Linda McDougall is a New Zealander. She came to London in 1961 to attend the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. When she returned home three years later, she met Yorkshireman Austin Mitchell who was a university lecturer in New Zealand, and they came back to Britain to indulge their joint passions for televi¬sion and politics. Austin was the Labour Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby from a 1977 by-election until 2015. He died in 2021. Linda is the author of
Westminster Women and
Cherie: The Perfect Life of Mrs Blair.
Over a decade before Margaret Thatcher swept to power, another woman was running Britain from 10 Downing Street: Marcia Williams was the first ever female political adviser to a Prime Minister and was said to have a powerful grip on her boss.A brilliant tactician, Marcia masterminded...
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