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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... Flores is the comfortable and discreet retreat of his old friend and drinking partner, Sir Mark Thatcher. This ochre-coloured mansion tucked away in the exclusive El Madroñal estate is where Lady Thatcher's son came to enjoy the luxuries of wealth while escaping the glare of publicity, and the public shame, caused by his self-confessed involvement in the so-called "Wonga...
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Sify (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Former French president Jacques Chirac has expressed a grudging admiration for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher despite their bitter clashes over Europe.
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thoughts of oscar (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
... news is that The Boy Millar was acting strangely, when Cameron made a complimentary comment about Lady Thatcher, he smirked and made a comment to the young person next to him and they both had a little chuckle, as a reader put it, "Anonymous said...Others have commented on Millar's bizarre behaviour. Don't suppose he realises how bad things were in the 1970s. He is not really...
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Views from the UK 2006 (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
... for Obama they had the same mind set for Gorbachev, they didn't see that of the greats of the 80s, Thatcher, Reagan and Gorbachev all but Reagan were pushed from office by either a Cabinet revolt or a coup in Moscow. Reagan saw his VP, Bush 41 elected as his successor, Reagan was a beloved President, Gorbachev is still not that popular in Russia, abroad he gets the great respect that he...
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Guy Fawkes' blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
In a story yesterday Guido reported that Guido has been told that three weeks ago Margaret Thatcher wrote a personal plea to her great admirer Václav Klaus, to stand firm, in the hope of strengthening his resolve. It was to be delivered by William Hague. Lady Thatcher’s office say she did not. Apologies to Margaret Thatcher [...]
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Military Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday
... failed Equatorial Guinea coup facing trial in British courts Simon Mann: I'll testify against Mark Thatcher in British court" " Simon Mann ready to help prosecute Sir Mark Thatcher " "Simon Mann, the freed mercenary, flew back to Britain yesterday after saying he would help to prosecute Sir Mark Thatcher and others he claimed were involved in the failed...
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Speaking after he was freed from the Black Beach prison in Malabo, the capital, Mr Mann said he was “very anxious” that Mark Thatcher, the son of Lady Thatcher, the former British prime minister, and Ely Calil, a UK-based Lebanese businessman, should face justice for the roles he alleges they played in the plot.
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... Flores is the comfortable and discreet retreat of his old friend and drinking partner, Sir Mark Thatcher.This ochre-coloured mansion tucked away in the exclusive El Madroñal estate is where Lady Thatcher's son came to enjoy the luxuries of wealth while escaping the glare of publicity, and the public shame, caused by his self-confessed involvement in the so-called "Wonga Coup".Guarded...
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Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... represents a defiant outpost of true blue Toryism. Its blue front door - the identical shade to Lady's Thatcher's power suits - is battered but unbowed. Inside, the carpets are worn around the edges. Yet this genteely crumbling building is the very nerve-centre of the campaign that is currently being waged against Elizabeth Truss, who just a week-and-a-half ago was selected for the...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
In court in Malabo he admitted his role in the coup and implicated Sir Mark Thatcher, the son of the former prime minister Lady Thatcher, and Ely Calil, a Lebanese-British businessman, in the plot. Mr Calil admits supporting regime change but denies that a coup was planned. Sir Mark - referred to as "Scratcher" in a letter Mann wrote from prison - admitted offences against South...