The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
The fall of the Berlin Wall triggered a series of cataclysmic warnings from Baroness Thatcher that a united Germany would endanger the stability of Europe.
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Greg Hands MP wrote his personal reflection on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as this morning's Platform piece, whilst Dan Hamilton has also reminded us today of Ronald Reagan's famous speech calling on Mr Gorbachev to "tear down this wall". Here follow statements from David Cameron and Baroness Thatcher marking the anniversary: "Tonight, the eyes of...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
France today revealed secret archives dating from the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall that describe Baroness Thatcher as an "obsessed" and "bitter" leader, deeply opposed the reunification of Germany.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Simon Mann, the British mercenary freed from a West African jail, could become the star prosecution witness in a future trial of Sir Mark Thatcher and other alleged plotters in the failed Equatorial Guinea coup attempt.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Sir Mark, who lives most of the year in Spain, returns regularly to Britain to visit Baroness Thatcher. He agreed to a prosecution deal in South Africa in January 2005 to spare him a jail term over the plot and incurred a four-year suspended jail sentence for contravening the country’s Foreign Military Assistance Act by acting “recklessly”.
Liberal Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
contribution by Stephen Newton As already reported on Liberal Conspiracy , Tuesday night is destined to see Dr Henry Kissinger deliver the Margaret Thatcher Lecture to the Atlantic Bridge and to collect the oxymoronic Margaret Thatcher Medal of Freedom , which the charity claims was endowed to it by Baroness Thatcher herself. With ordinary tickets priced at £400 and...
Stephen Newton's diary of sorts... (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
The Atlantic Bridge, a charity dedicated to ‘the simple aim of “Strengthening the Special Relationship” exemplified by the Reagan-Thatcher partnership of the 1980s,’ receives a much needed boost tomorrow evening, when Dr Henry Kissinger arrives in London to collect the oxymoronic Margaret Thatcher Medal of Freedom. This is the organisation’s first major event...
Politics.ie (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
... If Germany was to grow bigger, then, it had to reassure its neighbours and not just a sceptical Baroness Thatcher that it was embedded in the European Union. For Mr Kohl, the abandoning of the cherished Deutsche Mark and the embrace of the euro was the price that had to be paid for November 9, 1989. It was an implicit promise that Germany would never again try to dominate the...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
... whom he had trained at Sandhurst, and Major Alexis Roberts, his platoon commander during training. Baroness Thatcher wiped a tear from her eye, as she observed the ceremony from the warmth of the Foreign and Commonwealth office. Standing in Whitehall, RAF Sgt Dom Benfell, 40, thought both of his friends who died in Iraq in 2005, when their Hercules aircraft carrier crashed, and of...
Not a sheep (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... to work alongside the former prime minister over the past two years. Lord Powell, a former aide to Baroness Thatcher, also advised Mr Blair and was the “special envoy” to Brunei. He has played host to many Labour figures at the Italian villa he shares with his wife, Carla, including Mr Blair and his wife Cherie and Lord Mandelson. One of Magna Holding’s major backers...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... figures helped to organise and finance the plot in London. In court he alleged that Sir Mark Thatcher, the son of Baroness Thatcher, was “part of the management team”, and claimed that Ely Calil, a Lebanese-born tycoon, was “the boss”. Both men deny the claims. Your CommentsOrder By:have your sayWould you like to post a comment? Please register or log inAlso in UK News Also...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... prominent figures helped to organise and finance the plot in London. He told the court Sir Mark Thatcher, son of former prime minister Baroness Thatcher, was "part of the management team".Sir Mark was given a suspended sentence in South Africa in connection with funding the operation. He has always denied knowing that a coup was being organised and yesterday welcomed Mann's...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... prominent figures helped to organise and finance the plot in London. He told the court Sir Mark Thatcher, son of former prime minister Baroness Thatcher, was "part of the management team".Sir Mark was given a suspended sentence in South Africa in connection with funding the operation. He has always denied knowing that a coup was being organised and yesterday welcomed Mann's...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - UK & world news (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Mann, 57, claimed during his trial that several other prominent figures helped to organise and finance the plot in London. He told the court Sir Mark Thatcher, son of former prime minister Baroness Thatcher, was "part of the management team". Sir Mark was given a suspended sentence in South Africa in relation to funding the operation and has always denied any knowledge that a coup...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Sir Mark Thatcher, the son of former prime minister Baroness Thatcher, was given a suspended sentence in South Africa in relation to the funding of Mann's operation, though he has always denied any knowledge that a coup was being plotted.
