About the Project

'Margaret Thatcher and No.10' is an innovative contemporary history project, produced by the Policy Institute at King's College London in collaboration with No.10 Downing Street. Through six long-form interviews with some of the main protagonists, the project offers a unique insight into the key themes and events of Margaret Thatcher's premiership.

Launched at Strand Group 5 on 23 September 2015, the project forms part of a burgeoning relationship between No.10 Downing Street and King's College London.

The Strand Group is the signature seminar series of the Policy Institute at King's and aims to explore how power operates at the very centre of government. The reform of the machinery of government, domestic and regional policy, economics and finance, defence, security and intelligence issues are all covered by the group's events.

The Strand Group is proudly sponsored by Hewlett Packard, whose support provides bursaries for students studying contemporary political history and helps fund the group's research and seminar programme.

The Policy Institute at King's College London acts as a hub, linking insightful research with rapid, relevant policy analysis to stimulate debate, inform and shape policy agendas. Building on King's central London location at the heart of the global policy conversation, our vision is to enable the translation of academic research into policy and practice by facilitating engagement between academic, business and policy communities around current and future policy needs, both in the UK and globally. The Policy Institute combines the academic excellence of King's with the connectedness of a think tank and the professionalism of a consultancy.

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Previous projects include rewriting the biographies of British Prime Ministers since 1945 for No.10 Downing Street and a history of the Cabinet Secretaries entitled Men of Secrets.

Photos from the launch event at Number 11, Downing Street

Reception at No. 11 Downing Street

Sir Kevin Tebbit, Oliver Letwin MP & Dr Jon Davis

Daisy-Rose Srblin, Jacqui Ferguson, Marie Kemplay, Kamile Stankute, Michelle Clement, Ashley Sweetman, Jack Brown, James Johns, Dr Jon Davis, Ryan Henson, Oliver Letwin MP