Maggie tries for a landslide
As Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher returned to London from the Williamsburg summit, a crushing Conservative victory in this week's parliamentary elections seemed all but assured. Still, there were unexpected signs of voter uneasiness with the prospect of a Thatcher landslide. A poll by Market and Opinion Research International (MORI) showed the Tories with a comfortable though dwindling eleven-point lead over Labor. Yet the survey also indicated an upsurge in the fortunes of the centrist Social Democratic/Liberal Alliance, mostly at Thatcher's expense. In a week the level...
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