Margaret Thatcher is an iconic political figure that goes down in history as the longest serving, and only woman, British Prime Minister in the history of politics in the United Kingdom. Famous for her stern political stance and policies on international policies and relations, Thatcher was nick-named the ‘Iron Lady’, a name that well stuck with her considering her general approach to policies and outlook into international politics. Having served Britain for 20 years, Thatcher stands as an important
Margaret Thatcher Power triumph, and authority. These are some of the most pronounce qualities possessed by none other than Margaret Baroness Thatcher. Throughout her lifetime, Thatcher was able to transform and lives of many. It was evident from the start that Thatcher would soon begin to influence life in the modern world. Margaret Thatcher contributed to the history, art and culture of Britain through woman’s rights, end of socialism, and the revitalizing the British economy. In her earlier
Margaret Hilda Thatcher “I just owe almost everything to my Father and it’s passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election.” (5) Margaret Hilda Thatcher, the Daughter of a grocer, was born on October 13, 1925 to Alfred and Beatrice Roberts of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England. Her over-whelming sense of self-confidence and ambition ruled her life from the time she was a small
Abstract: Margaret Thatcher The essay explores the life, times and legacy of Margaret Thatcher, the most outstanding female in the 20th century. The controlling idea is that she was a woman with great ambition, endeavour and determination to overcome difficulties of reaching her dream. Her ambition gained her trust from others gradually and made her the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She struck to sweep away a great prejudice against the mere idea of having a woman as an important
Margaret Thatcher is an essential and active historical agent that changed Britain economically by leading them out of the 1973 depression. Margaret Hilda Thatcher was born in 13 October 1925 and was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office. A Soviet journalist called her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that
Thatcher was born Margaret Hilda Roberts in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on 13 October 1925. Her father was Alfred Roberts, originally from Northampton shire, and her mother was Beatrice Ethel (née Stephenson) from Lincoln shire. She spent her childhood in Grantham, where her father owned two grocery shops. She and her older sister Muriel (1921–2004) were raised in the flat above the larger of the two, on North Parade near the railway line. Her father was active in local politics and the Methodistchurch
Hailey Geritano Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Thatcher became Britain's Conservative Party leader in 1975 and in 1979, was elected the first female Prime Minister. Thatcher had a persistent attitude which is what kept her in that position for three terms. Thatcher beat the battle of having prejudice against her for being a woman and an important political figure. She showed her determination and her skills of leadership by successfully leading Britain
This essay will introduce an important person of the United Kingdom - „The Iron Lady” - Margaret Thatcher. An intelligent girl and a hard worker, she took a degree in chemistry at Oxford, where she had started to be active in Conservative politics. She entered Parliament in 1959 in north London, and quickly became a junior minister in 1961. Margaret Thatcher was the first and only female Prime Minister of Britain and was in power from 1979 to 1990. The Iron Lady was the leader of the Conservative
Margaret Thatcher Do you believe that women can change the history? What about a single woman who change her country history, not just that her work effect is affect her country until now. Margaret Thatcher or the Iron lady the previous Prime Minister of United Kingdom, the wise women who fight for people grace and benefit and her country economy and leading her country to a financial stability and to admit she is a hero we have to defined the meaning of hero so we can know if someone is a hero
The conservatives are entering their second year, hence the reason why Margaret Thatcher decides to present a speech outlining their achievements and representing them as a superior party. In her speech, “The Lady’s Not for Turning”, Margaret Thatcher attempts to persuade the Party conference to follow her agenda. She employs the rule of three, contrast, and hypophora in order to represent her party as more powerful in comparison to other parties. The purpose for representing her party as powerful
MARGARET THATCHER Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of Great Britian. Margaret changed many policies and she also defended strongly other government policies. An example of this was when Margaret Thatcher was Secretary of state for education and science. The government had to cut school funding by $300 million. She didn’t want to cut anything that had to do with the students missing out of education. It was her duty to provide the best education for them. The solution she had come up with
Margaret Hilda Thatcher is the first woman to have held the office of prime minister in Great Britain. She was born Margaret Hilda Roberts in Grantham, Lincolnshire and educated at the University of Oxford, where she earned degrees in chemistry. After graduation she worked as a research chemist from 1947 to 1951. She married Denis Thatcher in 1951, and in 1953, having studied for the bar, she became a tax lawyer. Thatcher joined the Conservative party, and was elected to the House of Commons in 1959
purpose of this investigation is to analyze to what extent did Margret Thatcher, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, impact Britain's economy from 1997-1990. This analysis will look at themes revolving around her impact on the trade unions, tax rates, her impact on unemployment in the UK and her role in the Lawson Boom in the 1980s. However, how other neighboring countries besides the US were affected when Margaret Thatcher came to power will not be investigated. In order to research these themes
Margaret Thatcher a former prime minister of Great Britain and a dear friend of former US President Ronald Reagan. She presents a eulogy about the years of working closely with Reagan and what a most wonderful person he was. She asserts her message for what Reagan has done for this country and what he has done for us as individuals as well. Thatcher supports her eulogy with the help of parallelism, pathos, ethos, and allusions . Thatcher worked beside the former president for eight years.
Parliament is very effective in holding the executive accountable by use of scrutiny and various other mechanisms. However, this is not necessarily the case in times of huge majorities in favour of the executive such as in the cases of Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher. In short, the effectiveness of Westminster Parliament depends on the situation in terms of (the biggest factor being) degree of majority, presence of war, unity of the party and hostility of the media.
“Economics are the method; the object is to change the heart and soul” (Thathcer, 1981). Margaret Thatcher is undoubtedly one of the most renowned individuals in British history. Initially the first woman to be elected as party leader, who entered 10 Downing Street as the Prime Minister. Secondly her revolutionary policies and solid capitalist ideology shook Britain. During her sovereignty which lasted eleven and a half years (May 1979-November 1990), she turned Britain upside down with her policies
being the 'son of Thatcher'. Many say that labour is now following the values and policies similar to that of a Tory government and in particular a Tory government lead by Margaret Thatcher. Before the time of Tony Blair and New Labour, the left wing party stood firm on one value and that was socialism. More on Labours old Values and policies The conservatives on the other hand have very different policies or not so different as some may argue. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher lead the conservative
Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first female Prime Minister. She had served three consecutive terms in office May 4, 1979—28, November 1990. Margaret Thatcher’s economic and social policies have evolved into a political philosophy and is called Thatcherism. Worldwide she is known as an “Iron Lady”-- nickname that she proudly claimed. From 1979—1990, Margaret Thatcher had cut social welfare programs, reduced trade union power and privatized certain industries. Margaret Hilda
Body of essay The effect the 1982 Falklands War had on Margaret Thatcher’s political career, in particular the election in 1983 During the 1970s and 1980s, Britain was going through a difficult time and the Government was facing many problems; a lack of free markets, the public’s lack of support and a failing economy. People were unhappy and unsatisfied and for many people living in Britain, Margaret Thatcher was the reason why. Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister in 1979 when the
lighten up the mood and continues to show how much she cares for and understands her people and wants them to know that she is going to be there to help them regain their economic stability. “And we actually like each other” (Margaret Thatcher, “The Lady’s not for Turning”). Thatcher refers to her and the other conservatives liking one another as they have been discussing and arguing over the challenges in their economy, and normally, people who argue generally don’t like one another. She continues to