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Video: John Blundell on Thatcher
Video: John Blundell on Thatcher
Feb 27, 2026 6:13 AM

On October 5, 2011, Acton ed John Blundell, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, to deliver a lecture as part of the 2011 Acton Lecture Series. His address was entitled “Lessons from Margaret Thatcher,” and provided insight into the Iron Lady from a man who had known Thatcher well before she became the Prime Minister of Great Britain. You can watch his lecture below.

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