Thatcher and Thatcherism.
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THATCHER AND THATCHERISM Use the following article to make notes under these headings: 1. What personal contact has the author had with Thatcher? 2. What political problems faced Britain in the years before Thatcher became Prime Minister? 3. How would you summarise the key beliefs of Thatcherism? 4. Why has Thatcher been the victim of "Intellectual snobbery"? Why does the writer think that this is unfair? 5. Use the article to complete this table: What characterised this period of Thatcher's rule? What were the main policies / events? In what ways can the period be described as a success? In what ways can the period be described as a failure? c. 1979-1983 c. 1983-1987 6. What explanations can be given for Thatcher's fall from grace between 1988-1990? 7. Assessment: complete this table Achievements, positive legacies Failures, abandoned or negative legacies, Economy Society The State 8. What evidence is there that Thatcher was respected rather than liked? 9. In what ways does the author regard the description of Thatcher as a...

