Introducing Thatcherism
A Graphic Guide
Published on 3. September 2015
176 pages
978-1-78578-012-7 (ISBN)
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Margaret Thatcher's political career was one of the most remarkable of modern times. She rose to become the first woman to lead a major Western democracy, serving as British Prime Minister. Admired by Ronald Regan and the United States Congress, "Introducing Thatcherism" looks at the political philosophy behind this influential and controversial woman.
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Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Britain Before Thatcher
- Brief History of Post-War Britain
- The Beveridge Report
- The Welfare State
- Nationalization and Social Security
- Keynesianism
- The Trade Union Movement
- Who Rules?
- "Butskellism", or Consensus Politics
- Caution and Restraint
- What's Wrong With Britain?
- The Rise of Heath
- The End of "Selsdon Man"
- Downslide and Paranoia
- The Intellectual Roots of Thatcherism
- A Free Market Philosophy
- Free Market Democracy
- Social Justice
- Individualism and Equality
- Privatization
- The Institute of Economic Affairs
- Joseph and the IEA
- Enoch Powell
- The Centre for Policy Studies
- Thatcher's Roots
- Upbringing
- Becoming an MP
- A New Leader in 1975
- Who Helped Thatcher to Power?
- Thatcher's Early Allies
- Thatcherites in the Late 1970s
- Inventing the Thatcher Image
- Early Champions of Monetarism
- In Power - May 1979
- "The Lady's Not For Turning"
- Battling the Unions
- The Falklands Rescue
- The Second Administration, 1983-7
- Tackling the Unions Again
- How to Curb the Unions
- The Miners' Strike, 1984
- Profile of Arthur Scargill
- The NUM Defeated
- Murdoch vs. the Printers' Union
- The Westland Affair
- Economic Success
- Thatcherism in Practice
- The Civil Service
- The Welfare State
- The NHS
- The Arts
- Europe
- Friendship With Reagan
- The Speech at Bruges
- Privatization
- Individual Home and Share Ownership
- Does It Benefit the Individual?
- Greed is Good
- A New Breed - A New Language
- Thatcher's Children - or Orphans?
- The Poll Tax (1989)
- A Big Mistake
- Thatcher's Disregard of the Cabinet
- Thatcher's Downfall?
- Black Monday
- Thatcher Resigns
- The Economic Results of Thatcherism
- Public Expenditure
- Monetarism
- The Thatcher Style
- Not Ideas But Action
- Authoritarian
- Conclusion
- Thatcher's Influence on New Labour
