The Lady's Not For Turning Speech

At the conservative conference in Brighton, England on 10 October, 1980, Margaret Thatcher delivers her speech, “The Lady’s Not For Turning,” to the citizens, watching and waiting to hear from the Prime Minister of their beloved country. She gave this speech to address the citizens of England as prime minister and introduce them to her ideals, policies, and views on the issues that affect them. She also gave this speech out of obligation, as the citizens expect their prime minister to address them on issues with which she is or will be dealing. The speaker hoped to gain the approval of her policies and ideals from her citizens. She received a standing ovation after her speech, but there were many people that were not happy with the views of their prime minister. Negative reactions are to be expected, but she went on to be prime minister for ten more years. The overall result would be considered a successful introduction to her leadership of England.
Margaret Thatcher uses humor to create a lighter air that juxtaposes with the serious topics, such as unemployment and debt, that she is discussing. This builds trust and creates the backbone of a likeable character, which she needs to be accepted by
Her ability to accomplish so much by herself, essentially, gains respect from her audience. She references her lack of “junior ministers” and that she has worked and gotten things done with “just Denis [Thatcher] and me” to show how powerful she is by herself (Thatcher 1). She also addresses her critics in how she is “accused of lecturing or preaching about [her points]. I supposed the critic’s way of saying: ‘Well we know it’s true but we’ve got to carp about something.’” (Thatcher 4). She is assuming that the critics find her correct because she is so confident in herself. She associates herself with all-knowing authority that puts the the idea in the citizens’