Margaret Thatcher Interview on Iain Macleod, Alec Douglas-Home, Enoch Powell & 1960's Conservatism

Oct 5, 2021 | The Prime Minister, Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, delivers her personal thoughts on the turbulent fortunes of the Conservative Party throughout the 1960's, primarily through intimate character analyses of three of the party's leading politicians who also happened to be her personal idols and friends, these being:

- The late Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Iain Macleod.
- The former Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, the Lord Hirsel.
- The former Health Secretary and Conservative exile, Mr. Enoch Powell.

Originally recorded by Rob Shephard in preparation for his authorised biography of Iain Macleod. | Date of recording: 14th April, 1989.


This is from a time when we were governed by sound politicians of stature, character and intellect. Very different from the chancers of today. – © Mark Alexander