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"The election of Mrs Thatcher as Prime Minister in 1979, came about more because of the failures of the left, than the strengths of the right." Assess the validity of this claim.
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Richard Swann Metric No. 200205422 Seminar group:- Monday 1-2pm BASS2 Britain and the post-war world 1945-1982 "The election of Mrs Thatcher as Prime Minister in 1979, came about more because of the failures of the left, than the strengths of the right." Assess the validity of this claim. The Labour Party under the leadership of Harold Wilson was elected in 1974. Although the government was elected as the largest party it did not have an overall majority in parliament and had a lower percentage vote than ever before. It was felt, by some political writers, that Labour had won votes more as a protest against the Tory government than because the country was pro-Labour. The implications of this were that Labour in power could not act without the support of other parties when trying to push through legislation. The minority government survived by co-operating with the Liberals and other minority parties. Labour had promised a clear...
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