present day. Thatcher The process by which strikes have to follow is currently regulated under the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1992 (Legislation.Gov‚ 2013) This law outlines the rights of Trade Unions amongst other things. Notably‚ this law enforces that trade unions must use a process to perform a strike and this process entails the use of a postal vote called a ballot. (Gov.UK‚2013) Before this particular law was implemented the leader of the conservative party‚ Margaret Thatcher‚ had initiated
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“Britain a more equal society 1951-1990” Introduction: Between 1951 and 1990 Britain has been going through 12 different governments‚ 8 were Conservative governments and 4 were Labour governments. These successive governments have brought great changes to British society‚ always trying to better their country. But has Britain become a more equal society since then? Did the successive governments succeed in creating a society that maximises each and every individual’s chances of happiness and
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General election victory remarks‚ 1979 Margaret Thatcher (Conservative) Location: 10 Downing Street … . Well‚ it’s been a wonderful campaign. Congratulations! Mrs. Thatcher: Thank you very much. Question: How do you feel at this moment? Mrs. Thatcher: Very excited‚ very aware of the responsibilities. Her Majesty The Queen has asked me to form a new administration and I have accepted. It is‚ of course‚ the greatest honour that can come to any citizen in a democracy. (Cheering) I know full
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rosy cheeks increase her beauty. She has a very fair milky complexion and wears simple and natural kind of make-up. Mrs. Rukhshanda Khan has a royal appearance from head to toe. Especially her brown eyes and curly brown hair resembles that of margaret thatcher‚ an ex-prime minister of U.K. Speak to her dressing‚ her dashing body is always adorned with most stylish but graceful dresses. A difficult subject and a charming teacher‚ an imperfect match like Queen Elizabeth is asked to become a waitress
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Language and communication The abrupt nature of the utterances in Top Girls reflects a style of playwriting that is more modern‚ where a short sentence can be loaded with meaning. The minimal use of words lays bare the main issues while allowing much dramatic effect through their simplicity. There is more strength in what is not said‚ and the clarity of speech does not mean that there are fewer issues to decode. The language of misogyny‚ appropriated by women‚ is apparent in Joyce’s swearing at
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leader‚ Margaret Thatcher that led them to victory. However‚ when one looks at the context of the time itself‚ it seems apparent‚ as Marr sums up‚ that ‘it was likely that the current social climate left the Labour Party in an unfavourable position’. In reality‚ it seems more likely that Labour weaknesses‚ particularly those of the Labour Leader James Callaghan during the Winter of Discontent‚ led to the huge parliamentary swing of 1979. During her electoral campaign‚ Margaret Thatcher promised
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Luck North Sea Gas and Oil revenue * £8 billion into economy * 10% of all tax revenues Falklands * Thatcher sent naval army to protect island from Argentine dictator * May 2nd 1982 – Argentine Battleship Belgrano torpedoed * May 18th – Task force land * Retake islands in 3 weeks * 255 British deaths * Success * Rise in patriotism * - Thatcher = powerful leader who stood up for Britain
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Thatcher‚ Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher‚ Baroness Thatcher‚ Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher‚ Baroness‚ 1925‚ British political leader. Great Britain’s first woman prime minister‚ Thatcher served longer than any other British prime minister in the 20th cent. In office she initiated what became known as the "Thatcher Revolution‚" a series of social and economic changes that dismantled many aspects of Britain’s postwar welfare state. Thatcher studied chemistry at Oxford and later became a lawyer
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Britain after Two World Wars There was a country once called “the empire on which the sun never sets”‚ and it used to be the most powerful countries in the world. It’s the Britain. Britain plays an extremely important role of the world in the modern history. It used to take the lead carrying out Bourgeois Revolution and have the original Industrial Revolution. After two world wars‚ especially the World War II‚ this old-fashion empire gradually goes downhill. Finally and eventually‚ it has
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inflation after coming into office. Source 8 directly conflicts with sources 7 and 9 as it shows figures which suggest that unemployment rates and manufacturing output have seen a rapid decrease from the year 1979 and 1984 which the years in which Margaret Thatcher served her first term as Conservative party leader. “Thatcher’s fundamental philosophy of anti-socialist economics prescribed a number of broad objectives” Her basic ideas were that the government basically had to do less in order for it to gain
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