On another note, and in keeping with Decora's point about the encyclopaedic approach, something could be included on McAlpine's position in the hours leading up to Margaret Thatcher's decision to resign before the second vote, especially as his role as an advisor to Margaret Thatcher is given prominence in the intro. The sombre meal at which McAlpine and Denis Thatcher discussed Thatcher's predicament is covered possibly in Norman Fowler's autobiography of the Thatcher era.    