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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013), was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the position. As prime minister, she implemented policies that came to be known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style.
Thatcher studied chemistry at Somerville College, Oxford, and worked briefly as a research chemist before becoming a barrister. She was elected Member of Parliament for Finchley in 1959. Edward Heath appointed her secretary of state for education and science in his 1970–1974 government. In 1975, she defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election to become leader of the opposition, the first woman to lead a major political party in the UK.
On becoming prime minister after winning the 1979 general election, Thatcher introduced a series of economic policies intended to reverse high inflation and Britain's struggles in the wake of the Winter of Discontent and an oncoming recession. Her political philosophy and economic policies emphasised greater individual liberty, the privatisation of state-owned companies, and reducing the power and influence of trade unions. Her popularity in her first years in office waned amid the recession and rising unemployment. Victory in the 1982 Falklands War and the recovering economy brought a resurgence of support, resulting in her landslide re-election in 1983. She survived an assassination attempt by the Provisional IRA in the 1984 Brighton hotel bombing and achieved a political victory against the National Union of Mineworkers in the 1984–85 miners' strike. In 1986, Thatcher oversaw the deregulation of UK financial markets, leading to an economic boom, in what came to be known as the Big Bang.
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Bleak economic backdrop and raw politics explain Labour's looming climbdown on k (01/02/2024): Margaret Thatcher was the Iron Lady, Theresa May was "strong and stable" and on Thursday, Rachel Reeves sought to emulate aspects of both these former Conservative prime ministers. 
'He barked, but never bit': Funeral tributes for Bernard Ingham, Margaret Thatch (27/03/2023): He was, we were told, a "Krakatoa press secretary". 'A formidable operator': Margaret Thatcher's press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham (24/02/2023): Margaret Thatcher's longest-serving press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham has died after a short illness, his family has said. There's a dilemma at the heart of the NHS - but politicians don't want to talk a (13/01/2023): Margaret Thatcher's sometime chancellor Nigel Lawson famously remarked that the NHS is "the closest thing the English people have to a religion". Clashes with Thatcher and guest appearances on daughter Nigella's TV shows: The (11/11/2022): Nigel Lawson, chancellor to Margaret Thatcher, has died at the age of 91.
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'He barked, but never bit': Funeral tributes for Bernard Ingham, Margaret Thatch (03/2023): He was, we were told, a "Krakatoa press secretary". 'A formidable operator': Margaret Thatcher's press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham (02/2023): Margaret Thatcher's longest-serving press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham has died after a short illness, his family has said. There's a dilemma at the heart of the NHS - but politicians don't want to talk a (01/2023): Margaret Thatcher's sometime chancellor Nigel Lawson famously remarked that the NHS is "the closest thing the English people have to a religion". 'A man one could do business with': How Gorbachev became a friend of UK leaders (08/2022): Mikhail Gorbachev was courted by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s as she plotted the ending of the Cold War and later trusted by John Major as a reliable ally. Liz Truss recreates Margaret Thatcher's outfit 'down to last detail' at TV debat (07/2022): Twitter commentators have spotted Liz Truss appearing to recreate an outfit worn by Margaret Thatcher for her appearance in the first Tory leadership debate. 'He's used up eight of his nine lives': Tory rebellion over COVID restrictions p (12/2021): It was but two years back that Boris Johnson swept into No 10 on a Conservative majority not seen since the days of Margaret Thatcher, his foot on the neck of a broken Labour party, his position seemingly unassailable. PM refuses to apologise for remark about Thatcher closing coal mines as backlash (08/2021): Boris Johnson has refused to apologise after he said Margaret Thatcher gave the UK a "big early start" in its battle against climate change when she closed coal mines in the 1980s. How Rory Bremner hoax call helped John Major hold off Eurosceptic rebellion (12/2020): The inner workings of John Major's government have been laid bare in newly released archive documents which show how aides were asked to procure an armoured limo for the PM, prevented him from snubbing Margaret Thatcher and from getting caught up in a TV comic's ruse. Thirty years after her Downing Street exit, Thatcher's legacy lives on (11/2020): She was known as the Iron Lady, but Margaret Thatcher dissolved into floods of tears on the day she left Downing Street 30 years ago, on 28 November 1990. U-turn if you want to: 11 times Johnson reversed government policy (08/2020): Margaret Thatcher once famously said "You turn if you want to, the lady's not for turning!" as she faced suggestions she was about to U-turn on government policy - but it seems her latest successor isn't as afraid to reverse his plans. PM reveals 20,000 ex-NHS staff have returned as he contradicts Thatcher (03/2020): Boris Johnson revealed 20,000 ex-NHS staff have returned to the service to help fight coronavirus - as he used a video message from quarantine to contradict Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher named outfits after Gorbachev and Wogan (02/2020): Margaret Thatcher named many of her outfits after Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and the late broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan, newly-released documents show. Johnson's seismic victory has given him real power to enact change (12/2019): Boris Johnson's election victory is as seismic as Margaret Thatcher's election in 1979. Prime minister's election manifesto is lacking in 'big ideas' (11/2019): Margaret Thatcher once spoke about her aims, curiously enough, quoting Marx: "Economics are the method, but the object is to change the soul." Margaret Thatcher is 110% sexy: Let Edward Snowden teach you how to choose passw (04/2015): How do you choose your passwords? Tories to expand Margaret Thatcher's 'right to buy' social housing sell-off to b (03/2015): New polls show George Osborne’s austerity Budget failed to give the Tories the boost they need to stay in power beyond May 7. Downing Street chiefs plan to expand Margaret Thatcher’s ‘Right-to-Buy’ policy from the 1980s, in a last-ditch bid to avoid defeat. Margaret Thatcher wanted to take over BBC after 'treacherous' reporting of Falkl (02/2015): Margaret Thatcher wanted to take over the BBC during the 1982 Falklands War because the corporation refused to refer to British troops heading to the South Atlantic as 'our boys'. Margaret Thatcher warned of paedophile scandal, secret documents reveal (01/2015): New dossier shows Mrs Thatcher was briefed on Sir Peter Hayman paedophile scandal when she had been in Downing Street only a year, and officials feared the diplomat's offending went back to at least 1966Working for Margaret Thatcher was a manic experience (12/2014): There was a faster pace to government in the Eighties - and a clear agenda for reform, writes David WillettsMargaret Thatcher Inspired Study Finds Power Changes Our Speech (11/2014): Margaret Thatcher received vocal coaching in a bid to sound more authoritative, and now her well-known story has inspired a new study about vocal habits. American researchers from San Diego State University asked 161 students to read a passage aloud, first playing the role of a high-rank person, the David Cameron urged to 'channel spirit of Margaret Thatcher' over EU budget row (10/2014): DAVID Cameron was urged yesterday by colleagues to “channel the spirit” of Margaret Thatcher and stick to his guns over refusing to pay Brussels an extra £1.7 billion.Theresa May echoes Margaret Thatcher in vow to 'face down' and defeat Islamist e (09/2014): Mrs May said the country needed to ‘face down extremism in all its forms’ in the wake of the murder of British hostage David Haines by a British ISIS terrorist. Margaret Thatcher wore glasses in Africa over fears she would be attacked for 'p (08/2014): Former Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington said Mrs Thatcher donned the dark glasses as she arrived in Zambian capital Lusaka in the dead of night because she feared for her safety. Margaret Thatcher 'told about sex party claims' (07/2014): A former senior police officer has claimed that he warned Margaret Thatcher about claims that one of her top aides held sex parties with under-age boys.Margaret Thatcher's top aide praises PM David Cameron over EU showdown (06/2014): DAVID Cameron should be "praised" for standing up to Europe in Britain's interest, Margaret Thatcher's former press secretary said last night.Builders are renovating Margaret Thatcher's £12million Belgravia home (05/2014): Baroness Thatcher and her husband Sir Denis carried out a number of alterations to their £12million home in the wealthy Chester Square in Belgravia, London. Margaret Thatcher almost pulled England from Argentina World Cup game due to Fal (04/2014): The Thatcher Government considered withdrawing Kevin Keegan’s England – along with Scotland and Northern Ireland – to prevent them playing Argentina during the 1982 conflict. Is Margaret Thatcher's Muslim heir Sajid Javid set to follow her into No 10? (03/2014): Ice cool Tory MP Sajid Javid does not seem the romantic type. Number crunching is his skill. When his comprehensive school head tried to ban him from taking O-level maths, he kicked up a fuss... 'I was shown being ordered by Margaret Thatcher to kill people - but it didn't d (02/2014): It has been described as TV’s greatest-ever satirical show, and it was the brainchild of two former Cambridge students.Margaret Thatcher apologise for taking on the miners? As Mrs T would have said: (01/2014): It may suit Labour to perpetuate the myth that Mrs Thatcher pursued a vendetta against the miners. The truth is quite different. Alan Bennett and the great colossus of our age, Margaret Thatcher (12/2013): To many he's a national treasure. But Alan Bennett's attack on Lady T is a part of a sneering, subversive attitude in much of his work, argues James Delingpole. Margaret Thatcher ‘would see off Alex Salmond’ (11/2013): Margaret Thatcher “would comfortably see off Alex Salmond” if she were Prime Minister today, according to Boris Johnson.Blogs: Guest blog: Setting the context for Margaret Thatcher in Handbagged (10/2013): At last week's WhatsOnStage Outing to Handbagged , we had a lively post-show Q&A with author Moira Buffini and director Indhu Rubasingham, including some very direct questions posed by theatregoer Leonard Klahr about how Thatcher is portrayed in the play. We invited Leonard to share more of his thouMargaret Thatcher's favourite bag brand Launer creates limited edition handbag i (09/2013): On sale until Wednesday October 2nd, the tote will cost £5 at a special pop-up shop dedicated to Baroness Thatcher entitled ‘Maggie’s Shop’. Alan Davies reveals Margaret Thatcher 'saved' him, despite his Left-wing leaning (08/2013): Alan Davies, the comedian, has admitted he owes his career to Margaret Thatcher despite being a lifelong Labour Party voter and a self-confessed "Leftie". Margaret Thatcher papers: Save London from floods? Let Essex and Kent drown! (07/2013): A confidential memo compiled by the Department of the Environment informed Margaret Thatcher: 'A severe London flood is probably the most damaging natural disaster liable to affect these islands.' Roger LaVern, of Margaret Thatcher's favourite ban The Tornados dies of prostate (06/2013): KEYBOARD player Roger LaVern of the Tornados, who made pop history with Telstar, has died.
