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    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

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    socialist allegiances. They were confronted by the fundamental dilemma which faced Britain as a whole: whether to accept an ever greater role for government in the life of the nation‚ or to break free in a new direction. From Path to Power by Margaret Thatcher‚ published in 1995. This was part of Mrs Thatcher’s memoirs Source 2 The Conservative victory of 1979 was won against a background of a decade of recession in which materialistic expectations were disappointed‚ and in four years out of

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    to enhance the characters message and theme. The film Iron Lady is a biopic of Margaret Thatcher‚ which is set in our contemporary world. The director uses juxtaposition to help viewers question themselves as what they do to help society. The irony of the film being called the Iron Lady alludes to Thatcher’s nickname and the she was a women of power‚ passion and perseverance. However‚ the film starts with Thatcher as an aged women buying milk. The director does a close up of her old hands‚ which

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    certainly true that New Labour accepted‚ and in some cases developed‚ Thatcherite ideals - namely deregulation of the economy‚ privatisation and limiting the powers of trade unions. It is also true that the New Labour style of government was deeply Thatcher-esk in its reliance on big business/media support‚ continuing the ‘presidential’ system of ruling and doing little to reverse the centralisation of power that occurred under the Tories. To the statements merit it acknowledges evidence to the contrary

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    is a film‚ directed by Phyllida Lloyd‚ based on the life of Margaret Thatcher‚ the longest serving and the only female Prime Minister of Great Britain in the 20th century. The film shows Margaret Thatcher as an elderly woman who has flashbacks of the major and consequential events of her life. The ghost of her husband Dennis comments and reflects on her successes and failures who really is just the figment of her imagination. Margaret grows up working at the grocery shop‚ that her father owned‚

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    Thatcherism is a set of political ideas during the time when Margaret Thatcher was in power‚ 1979~1990‚ and it is also an ideology associated with Thatcher. I would pointed out that it is difficult to define “Thatcherism” due to the fact that it combines many thoughts and ideas from different ideologies and it is absorbed from many sources from many thinkers and theorists such as Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman. Take how Nigel Lawson‚ Mrs. Thatcher ’s Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1983 to 1989‚

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    different area. For example‚ Margaret Thatcher was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.She was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office. Margaret Thatcher was hard-working person‚ who very want to achieve her aim in life. No doubt‚ that in her character was qualities as determination‚ diplomacy‚ foresight‚ discipline. If you want to achieve success how Margaret Thatcher‚ you should also have quick

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    menacingly‚ over the heads of the protagonists. Jeanette’s mother is‚ of course‚ very active in the life of her daughter; Margaret Thatcher in some ways fills the void left by Damian’s often absent and detached mother. Counterintuitively‚ both serve as inspiration to their “children” as they come to terms with being gay. Certainly‚ neither Jeanette’s mother in Oranges or Margaret Thatcher in Maggie offer any explicit support for the exploration of queer identity. In fact‚ Jeanette’s mother seems averse

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    In this essay I am going to look at the changes to education legislation from 1944 to the present day. I will look at how these changes have reflected government educational policies and to what effect. Firstly I will look at the ‘Butler Act’‚ war time 1944. The education act 1944 was called the ‘Butler Act’ after the conservative politician‚ R.A.Butler. The 1944 ‘Butler Act’ was undoubtedly a significant milestone in terms of the history of education Britain. It became increasingly clear

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    Policy Studies a neoliberal think-tank. However due to the controversial contents of his speech‚ he is now facing the dilemma of losing supporters. Boris’ ideas are in a way similar to Margaret Thatcher’s. However the way he presents these ideas will put off many people listening to his speech. Margaret Thatcher promoted the thought of individuals working towards their own wealth rather than living off socialism. However in Boris uses the following two quotes: "a buccaneering environment where

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