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Hace 20 horas · Margaret Thatcher, often referred to as the “Iron Lady,” is a name synonymous with steadfast leadership and transformative policies that left an indelible mark on British politics and global affairs. Serving as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, she was the first woman to hold this office, breaking significant ...
Hace 3 días · Stabbed in the back by her Tory allies, Thatcher is forced to wave goodbye to Number 10. She remains active in public life until declining health forces her to withdraw. Today, more than a decade after her death, her legacy continues to divide: for some, she is an icon of conservatism who revived the British economy; for others, the harbinger of increased inequality. Either way, Thatcher's ...
Hace 1 día · Although Thatcher had regarded Major as a loyalist and as somebody who would carry on the Thatcherite ‘revolution’, she soon became disillusioned with his leadership. As the new PM, Major had quickly announced that he intended to scrap the Poll Tax and also voiced the need for a more ‘compassionate’ version of Conservatism.
Hace 4 días · In a strange quirk of fate, I was around a quarter of the way into this book when the news came over the wires of the death of Margaret Thatcher. Any book about Britain in the 1980s must inevitably revolve around the former Conservative Prime Minister, and Stewart on the whole agrees with Andrew Rawnsley’s recent verdict that often ...
Hace 2 días · Even Keith Joseph, one of Thatcherism's chief architects, conceded that public money was indispensable if Britain was to be in the forefront of the information technology revolution. Schemes to encourage the development and commercialisation of microelectronic devices were extended and expanded, with £350 million being spent to boost industry-university cooperation.
Hace 2 días · Today, 96 percent of voters have grown less likely to vote conservative since the last election, and the British public as a whole believes it’s “time for a change” by a margin of 73 to 18 ...
Hace 20 horas · man of naive ideas and simple opinions which he holds with the certainty of a midwestern preacher. one another. british commentator labeled reagan and thatcher as the lone ranger and the iron lady. a columnist in the sunday referred to him as old hopalong and said he needed to do some fast fence mending. they're talking about president of the united states in this incredibly dismissive way ...
