Having recently passed the 40th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher's entry into Number 10 Downing Street, the burgeoning field of Thatcher studies continues to attract the attention of scholars and students alike.
The dense array of literature has thus far comprehensively covered Thatcher's politics, personal life and famous speeches, but the approaches she took to her speech writing have hitherto been overlooked. By consulting a variety of primary sources such as the Churchill archives which house Thatcher's papers Tom Hurst deftly presents a comprehensive account of Margaret Thatcher's speechmaking. By encompassing the creation, delivery and dissemination of the speeches before concluding with a focus on the reception of these speeches in an unprecedented digital age, Hurst fills an existing gap.
By focusing on the oft-overlooked staff who helped Thatcher draft her speeches â and in so doing, shaped Thatcherism from behind the scenes â Hurst promotes an entirely original work that unveils the Iron Lady's reliance on her speechmakers, which has previously been unexplored.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Dedication Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 âDefy[ing] analysisâ? Thatcherâs speechwriting process
- 2 âPolicy hostagesâ. Speechmaking and the policy-agenda
- 3 âWe are playing to our geographical strengthsâ. Thatcherâs electioneering platform
- 4 âThe trip itself is the messageâ. Thatcherâs platform
- 5 âWe have issued a speech text which does not relate to the one spoken by the Prime Minister, in every respect.â The press and post-delivery speechmaking
- 6 âTight and tautâ. Speechmaking and the electronic news media
- 7 âChanging the climateâ? The speechwriterâs political influence
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Imprint
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