30 years ago today the coming to power of one of the most outstanding politicians of the second half of the century: Margaret Thatcher. In his memoir includes his arrival that day at 10 Downing Street:
Denis and I left Buckingham Palace in the prime ministerial car: my previous car Had Already Gone to Mr Callaghan. As we Drove out-through the Palace gates, Denis Noticed That this time the Guards salute me. In Those innocent days before security Had to Become Tighter so much for fear of Terrorism, crowds of well-wishers, sightseers, press and camera crews waiting for us in Were Street Dowining itself. The crowds extended all the way up Downing Street and Whitehall Into out. Denis and I got out of the car and Walker Towards them .... "
The rest is picked up these fantastic and moving images representing the beginning of a new political era in both the UK and in other developed democracies.
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