A rare contemporary glimpse of her fangs:
After ten years in power, it is clear that Blair is not in the same league as Attlee or Thatcher, and will never be seen as a politician who ‘changed the weather.’ Maybe he was unlucky in this respect. Both Attlee and Thatcher came to power supported by a changing tide of the dominant ideology. It should have been clear from the start that The Third Way – or at least the interpretation given to it by New Labour – was ideationally too close to Thatcherism to create widespread enthusiasm and significant change. In the end, Mrs. Thatcher herself is perhaps the best judge. During her 81st birthday party in London last October, a guest asked her what she thought of new Tory leader David Cameron. With a smile, she answered: "I still prefer Tony Blair."
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