The Lioness in Winter

The coming Tory defeat is too much for Lady Thatcher:

BARONESS THATCHER, depressed at the prospect of a third Labour victory in a row, left the country yesterday after failing to take part in a general election campaign for the first time in 70 years.
The former Prime Minister flew to Venice for a short holiday with a close friend and declined to make any comment about the conduct of Michael Howard’s campaign.

A close friend of Lady Thatcher, who is 79, said: “She is frustrated that we are not winning.” The friend added that Lady Thatcher had taken the decision herself not to campaign because of her frailty, but said: “She wants to see a Conservative government again. She is frustrated that is not going to happen, despite the Labour Government’s serious shortcomings and all Tony Blair’s lies.”

I don't feel sorry for the Tories, given that their retreat from Thatcherism is what landed them (and Britain) in this bloody mess in the first place.