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January 3, 2011

Why Thatcher Still Dominates Tories

Jackie Ashley, The Guardian

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Which politician will dominate 2011? The obvious and easy answer is David Cameron. Sorry, Dave, but this may not be the whole truth. There is a less comfortable contender. If you extend the idea of "dominate" to ask which politician really inspires and divides, haunts and challenges, then there is surely another contender. It isn't Nick. It isn't Ed. And it isn't even Barack Obama.

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