May at 10 by Anthony Seldon review – an ‘iron lady’ buckling in the heat of power

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The historian’s insightful, revelatory account of Theresa May’s premiership reveals how ill-equipped she was for the role

Theresa May and husband, Philip, outside Number 10 at the start of her premiership, July 2016. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The GuardianTory prime minister with a stonking lead in the polls engineers an election pledging to get Brexit done and is up against an opposition leader so unpopular that many Labour candidates won’t put his face on their leaflets. What could possibly go wrong?chooses The Pivot as the title of his chapter on the 2017 election.

 

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An insightful & thoughtful review. But why on earth does every female politician have to be compared to Thatcher? Just accept that there are female politicians too, & judge them on their individual worth. It's not a novelty any more. And 'kitten heeled shoes? Really? Relevant?

She was never an Iron Lady. She was weak as Home Secretary as well, wringing her hands over straightforward immigration issues, scared shitless of upsetting minorities over people who had no right to enter the UK.

'Plastic lady'

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