It's all about the politics this week, from the launch of the local government elections – and the inevitable hush which descends on the councils involved – to the death of Baroness Thatcher and the accompanying trek back through political history.

Despite the inextricable link between Thatcher and local government – from her early days as a 'milk snatching' education secretary to her downfall in the face of the poll tax riots – I suspect there has been enough media coverage elsewhere.