Publisher's Synopsis
This is the third in a series of "Spectator" anthologies and is a collection of the best pieces from the "Spectator" in the last decade. The commentary vividly recaptures the events and themes of the 1980s. The figure of Thatcher is given particular attention - her policies, her leadership and why she has dominated for 10 years.;The contributors include Jeffrey Bernard, Auberon Waugh, A.N.Wilson, Taki, Ferdinand Mount, Heath, Peter Ackroyd, Kingsley Amis, Nicholas Coleridge, Wendy Cope and Ludovic Kennedy.;The editor is joint-editor of the two earlier "Spectator" anthologies and has also written a travel book, "A Far Country".