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Bring back ‘iron lady’ style politics of yesteryear

('Elaine Jordan',) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:30:00 -0000

‘The Iron Lady’ paints a genteel, rather simplified image of Margaret Thatcher by 2012 'best actress' bafta, golden globe and oscar winner Meryl Streep. It conjures up a more intimate, less showy style of high-end politics, offering a nostalgic bubble for these grim times, says one Spanish reviewer

Handbag politics: Italian Thatcher would've eaten pasta from off the top of your head

('Sarah Truesdale',) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:53:24 -0000

To celebrate the former British prime minister's handbag fetching £25, 000 at a charity auction on 27 June, we looked for European equivalents to her famous 'handbag politics' to intimidate those around her. A German or Polish Thatcher would have used lyrical 'sleeves' and 'pockets' to put the pressure on you. Word concept of the week

Europe 70 years after the outbreak of WWII

('euro topics',) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:55:02 -0000

The German invasion of Poland seventy years ago on September 1, 1939, marked the start of world war II. The repercussions of the war are still felt across Europe today. The Estonian, Austrian, British and Portuguese media comment

Gordon Brown’s referendum conundrum

('Sarah Gray',) — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Under pressure from all sides, and from within his own party, the British PM continues to resist a referendum on the EU constitution

Europe to Great Britain: 'do you want us?'

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:00:00 -0000

Great Britain is currently playing it safe, saying neither yes, nor no to Europe. But this is nothing new. Indeed it has been doing so since Churchill’s speech at Zurich in 1946