Q: How do you feel at this moment?

Mrs. Thatcher: "Very excited, very aware of the responsibilities. Her Majesty The Queen has asked me to form a new administration and I have accepted. It is, of course, the greatest honour that can come to any citizen in a democracy. I know full well the responsibilities that await me as I enter the door of No. 10 and I'll strive unceasingly to try to fulfil the trust and confidence that the British people have placed in me and the things in which I believe. And I would just like to remember some words of St. Francis of Assisi which I think are really just particularly apt at the moment. ‘Where there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is despair, may we bring hope’ ... and to all the British people—howsoever they voted—may I say this. Now that the Election is over, may we get together and strive to serve and strengthen the country of which we're so proud to be a part. And finally, one last thing: in the words of Airey Neave whom we had hoped to bring here with us, ‘There is now work to be done’."



At no point since 1979 has an incoming PM been so significant. Dave will have a tough job beating that speech when if he stands outside that black door in the May sunshine next year. At no point has Thatcher's message from May 4th 1979 been more important. The Conservative Party once again need to bring trust, hope and change. Once again it is the Conservative Party that must rebuild this nation from the mess that Labour have left it in. Once again the country must unite together under a strong figure and rebuild. It's going to be tough, it's going to be messy, but if today's legacy shows us one thing, it's that these tough decisions can be made and the Conservative Party have one hell of a proven track record in not only clearing up the mess made by Labour, but striving beyond simple house keeping to build a strong and free country.

Will DC be remembered with such pride in 2040?