thatcherism history 337 / march 26, 2012
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Thatcherism History 337 / March 26, 2012. February 1975: Thatcher replaces Heath as head of the Tories (then in opposition). Thatcher helps to rally the “yes” vote for continuing British membership in the EEC. Labour’s James Callaghan at 10 Downing Street in 1976. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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ThatcherismHistory 337 / March 26, 2012
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February 1975: Thatcher replaces Heath as head of the Tories(then in opposition)
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Thatcher helps to rally the “yes” vote for continuing British membership in the EEC
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Labour’s James Callaghan at 10 Downing Street in 1976
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1978: Workers at a Ford plant in Britain vote to go on strike (and five weeks later, win a 17% pay hike)
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Public-sector workers demand huge raises, too
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Garbage goes uncollected as the “winter of discontent” deepens
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Jan. 11, 1979: The Sun lampoons “Sunny Jim’s” efforts at optimism…borrowing from a 1975 album by Supertramp
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The Conservatives (“Tories”) mount a slick
campaign
(produced by advertising giantSaatchi & Saatchi)
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Thatcher derides inflation
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May 1979: Margaret Thatcher prepares to enter 10 Downing Street
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Raising the VAT; over time, lowering income taxes
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Thatcher’s policies yield inflation & a recession in 1980-81 – but then a return to growth
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Unemployment rises sharply in the early 1980s (TUC poster)
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Reagan and Thatcher, 1981
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April 2, 1982:Argentina’s Galtieri announces the
seizure of the Falkland Islands (a.k.a. the Malvinas)
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Thatcher sends a “task force” to the Falklands, including the HMS Invincible
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British soldiers stage an amphibious landing
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Thatcher visits the Falklands, 1983…part of a successful reelection campaign
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Thatcher takes on the miners, 1984-85
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Scenes of intense bitterness
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Thatcher demands a rebate (June 1984)
(click here for an editorial cartoon by Plantu)
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Thatcher remains controversial in Britain…