The Modern British History Podcast
This podcast is for anyone interested in modern British political history from 1945 to 2010. The focus is generally going to be more on domestic policy and I plan to either interview someone knowledgeable each episode, or use a book, documentary etc as some fodder for discussion.
My personal interest in this comes from being a longstanding modern British history enthusiast, with an interest in UK domestic affairs over the recent past.
My rough aim is to put out a podcast every two months, but this is solely a DIY passion project, rather than something I get paid for or do professionally - so that goal's very much life and day-job permitting. Hope you enjoy the podcast!
You can email the podcast with any comments and feedback at harry.awhite@outlook.com and you can also find me on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-w-1b045386
The Modern British History Podcast
EP - Margaret Thatcher - The Economy and the Poll Tax
This episode takes a look at a few aspects of Margaret Thatcher: her personality, her philosophy, her approach to tax and spend and the poll tax.
Links to research materials used in the making of this one:
- Sections of Part 1 of Charles Moore's biography on Thatcher: https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/charles-moore/margaret-thatcher/9780140279566
- Sections of Part 2 of Charles Moore's biography on Thatcher: https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/charles-moore/margaret-thatcher/9780140279627
- Robin Harris' biography of Thatcher: https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/robin-harris/not-for-turning/9780552155793
- Prime Ministerial podcast from the New Statesman on Thatcher: https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/new-statesman-podcast/2022/01/was-margeret-thatcher-a-good-prime-minisiter
- The Presidents & Prime Ministers with Iain Dale - episode on Thatcher: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/margaret-thatcher/id1535436589?i=1000538154746
