Malcolm Rifkind provided retrospective commentary on his political career, covering Northern Ireland, Margaret Thatcher, and the Middle East.

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• Malcolm Rifkind →

  British politician (born 1946)

  Nothing else this week.

• Margaret Thatcher →

  British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)

  • Past spending sets defense benchmarks against Russia, while young people defend Palestine despite repression.Sat 17:45
  • Andy Burnham challenges policies of George Osborne's era, referencing the state reduction precedents set during Margaret Thatcher's time in Westminster.Fri 21:20
• Northern Ireland →

  part of the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland

  • Harold Good, a Northern Ireland native, received an honor from the British Empire and earned his degree in Indianapolis.Sat 08:38
  • Chris Patten created comprehensive policing reforms, drawing on London's policing experience to inform the Northern Ireland transition.Sat 07:52