📘 Great to be with other contributors to the @LordNortonLouth & @Matt Beech (@CBPhull) edited 'Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher' at a House of Lords event earlier. 1/
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With @LordNortonLouth at the book launch of the Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher in which I contributed a chapter on the creation of Thatcher's manifestos.
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At the House of Lords for the launch of the ‘Elgar Companion to Margaret Thatcher’, the seminal tome for her centennial year. Chaired by @LordNortonLouth, with many fascinating contributions from those who knew her, overwhelmingly reiterating just how *kind* she was.
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✍️🏻 ‘It was all quite magnificently theatrical.’ 🗓️ So wrote Paul Callan on this day in 1993 about Margaret Thatcher's evidence to the Arms for Iraq inquiry. 📘 'Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street' covers the extensive press coverage: https://t.co/cvKC4m8pZw
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