“How tough was Margaret Thatcher? Have a look at this 60 Minutes interview from 1985, in which the “Iron Lady of Britain” lives up to her nickname. At the time, Prime Minister Thatcher was under fire from critics and flailing in public polls– yet she was positively unflappable in this interview, expressing confidence in her conservative politics and the need for “a firm hand” in her leadership of Britain”.
Whatever one may think of her politics, Thatcher was a remarkable character.