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Mar 18, 2018 · 10 of the most common reasons why Margaret Thatcher is Britain's most hated Politician...and the facts behind the rhetoric.
Sep 29, 2021 · Margaret Thatcher died on April 8, 2013, at the age of 87. The legacy of the Iron Lady. Thatcher’s death prompted mixed reactions, including criticism as well as praise. However, in her efforts to reshape Britain Margaret Thatcher was truly unresting and persevering.
May 25, 2018 · Today marks 30 years since Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government introduced its highly controversial Section 28 legislation. The clause, part of the Local Government Act 1988, banned the...
Apr 9, 2013 · London, United Kingdom – As one of the defining global figures of the late 20th century, Margaret Thatcher thrived on conflict, relishing the practice of politics and statecraft at home and...
Apr 16, 2013 · The tragedy of Margaret Thatcher is she didn't see association and society as decisive; as a result, she created a world in which too few won and too many lost. In this way, she was a true liberal ...
Apr 17, 2013 · Margaret Thatcher, the prime minister whose time leading Great Britain in the 1980s brought joy to conservatives and despair to liberals, was remembered Wednesday for "a life lived in the heat...
Nov 9, 2009 · Margaret Thatcher, known as the Iron Lady, reduced the influence of trade unions and privatized industries as the United Kingdom's first female prime minister.
Thatcher caused controversy when, after only a few days in office, she withdrew Labour's Circular 10/65, which attempted to force comprehensivisation, without going through a consultation process. She was highly criticised for the speed at which she carried this out.
6 days ago · While a member of the Heath cabinet (Thatcher was only the second woman to hold a cabinet portfolio in a Conservative government), she eliminated a program that provided free milk to schoolchildren, provoking a storm of controversy and prompting opponents in the Labour Party to taunt her with cries of “Thatcher the milk snatcher.”
May 5, 2024 · Thatcher's government made two major changes. First, the Housing Act 1980 gave council tenants of more than three years' standing the right to buy their home at a...
