Margaret Thatcher on Leadership: Lessons for American Conservatives Today

by Nile Gardiner, Stephen Thompson

This inspirational and practical guide for conservatives combines stories from Lady Thatcher’s life with principles and strategies conservatives can apply to their challenges today. Nile Gardiner and Stephen Thompson outline the critical lessons conservatives can learn from Lady Thatcher on articulating conservative principles to a broader audience, cutting through bureaucratic messes to achieve goals, and standing up to aggressive regimes.

Genres: Politics

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[L Power · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written and delivered,but with a pinch of racism

I always appreciate books that get straight to the point.

This book could have gone in so many different directions,but the authors made a great effort to stick to what the title of book was.

I got exactly what I was a looking for.
Margaret Thatcher leadership style was really extraordinary and inspirational, there's a lot that one could learn from her.

Only one issue that I have with her is that she seems to love America and it's freedom for the people, but she never spoke against what America was doing to its Black American people?

The rights of black American were being violated daily in America at the time. Thatcher spoke about "standing up for freedom in the face of tyranny" but She never spoke once about the tyranny and oppression that was daily taking place upon black people's rights in America.

Was she a racist?

I didn't also read any real weaknesses about Thatcher in the book (was she a god)?

I read a lot of weaknesses about Obama(was he the devil)?

The book had more than a pinch of racism in it. The "West will be what saves the world", really? No other modern nations can do better by themselves?

[Christa Furman · Rating 2 out of 5]

There’s no doubt that Margaret Thatcher is one of the greatest politicians the world has seen. Her service was focused on strengthening her country, and doing it focused on resurrecting cherished & old-fashioned British principles. I could write pages on how I admire Ms. Thatcher - & I could still continue to sing her praises.

This book, though, was a piece of petty, political rubbish. The author drew his own lines and spouted his own holiness, drawing blurry lines between modern America and pre-Thatcher Britain. From the first page, the author was slinging mud at Obama. From there, words like “conservative, “liberal”, Reagan” and “Obama” were tossed around to prove his own political opinions.

Margaret Thatcher would never have approved of such tripe. If you’re on a mission to toot your horn about being a conservative Republican, this book is for you. If you want to discover more about the character and life of a great woman, this book is not for you.

[Jacob · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although it does give an accurate portrayal of Margaret Thatcher during her time in office. It can hardly be said that this is a guide for American conservatives. The book is more blatantly pro Reagan than Margaret Thatcher. The author speaks of Reagan like he was the second coming of the Messiah. Anyone who does not agree with this viewpoint, even ones who like or look up to Thatcher, may find this book a stretch.

[Polly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Relevant and interesting. Short, sweet, and to the point.