On the 4th May 1979 Mrs Margaret Thatcher became the first Woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The next 11 Years saw her Government change Britain and the landscape of British Politics. It is now nearly 19 Years since she was ousted as Prime Minister and yet her legacy still influences both daily and political life.
Love her, or loath her (and some manage to do both) she stands out as one of the greatest British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century, at least in the view of the Idle Man. Whilst it is still to early to make an objective judgement of her place in history, there has already been some reassessment of her time as Prime Minister and I suspect she will keep Political Historians occupied for decades to come.
In October of this year Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven will celebrate her 84th Birthday, I for one hope she enjoys it and has many more to come, but her shadow will still be cast over British Politics even if even if she see her 100th Birthday. Not bad for a Grocers Daughter from Lincolnshire!
For those interested in the Thatcher Years then the Margaret Thatcher Foundation
Website is an essential resource. It certainly has kept the Idle Man fascinated for hours.
Other Sites:
Margaret Thatcher - Wikipedia Entry
Downing Street > Prime Ministers In History > Margaret Thatcher
Love her, or loath her (and some manage to do both) she stands out as one of the greatest British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century, at least in the view of the Idle Man. Whilst it is still to early to make an objective judgement of her place in history, there has already been some reassessment of her time as Prime Minister and I suspect she will keep Political Historians occupied for decades to come.
In October of this year Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven will celebrate her 84th Birthday, I for one hope she enjoys it and has many more to come, but her shadow will still be cast over British Politics even if even if she see her 100th Birthday. Not bad for a Grocers Daughter from Lincolnshire!
For those interested in the Thatcher Years then the Margaret Thatcher Foundation
Website is an essential resource. It certainly has kept the Idle Man fascinated for hours.
Other Sites:
Margaret Thatcher - Wikipedia Entry
Downing Street > Prime Ministers In History > Margaret Thatcher
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