In this book, Adrian Williamson investigates the processes by which Thatcherism became established in Tory thinking, and questions to what extent the politician herself is responsible for Thatcherism within the Conservative Party.

Adrian Williamson studied History and Law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and was called to the Bar in 1983. He has practised at Keating Chambers since 1989, taking silk in 2002. The papers he has delivered include 'The Conservatives and 'Concerted Action': Economic Policy making 1975–1979' in 2010 and ''Reversing the Trend': Keith Joseph and the remaking of British Conservatism, 1974–1979' in 2011.