Word: thatcherism
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...Model Consort Our Milestone on the death of Sir Denis Thatcher [July 7], husband of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, noted that in public he was the loyal spouse while in private he acted as a critical sounding board for his wife. We profiled him in an Aug. 14, 1989, report: "In public life, Denis, as all Britain calls him, is discretion personified. 'So long as I keep the lowest-possible profile, neither write nor say anything, I avoid getting into trouble,' he says. This rigorously observed tenet has helped establish Denis as a model consort ... Lanky and white...
...Blair and Bush are slated to discuss the matter and release a statement Friday. Blair is being advised by some veteran British politicians to put his foot down on the Guantanamo Brits, precisely because he's widely perceived in Britain to be too servile the Bush administration - even Margaret Thatcher challenged her close friend and ally Ronald Reagan on his 1983 invasion of Grenada - but that may be dangerous, because pressing the case and failing to bring the two men home would simply underline Blair's subordinate status...
...trust their prime minister in the wake of the Iraq campaign. He's in no immediate danger of losing his job; his Labor party is in unassailable command of the British legislature, and has no credible challenger right now. But Blair surely remembers the fate of Margaret Thatcher, who was forced to hand over the leadership role to John Major when the British electorate and her own party fell out of love with...
DIED. SIR DENIS THATCHER, 88, graceful, independent-minded husband of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; in London. Often satirized as a comic, golf-obsessed gin swiller, the retired oil executive handled his job as the First Mate of Britain's first female Prime Minister with aplomb, happily trailing behind his wife in public yet privately acting as a loyal consort and critical influence. He was, he once said, the most "shadowy husband of all time...
DIED. SIR DENIS THATCHER, 88, adoring, loyal husband of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; in London. A retired millionaire businessman, Thatcher often described himself as the most "shadowy husband of all times." He walked a step behind his wife of 52 years throughout her 11 years in office, calling himself her male consort. Thatcher, known for his right-wing views and blunt wit, was a golf addict who attributed his slim physique to "drink and cigarettes." Asked who wore the pants in the Thatcher home, he replied: "I do. And I wash and iron them...