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    Margaret Thatcher‚ otherwise known as The Iron Lady‚ was known for her role in saving Britain. The economy of Britain was facing tremendous troubles in the nineteen hundreds (Blundell 92). If the economy of Britain continued down the road it was going‚ Britain would have faced many great economic hardships that Margaret Thatcher prevented during her time in office. Margaret Thatcher‚ the first female prime minister in British history‚ exceptionally reformed Britain in a time of need while leaving

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    inflation after coming into office. Source 8 directly conflicts with sources 7 and 9 as it shows figures which suggest that unemployment rates and manufacturing output have seen a rapid decrease from the year 1979 and 1984 which the years in which Margaret Thatcher served her first term as Conservative party leader. “Thatcher’s fundamental philosophy of anti-socialist economics prescribed a number of broad objectives” Her basic ideas were that the government basically had to do less in order for it to gain

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    Do you agree with the view that the Conservatives were certain to win in 1979? Thatcher offered different and better ideas for the country and government which many people believed an improvement‚ gaining her a lot of popularity amongst the public but before the Conservatives were in government with Thatcher‚ the Labour party had a few difficulties (such as the winter of Discontent) whilst in power‚ which is possibly why the Conservatives won the General election. However this win could be purely

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    "Thatcherism" is a system of political thought based on the policies of the former Conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom‚ Margaret Thatcher. The broad definition of Thatcherism would encompass her social‚ diplomatic‚ and economic doctrines. She was the first women prime Minister in British politics and was the longest prime minister with 3 victories‚ and leading the Conservative government for a total of 11 years. She was also seen as characteristic and a controversial figure‚ and

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    Short essay about Mrs. Thatcher’s Bruges speech Margaret Thatcher as we all know‚ was a very intelligent‚ firm and decided person‚ one of the greatest and most popular characters of the international ambit‚ first and only woman as a Prime Minister‚ which gave her the name of “The iron Lady”. Her speech‚ long and concise‚ I think was very touching and had a lot of important information to consider back then and what is more impressive is that it is still so actual that almost seem to be written

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    Margaret Thatcher’s policies as prime minister changed many aspects of British life‚ and were collectively called Thatcherism. But what does the term mean? A handful of political leaders are influential enough to have an ism after their name. But no political philosophy has shaped a nation in quite the same way as Thatcherism. At its most crude‚ Thatcherism represents a belief in free markets and a small state. Rather than planning and regulating business and people’s lives‚ government’s job is

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    Was the Falklands War a political success or failure for the - Thatcher government? - On 2 April 1982‚ the British political system was rocked by news of an extraordinary event eight thousand miles away in the South Atlantic. A long-standing and thorny dispute with Argentina over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands – a tiny relic of empire proximate to the South American mainland – had erupted with a sudden and unprovoked invasion of British territory by Argentine forces. Britain’s

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    British government system developed smoothly through the time. That is why it has very complicated and unique characteristics and features from the rest of the world. This essay will focus on executive brunch of British government. The main objective of this essay is to analyse whether Prime Minister is more powerful than British Cabinet. It will first explain and define what is meant by Cabinet and Prime Minister‚ followed by their roles and duties in government. It will then analyze and explain

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    | I. INTRODUCTION II. OBJECTIVES III. MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF METAPHOR IV. METAPHOR AND OTHER LANGUAGE FEATURES ANALYSIS OF MARGARET THATCHER’S SPEECH TO 1987 CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE IN BLACKPOOL V. CONCLUSION VI. REFERENCES VII. APPENDIX I I. ------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION

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    Ads QROPS - Overseas Pensionwww.overseaspension.com A QROPS from Fairbairn Trust A QROPS from Fairbairn Trust | Home > Library > History‚ Politics & Society > Political Dictionary The economic and social policies pursued by Margaret Thatcher‚ British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. There are many different notions of what Thatcherism comprises‚ but core elements include deregulation and privatization‚ combined with authoritarian social policy. The word was first coined in the

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