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The glory that was Denis.

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| December 01, 2003 | Dawson, Christopher | COPYRIGHT 2003 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

THE PARODY of Sir Denis Thatcher with his golf clubs, a snort of rotgut in one hand and maybe a cigarette in the other, and Margaret looming in the background, won the hearts of the British. It all appeared in the cult satirical magazine Private Eye.

People became devoted to Sir Denis's caricature in the "Dear Bill" letters, which were presented as giving "his unique insider's view of the contemporary political scene". They were supposed to be Denis's regular musing to his mate, Bill Deedes. Deedes, a former Tory cabinet minister, was editor of Britain's Daily Telegraph, a determined golfer and the model for Evelyn Waugh's indefatigable foreign correspondent, ...

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