many of the documents are covered in mrs thatcher's characteristically spidery handwriting.ied some desperate expedients. at one point she herself floated the idea of letting councils put an extra penny on a gallon of petrol to raise more cash. the poll tax was meant to force labour councils to spend less. instead, the government got the blame when millions found they were paying more, and mrs thatcher realised it was hitting what she called the conscientious middle, her natural supporters. 0ne turning point came with this letter in march 1990, from an elderly conservative voter in norfolk. he and his wife were paying twice as much under the poll tax. he accused the prime minister of behaving like a dictator, riding roughshod over opposition. michael portillo was the local government minister who had thejob of trying to make the poll tax work. he says there are lessons to be learnt today. well, there are lessons to be learned, of course, but i don't think they are learned. i think the conservative government's commitment to introduce a poll tax in the 19805 without thinking

he accused mrs thatcher of acting like a dictator.ad the job of trying to make the poll tax work. he says there are lessons to learn today. there are lessons to be learned, of course. i don't think they are learned. the conservative government's commitment in the 19805 to introducing a poll tax without thinking it through is quite strong parallels by david cameron's commitment to hold a referendum without thinking through what the consequences might be. as for mrs thatcher, the poll tax ended her career, not before the files reveal westminster council threatened her with a fine if she did not complete rain poll tax registration time. time to take a look at the weather forecast. fog causing problems across the southern half of the uk. the weather front will sweep south, introducing colder clearer arctic air. a little bit brighter than some places. some sunshine, captured by weather watchers in northamptonshire. not the case for all, in some places dense fog lingering well into the evening. it may well thicken up overnight. further trav

many of the documents are covered in mrs thatcher's characteristically spidery handwriting. the idea of letting councils put an extra penny on a gallon of petrol to raise more cash. the poll tax was meant to force labour councils to spend less. instead, the government got the blame when millions found they were paying more, and mrs thatcher realised it was hitting what she called the conscientious middle, her natural supporters. one turning point came with this letter, in march 1990, from an elderly conservative voter in norfolk. he and his wife were paying twice as much under the poll tax. he accused the prime minister of behaving like a dictator, riding roughshod over opposition. we like to see a combination... michael portillo was the local government minister who had thejob of trying to make the poll tax work. he says there are lessons to be learnt today. well, there are lessons to be learned, of course, but i don't think they are learned. i mean, ithink, you know, the conservative government's commitment in the 19805 to introduce a poll tax without thinking it through i

the files reveal attempts by mrs thatcher to modify the community charge, widely known as the poll tax was a key factor in her downfall, as nick higham reports. it was the biggest political misjudgement of margaret thatcher‘s career. the poll tax provoked outraged opposition. even riots. the files show her normally self—confident government on the defensive. these are all files dealing with the poll tax over a period of 18 months, hundreds of pages of documents. it is an indication of how much time mrs thatcher herself spent worrying about the problem, how complex it was, and how difficult it was to find a way out of the mess. many of the documents are covered in mrs thatcher‘s characteristically spidery handwriting. the government tried some desperate expedients. at one point, she herself floated the idea of letting councils put an extra penny on a gallon of petrol to raise more cash. the poll tax was meant to force labour councils to spend less. instead, the government got the blame when millions found they were paying more, and mrs thatcher realised it was hitting what she called th

he accused mrs thatcher of acting like a dictator. the poll tax work. he says there are lessons to learn to date. there are lessons to be learned, of course. i don't think they are learned. the conservative government's commitment in the 1980s to introducing a poll tax without thinking it through is quite strong parallels by david cameron's commitment to hold a referendum without thinking through what the consequences might be. as for mrs thatcher, the poll tax ended her career, not before the files reveal westminster council threatened her with a fine if she did not complete rain poll tax registration time. let's get right up to date with the weather. favre has been a hazard in recent days. remaining a hazard overnight tonight. really thickening up overnight tonight. really thickening up at the moment. poor visibility over south—eastern parts of england in particular. at its worst across the midlands, the southeast, really quite dense, quite slow on some of the roads. bbc local radio will keep you up—to—date with travel plans. over t

many of the documents are covered in mrs thatcher's characteristically spidery handwriting.int she herself floated the idea of letting councils put an extra penny on a gallon of petrol to raise more cash. the poll tax was meant to force labour councils to spend less. instead, the government got the blame when millions found they were paying more, and mrs thatcher realised it was hitting what she called the conscientious middle, her natural supporters. one turning point came with this letter in march 1990, from an elderly conservative voter in norfolk. he and his wife were paying twice as much under the poll tax. he accused the prime minister of behaving like a dictator, riding roughshod over opposition. michael portillo was the local government minister who had thejob of trying to make the poll tax work. he says there are lessons to be learnt today. well, there are lessons to be learned, of course, but i don't think they are learned. i think the conservative government's commitment to introduce a poll tax in the 1980s without thinking it through is quite strongly paralleled

and mrs thatcher herself noted at the top of the page, "i am utterly horrified. of today's trident. the vessel was hms repulse. this is me. philjones, then a young peace activist, was one of the demonstrators. he says they were astonished at how easy it was, and shocked. when the commander of the submarine came into the control room, and he was shouting at us, "who the f are you? who the f are you?" over and over again. we were shouting back at him. "this is outrageous, we could have been the ira", because they were still active. the files show staggering security failures starting with the perimeter fence. the alarms had been switched off. as a result of the incident, royal marine sentries were given orders to shoot anyone suspected of trying to damage the sub, but it didn't stop the same thing happening again at least twice — once in 2002, once in 201a. an unnammed chinese football club offered real madrid around £250 million to buy cristiano ronaldo — according to the player's manager. jorge mendes claims the portugal captain would have earned around £85 milli

mrs. thatcher's number 10 policy unit. >> transatlantic narrowing from ronald reagan, who said the rising tide would lift all boats. that was over optimistic. it failed to provide fresh jobs in michigan, west virginia, ohio, just as it failed to provide jobs in parts that have suffered from the decline of heavy industry. crisis for a huge the left. the democrats and new labour classicsee grievance as a loser in modern progressive politics. the lack of jobs and nsportunities for youngu is horrendous. with the mass migration, the labour party, under blair in particular, the poor were getting poorer. it is unforgivable. >> i think that immigration is a big problem. i think it is a case that the wheres filling the gap labor once was for the working class. alan: they have upended the post -cold war liberal agenda. we know what we are in transition from, not yet to. alan little, bbc news laura:. the backlash against globalization on both sides of the atlantic. if you are scared of heights, close your eyes. one man that isn't is alan eustace. tea set the record for the highest parachute jump in

ferdinand mount was one of the architects of that agenda, he was head of mrs thatcher's number ten policy, who believed that the rising tide would lift all boats. i think that was over optimistic. it did fail to provide fresh jobs for voters in michigan and west virgina and ohio, just as its failed to provide jobs in ayrshire or other parts which have suffered from the decline of heavy industry. it is a huge crisis for the left, the democrats and new labour both came to see class grievance as a vote loser in the search for a more modern, progressive politics. in england, ukip is moving into labour's old ground. the lack ofjobs and lack of opportunities for our young ones is absolutely horrendous. with the mass migration under the labour party, under blair in particular, all the wages were compressed. so the poorer in this town were getting poorer and to be let down by the party i loved as a boy and cherished, is unforegivable. i think immigration as well is a big problem. i think it'sjust a case of that ukip fills in the gap where labour once was for the working—class. in britain and amer

and mrs thatcher herself noted that the top of the page, i am utterly horrified. been put in greenwich —— grave danger. pilares was the forerunner of today's trident, the vessel was hms repulse. philjones, then a young peace activist, was one of the demonstrators. he says they were astonished at how easy it was, and shock. when the commander of the submarine came into the control room, and he was shouting at us, who first f are you? f are you? 0ver room, and he was shouting at us, who first f are you? f are you? over and over again it could have been outrageous because they were still active. the files show a listening oi’ active. the files show a listening or security failures starting with the perimeter fence. as or security failures starting with the perimeterfence. as a result of the perimeterfence. as a result of the incident royal marines entries we re the incident royal marines entries were given orders to shoot anyone suspected of trying to damage the sub but it didn't stop the same thing happening again at least twice, once in 2002, once in 2014. if you'v

thatcher. [applause] >> mr. chairman, you mentioned jack kemp, and i recalled hearing him say so often, freedom must be won a new by -- must be wanted new by every generation. be won anew by every generation. the current generation is no exception to that rule. my question is, are we postured to do that? we understand the biggest lesson of pearl harbor, to be prepared for surprise. where are we to say in being prepared for surprises, for the known unknowns that donald rumsfeld would call them, unknown unknowns. sen. mccain: it was a moment because a majority of the people of the united states did not want us involved are engaged in japan or germany. that event galvanized american public opinion. that united america. we were not ready. all during the 30's, we did not build ships or airplanes. we did not train pilots. the pilots they did launch that day on december 7, 1941, they were meat on the table for the japanese zero. they were outmaneuvered, outgunned and out-piloted. i am sorry to tell you that because of

hero ronald reagan who won the cold war without firing a shot in the words of margaret thatcher. [ applause ] >> so, mr. chairman, you mentioned jack kemp, my old boss and i recall hearing him say so often, freedom must be won anew by every generation. and certainly the current generation is no exception to that rule. my question is, are we postured to do that? we understand the biggest lesson of pearl harbor to have been to be prepared for surprise. you have to be prepared for surprise and we built an intelligence community around that objective. where are we today in being prepared for surprises for the known unknowns, perhaps, as don rumsfeld would call them, or even the unknown unknowns. do we have sufficient capability? >> december 7, 1941 was a seminal moment because the majority of the people of the united states don't want us involved or engaged with japan or germany and that event galvanized american public opinion. still look at the old clip when franklin delano roosevelt said the hand that held the dagger stabbed us. that united america. we were not ready. my friends, all during the '30s we

mr. eason's administration, sew bring kay, margaret thatcher, your objection to the free milk program, helpedou and conservative party overcome some stereotypical objections might have raised for a woman holding office? >> no. what would be very surprised at home on the whole, we just look at the person and not necessarily the -- >> yes. >> you would be. you're a man. you're limited. [laughter] >> no, that would be -- interesting things to me the labour government has not restored the free milk in spite of all the propaganda, but look, iraq these questions as very trivial. you don't mind my saying so? >> if i did, what would i do? >> poor jeff greenfield. he takes it but can sense the sweat breaking out on his upper lip, he has been told off by margaret thatcher. buckley is great. thatcher is saying gender is not issue in the uk and not relevant. buckley is poppycock, that is nonsense. if women are qualified why aren't more women in office around he pushes back in an interesting way. he did a few episodes with claire booth louis. she asked to talk on the show about feminism. they were old fri