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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

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    Thatcherism well-liked the idea of privatising‚ so she privatised industries such as oil‚ coal and gas. The current Conservative party has not made any changes to this policies in fact they have kept to it. In 2013 the Royal Mail was privatised. This shows us that the party has not completely abandoned Thatcherism‚ however many would argue that the Conservative party is not privatising as much as Mrs Thatcher did in fact they are doing it on a much smaller scale. This connotes that they are drifting

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    THATCHERISM In the early 20th century‚ little by little women were getting their own place in politics. In 1918‚ women over 30 were allowed to vote and in 1928 women over 20 were allowed to vote. The first woman named Member of Parliament was Nancy Astor (1919) and the first woman who entered the Cabinet was Margaret Bondfield (1929). In 1909‚ Jesse Wilston Phipps was the first woman to take part in a council sub-committee and by 1925 the London County Council already had 25 women members. By

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    Margaret Thatcher‚ the first female Prime Minister of England‚ was known to have strong determination and perseverance throughout her time in office. She entered into office with a struggling economy and soon implemented her capitalistic plans for decreasing inflation‚ which she believed to be at the root of all the economic problems. As she was implementing her plan‚ unemployment in England skyrocketed to the highests rate since the 1930s. This massive unemployment caused increased tension‚ which

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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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    Thatcherism | Oxford Dictionary of Politics:Thatcherism | 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

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    To what extent has the conservative party abandoned Thatcherism? (25 marks) The conservative party accepts that a degree of state intervention to create more social justice can be justified. This may involve welfare‚ but also intervention in family situations‚ in education and through social services in general. There is a sense that we are responsible for the welfare of those less fortunate than ourselves. Thatcherism suggested that we are responsible for ourselves as long as we have the capability

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    of these extreme changes was Thatcher’s adoption of the monetarism. Sources 7 and 9 take into consideration the view that the Conservatives economic policy was a success in the years 1979 to 1983. Source 7 does so by complimenting the success of Thatcherism in the “expanding towns of southern England and East Anglia”. Source 9‚ comments on the Conservative’s success in decreasing inflation after coming into office. Source 8 directly conflicts with sources 7 and 9 as it shows figures which suggest that

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    Market Globalism & Justice Globalism Since the Industrial Revolution of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s‚ our planet has gone through a huge variety of changes. We can now drive cars‚ we have the Internet‚ we have TV‚ etc. One of the biggest changes though has been on the global level- not with ourselves. Due to increased availability to travel‚ and for ideas and situations to spread more rapidly‚ this has lead to a phenomenon called globalization. Globalization‚ simply put‚ refers to the interconnectedness

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    Margaret Thatcher: Creating a Neoliberal Culture. Margaret Thatcher had a resounding career as a Prime Minister in Britain. She was loved and hated for her strong handed nature to politics. She drove down unemployment and brought Britain out of a recession through utilizing neoliberal policies. Thatcher increased the power of the private sector with a reduction of government regulation and privatization of public facilities. She took charge at creating a culture that was focused on the

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