In her first term, Thatcher reduced
or eliminated many government
subsidies to business, a move
that lead to a sharp rise in
unemployment. By 1986,
unemployment had reached 3
million.
Margaret Thatcher was neither
racist nor homophobic, nor
judgmental about people's
private lives. She chose many
Jews to serve in her cabinet and
many gays. Cecil Parkinson's affair
with his secretary worried but
didn't disgust her. She had an
extraordinary rapport with the
Asian community, with whom she
had some values in common.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
She said it…
"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you
have to tell people you are, you aren't."
"Any woman who understands the problems
of running a home will be nearer to
understanding the problems of running a
country."
"A world without nuclear weapons would be
less stable and more dangerous for all of us."
"To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very
good plan; you should wear it inside, where it
functions best."
"Pennies don't fall from heaven; they have to
be earned here on Earth."
Source: www.nzherald.co.nz
No politician has ever faced such abuse. She was
widely loathed. Fortunately, she had the ability not
to read what journalists wrote about her. Her press
chief, Bernard Ingham, fed her summaries, not press
cuttings. She was always the victim of snobbery.
She was patronised by the broadcast media. The
BBC found her vulgar and lacked the imagination
to understand why the voters kept returning her to
Downing Street.
"I always cheer up immensely if an attack is
particularly wounding because I think, well, if they
attack one personally, it means they have not a
single political argument left." – Margaret Thatcher
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
the party.
November
1990 -
Bush.
June 5, 1992
Is forced to resign
as prime minister
after a leadership
struggle within her
own party.
- Is named a
life peer on the
Queen's honor list.
Thatcher's title is
Baroness.
March 7,
1991 - Receives
June 30, 1992
the U.S. Medal
of Freedom from
President George
- Swearing-in
ceremony at the
House of Lords,
where Thatcher
formally becomes
the Baroness
Thatcher of
Kesteven.
investiture as
chancellor of the
College of William
and Mary.
July 1, 1993June 30, 2000
March 22,
2002 - Retires
- Is chancellor
of the College of
William and Mary,
in Williamsburg,
Virginia.
February 4,
1994 - Formal
from public life
after suffering a
series of small
strokes.
September
2005 -
The Margaret
Thatcher Center
for Freedom is
established.
February 21,
2007 - Thatcher
unveils a 7 foot 4
in. silicon bronze
statue of herself
at the Houses of
Parliament. w
w
poll tax, a
charge levied
on community
residents rather
than property.
The unpopular tax
leads to rioting in
the streets and
Thatcher's ouster
by Conservative
Party politicians
worried that the
tax and Thatcher's
unpopularity
would bring down
"If you want
something
said, ask
a man; if
you want
something
done, ask a
woman."
Source: edition.cnn.com
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