David Cameron has, correctly, said that he will not be using the Thatcherite solutions should he get into Downing Street. The solutions Margaret Thatcher used in the 1980s will not work now. The world has moved on.

This is a far more serious problem than we faced in the 1980s. This is something we need to do with the public sector, not to the public sector. This is very important: this is not some 1980s-style approach about cutting public spending.

It has to be understood that 2009 is different to 1979, and …

David Cameron:

I’m going to be as radical a social reformer as Mrs Thatcher was an economic reformer, and radical social reform is what this country needs right now.
Margaret Thatcher in her time realised that the big challenge was reviving Britain’s economy, and we should recognise that the challenge for the modern Conservatives is reviving our society.
It’s dealing with the issues of family breakdown, welfare dependency, failing schools, crime, and the problems that we see in too many of our communities.

As much as I applaud the sentiment, as social reform is …

[I]n Glasgow East, [Labour] is presenting the former Conservative prime minister as a hate figure and accusing her government of “wrecking” the country. (The Telegraph)
How times change:

According to the Mail, she will be given a State funeral when she dies at some point in the future. If this is true, she will be the first Prime Minister since Churchill to be accorded this honour.
This is of course called “no less than she deserves” from some quarters, and “an insult” from others.
Personally, I can see both sides. She was a Prime Minister who achieved a lot – whether what she achieved was good or bad depends on your viewpoint. And on what you emphasise – saving the …

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