Margaret Thatcher – the most famous Prime Minister of Great Britain was born under the sign of Libra in 1925 in the south-eastern part of the country, in the Midlands. The share of Margaret Thatcher turned out to be one of the crisis periods in the history of England.
She paved the way for political careers for European women. Despite her class affiliation, the baroness had to impose tough measures in order for the country’s economy to survive. The metal nickname Margaret was given for harsh remarks about the Soviet Union, “iron”, as she was then called. The politician who developed his own way of managing at the level of macroeconomics, “Thatcherism”, could not overcome only personal betrayal on the part of former like-minded people.
Career
Margaret Roberts, a chemistry graduate from Oxford University, has been more politically inclined after running for the first time at the age of 26, causing tension among her opponents. Perhaps the decisive role in this was played by the genes of the father, who was the mayor of the city for a whole year. But there were significant changes in the marital status, the “iron lady” became the wife and mother of two charming twins.
The husband of the “toothpick”, nicknamed so by the boys for the stinging nicknames he received, supported his wife in her legal career endeavors, because this contributed to the promotion of the future baroness to the House of Commons after almost two decades, when Margaret turned 34. The lady even began to joke that she could leave her a post for the status of a housewife if she was paid unexpectedly less.
The “Iron Lady” led the party, and in 1979 was elected Prime Minister from the Conservative Party. The people of Great Britain fell out of love with Thatcher for unemployment, and returned to her with sympathy after 1982. Toothpick was re-elected three times. And in the early nineties, she became titled for life.
Domestic and foreign policy of the times of “Thatcherism”
The woman prime minister did not sit in one place, but immediately after the tangible victory of the conservatives in the elections in the late 70s. 20th century, Margaret set a course for a transformation in the economy. The harsh temper forced her to cut costs, and she began with educational institutions and public utilities, increasing the percentage of additional taxes, reducing funding for disadvantaged regions.
Thus, Thatcher managed to achieve economic recovery, and the attraction of foreign capital made it possible to compete with the leaders in terms of product quality, upgrade equipment and stay on a par with the leading powers. The Prime Minister tried to coordinate any actions with Queen Elizabeth II. Despite claims that a conflict arose between the head of government and the monarchy, neither side acknowledged this.
There was a time of strikes and discontent, so the main goal was to prevent indignation and riots, which at first was difficult to achieve. Resentment was demonstrated by representatives of various professions, ranging from doctors and miners, ending with postmen and railway workers. It should be noted that inflation has decreased three times, and the popularity of the lady “Toothpicks” – two.
Under Margaret’s reign, railroad, telephone, and mining stocks sold like hot cakes and fell into the hands of enterprising people. The tough reformer closed all enterprises that went into the red so that those who wanted to work could receive much more. Toothpicks argued that rich tax payments provided benefits for those temporarily in need of income. The state was able to provide itself with mineral raw materials, despite the dissatisfaction of the miners.
To stabilize the situation in the political arena, Miss Thatcher was lucky to take part in the war for the island territory in the Atlantic. As the supreme commander, she mobilized the military elite for a meeting three hours later, and a few weeks later the British ships, and then the submarine, went to the rescue of her territory, winning a grand victory.
