Assess the reasons why Thatcher’s economic policies were controversial There is little which unites Thatcher’s passionate supporters‚ and equally passionate critics. However‚ both camps would agree that she was‚ without question‚ one of the most controversial prime ministers the UK has seen‚ and her economic policies were at the heart of that controversy. She instituted an economic revolution in the UK‚ bringing the post-war consensus to a crashing halt‚ and replacing it with a free-market ideology
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Margaret Thatcher and the Thatcherism (A short summary of Margaret Thatcher’s policy) University of Miskolc Göncző-Dutkay Renáta English teacher – MA Correspondence student Introduction Margaret Thatcher - the British prime minister of the 1980’s – entered into the history as an epoch-making politician. She was a controversial‚ but sometimes irresistible person‚ who was rated as a pattern in other countries too by the believers of the strict and
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after him. Margaret Thatcher was completely unique in her views and actions‚ so her ideology gained an absolute new name for it. It was neither one national conservatism nor traditional. It was brand new ideology and movement in politics called Thatcherism. And when somebody mentions this term‚ people understand what exactly it is. Thatcher was strict in her actions and didn’t like to make any changes‚ she was fond of
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To what extent has the Modern Conservative Party abandoned Thatcherism? In 1975‚ Margaret Thatcher became leader of the Conservative Party. In the 1979 general election‚ she became Prime Minister until 1990. A Soviet journalist called her the "Iron Lady"‚ a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister‚ she implemented policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism. Her political ideas and policy had a profound impact on the party. After
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Describing New Labour as a ‘warmed up’ version of Thatcherism is a paradoxical statement in that it contains both a great deal of truth and falsehood. It is 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
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To what extent did Thatcherism represent a revolution in economic management in the UK? It is a fair assessment that Thatcher did represent a sea change or ‘revolution’ in economic management. It can certainly be said that Thatcherite policy transformed Britain to a post-industrial economy and killed off any remnants of post-war collectivism and egalitarianism with the aims of public ownership and full employment. Thatcherism also restructured the UK from a country dominated by big government to
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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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Clement Attlee’s 1945 Labour government pledged to eliminate these evils. Margaret Thatcher was the first woman conservative party leader‚ who later on became prime minister‚ she had ideas and beliefs about the welfare state‚ this was known as ‘’Thatcherism’’. This will draw in evidence on how the welfare state of the 21st century is similar to that envisaged by William Beveridge prior to reaching a conclusion. A system through which the Government pledges to conserve the health and contentment of
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| Margaret Thatcher | “The Untold Story” | | Alvin Ehiriodo | 1/17/2010 | Western Civilization II (Hist 102) | Alvin Ehiriodo January 4‚ 2010 Research Paper-Margaret Thatcher Professor Richard Gibbons Margaret Thatcher: The untold story. Seemingly disenchanted on the future of women in politics‚ Margaret Thatcher was quoted as saying “I don’t think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime‚” during a 1973 television appearance. Since the inception of the British
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“Thatcherism” and British MP Margaret Thatcher’s local influence reflected the persistence of British-Australia into the 1980s on both the left and right sides of politics. Both sides of Australian politics were influenced by the example of Thatcher‚ but her
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