This book examines the pace of change and the nature of the Thatcherite revolution, 1983-87. It draws on 30 interviews with ministers and officials and offers a critique of existing theories of Thatcherism. The author assesses the progress of, opposition to and future of policy.
Martin Holmes
economic policy foreign policy Policy revolution
'Lucid and well-documented account' - K.Featherstone, British Book News
'In this clear and informed history of the 1974-79 Government Holmes shows how Labour's aspirations constantly encountered the practical limits of economic management' - Albert Whale, Times Higher Educational Supplement
'Dr Holmes is perceptive and fair in his assessment of the leading personalities' - Douglas Jay, Financial Times
'Martin Holmes has written a well-researched book of the period, and as an active participant I have no complaint about the picture he paints, which is a fair one' - Lord Barnett, The House Magazine