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The Story of Mrs Thatcher's Bag (as Related to Sophia Waugh) (Hardcover)
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The Story of Mrs Thatcher's Bag (as Related to Sophia Waugh) (Hardcover)
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First published thirty-five years ago, in 1978 - three years after
her gaining the leadership of the Conservative Party and a year
before her election as Britain's first woman prime minster - Mrs
Thatcher's Bag, in the words of its publisher, was 'conceived in
the public interest'...Its intent was to create a satirical parody
of her particular brand of political fundamentalism (then a more
friendly word than now), which was already dividing political
attitudes in the UK into two very clear camps: those who thought
her dynamic, potent and brave, and those convinced her conviction
politics were destructive, extreme and all would end in tears.
Given the provenance of most of Quartet's staff and its radical
reputation there was little comfort for those who loved her. But
few of us could realise then how iconic she would become or what a
vivid champion she would be for the poujadist remnants of Great
Britannia. Love or hate her, she was a formidable defender of her
class. No wonder it was a handbag that we chose to contain, among
other things, a guide to Managing, a mask and cut-out doll, a
poster adorned with her pearls of wisdom and a flexi disc with both
her song and that of the Silent Majority. Mrs Thatcher's Bag was a
do-it-yourself guide to us all becoming what the display wrapper
around the handbag claimed: M*RG*RET HILD* TH*TCHER writes, 'I have
gathered together in this stylish handbag a most useful collection
of practical tips so that even the most deprived of you who have
the will and the enterprise can cultivate those exclusive qualities
which have made me - and can make YOU - a model Tory lady.' As
history seeks to assess her lasting impact, it's a good moment to
recreate and remember what was, at the time, a quite scandalous
object...
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