Mr Steerpike was among the throng that gathered at the East India Club on Thursday night to hear about the development of the Margaret Thatcher Centre, the project to perpetuate the legacy of Britain’s greatest post-war leader. Donal Blaney, the Thatcher Centre’s CEO, and Conor Burns MP invited the Lady’s ‘most fervent supporters’ to pledge £1,000 each in a ‘true sign appreciation to Lady Thatcher’. Blaney also explained why he is ‘devoting his life’ to the project, telling the predominantly male but surprisingly young crowd: ‘Lady Thatcher delivered; now it’s our turn.’
The organisers have drawn inspiration from the USA. The centre ‘will not be a shrine, it will not be a cult and it will not, in the words of the Guardian, be a ‘madrassa.’ Instead, we were told to expect something a little more presidential.
Blaney and Co have already secured a seven figure sum in funds; but they are aiming to reach £25m so that they can open an elaborate site in Cambridge.
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