4 May
From GDP/7 DG
DG (born 1948) was a nurse in South London. Here, she reflects on her domestic situation, and on the election of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister.

4 May 1979
Overslept → 8.10!! Kids → school.
WON THE ELECTION – Mrs Thatcher is first Woman P.M. in Western World!! Fantastic! → Bromley → R’s [a stable] – rode Horace out – good! Home for lunch [with] B [the diarist’s husband]. Hayes in pm. Drove E’s car back from Bromley for her!!