Overview

• Conservatives marked the milestone at their Manchester gathering, where Thatcher memorabilia sold briskly and Kemi Badenoch singled her out alongside Churchill.
• Hostility remains visible, with the Grantham statue defaced at least five times since its unveiling three years ago.
• Publishers have rolled out fresh biographies and newspapers have run new essays reassessing her record.
• Her premiership reshaped the economy through union curbs, sweeping privatisations, mine closures and 1986 City deregulation known as the Big Bang.
• Supporters praise wartime-style resolve after the Falklands conflict, while critics point to bruising confrontations and the European split that preceded her 1990 downfall.