‘Margaret Thatcher’s achievements as Prime Minister in the years 1979-1990 were limited.’ Assess the validity of the statement. Margaret Thatcher’s political career has been one of the most remarkable of modern times she served as British Prime Minister for more than eleven years (1979-90)‚ a record unmatched in the twentieth century. During her term of office she reshaped almost every aspect of British politics‚ reviving the economy‚ reforming outdated institutions‚ and reinvigorating the
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‘Margaret Thatcher’s achievements as prime minister in the years 1979 to 1990 were limited.’ Assess the validity of this view. (45 marks) Nothing written worthy of credit. 0 L1 Describes few policies or impressions of Thatcher without making any evaluation of achievement or limitation e.g.Thatcher was hated‚ Thatcher introduced privatisation and the poll tax Only judges one aspect of Thatcher and so will not have links e.g Only evaluates the success of the Falklands war limited accurate
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Margaret Thatcher Rt. Hon. Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven L.G.‚ O.M.‚ F.R.S. Official booklet to mark the unveiling on 21st February 2007 of the bronze statue of Baroness Thatcher sculpted by Antony Dufort for the House of Commons. Edited by Malcolm Hay‚ Curator of Works of Art‚ Palace of Westminster. Clay for the portrait head of Margaret Thatcher‚ June 2005 (Photo: Antony Dufort) “This historic commission is a very fitting way to remember Margaret Thatcher’s time in the House of Commons
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topic of the Prime Minister and whether or not they hold too much power within their role. With past allegations of corruption‚ many are blinded by the true powers and limitations of what properly defines the role of our Prime Minister. Thesis: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the roles and responsibilities of the Prime Minister of Canada and evaluate his or her powers to identify whether or not these powers are limited in any way to fulfill the proper role of Prime Minister. The paper will
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Does the Canadian Prime Minister have too much power and what can be done about it? For: Dr. D. Brown Political Science 221 11/18/2013 By: Luke Baxter | ID: 201005340 Second to the Governor General of Canada‚ the position of the Canadian Prime Minister is the single highest power a public servant can obtain. The residual power that the Governor General holds under the monarchy of Britain gives the Governor General the ultimate and final say
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If I Were Prime Minister of Canada As Prime Minister of Canada I feel that there are some things that need to be changed in this country. I think that these things would greatly benefit us better as a country both economically wise and socially wise. These things are; Expanding and securing our far North and Arctic territory by building outposts‚ both military and research‚ as well as to construct naval bases to protect our waters from invading countries such as the United States and Russia
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The Prime Minister‚ Shri Narendra Modi‚ today exhorted people to fulfil Mahatma Gandhi`s vision of Clean India. Launching the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan at Rajpath in New Delhi‚ the Prime Minister paid homage to two great sons of Mother India‚ Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri‚ on their birth anniversary. He recalled how the nation`s farmers had responded to Shri Shastri`s call of “Jai Jawan‚ Jai Kisan‚” and made India self-sufficient in food security. He said that out of
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The Prime Minister of India‚ aha! The highest executive of the largest democracy of the world‚ what a promising position‚ what a status‚ and Oh! What laurels. However I see this position as it were with a pinch of salt as‚ it is more a thorny crown on the head of the person who wears it. Dealing with the daily affairs of the country‚ is not easy‚ so‚ this positions‚ this status‚ this name are not without the demerits. If I was to be the Prime Minister of India‚ the first and most difficult thing
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Margaret Thatcher‚ from 1979-1990 is the first and only woman thus far to have served as Prime Minister for the United Kingdom and dealt with many unique challenges as a result of her gender. First‚ a female‚ showing an interest in a career in politics in the 1950’s was very unusual and often considered aggressive by both male and females. As the movie showed‚ she was an outsider not only to men but also to women. As a female M.P.‚ Leader of the Conservative Party and then Prime Minister‚ Margaret
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My proposed field of research concerns Margaret Thatcher‚ The Falklands War and the 1983 General Election. In the early months of 1982 a poll was conducted into how the public viewed the job that Margaret Thatcher was doing as Prime Minister‚ with the results showing that only 25% of people were satisfied with her‚ thus making her one of the most unpopular Prime Ministers ever. Despite these disastrous poll results‚ Thatcher managed a complete turnaround and‚ in the June 1983 General Election succeeded
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