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  1. 20 hours ago · If Britain became “neoliberal” in the late-20th century, a lot of that was the doing of pension funds, Eurodollar markets, and City lobbyists, not simply the adamantine will of an Iron Lady. Perhaps we hold on to the idea of the Iron Lady in part because it makes us better to think that someone with strong ideas could just get into power and change the country in their image.

  2. Oct 15, 2024 · Margaret Thatcher (born October 13, 1925, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England—died April 8, 2013, London) was a British Conservative Party politician and prime minister (1979–90), Europe ’s first woman prime minister. The only British prime minister in the 20th century to win three consecutive terms and, at the time of her resignation ...

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  3. Oct 2, 2024 · It was the interview that many say broke Margaret Thatcher’s grip on government. When the prime minister sat down with the finest political interrogator of his day, Brian Walden, she soon found herself floundering – not a familiar stance for the Iron Lady.

  4. Oct 11, 2024 · Margaret Thatcher, known as the "Iron Lady," was a transformative figure in British politics. Did you know she was the first woman to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? Serving from 1979 to 1990, she was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century.

  5. Oct 13, 2024 · Britain’s first female prime minister was born on October 13, 1925. T he first woman to become prime minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher served three terms as premier, from 1979 to 1990. Throughout her tenure, the Conservative politician lambasted the Soviet Union, survived an audacious assassination attempt, implemented ...

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  6. Oct 14, 2024 · Robert Jenrick Goes The Extra Mile To Honour Margaret Thatcher's Memory. ... Shortly after he moved into No.10, he removed an “unsettling” portrait of the Iron Lady from her former study, now ...

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  8. 3 days ago · Regarding your editorial “Harris vs. Trump: the Inflation Record” (Oct. 19): Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s late prime minister, put it best when she said, “Inflation destroys nations and ...