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The lady's not for turning" was a phrase used by Margaret Thatcher, then Prime Minister, in her speech to the Conservative Party Conference on 10 October 1980. The term has thus been applied as a name to the speech in its entirety. It is considered a defining speech in Thatcher's political development, [1] becoming something of a Thatcherite ...
Sermon on the Mound" is the name given by the Scottish press to an address made by British prime minister Margaret Thatcher to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland on Saturday, 21 May 1988. [1] This speech, which laid out the relationship between her religious and political thinking, proved highly controversial.
Pages in category "Speeches by Margaret Thatcher" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Margaret Thatcher resuming the Tory conference hours after she was targeted in an IRA bomb attack was like Donald Trump raising his fist after his assassination attempt, her then-principal private ...
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher [nb 2] (née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013), was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.
The turnaround in fortunes for the Conservatives, who last month were narrowly behind Labour, is attributed to Margaret Thatcher's recent comments on immigration. [4] 17 February – Twelve people are killed in the La Mon restaurant bombing in Belfast. 18 February – Twenty suspects are arrested in connection with the La Mon restaurant bombing ...
Margaret Thatcher was known as the Iron Lady for her tough fiscal policies (PA) And Thatcher is someone who got it right, according to Reeves who wrote: “Well-coiffured hair, bright blue suits ...
Thatcher's "No. No. No." response was seen as undermining any progress that had been made at the summit in Rome. [5]Following Thatcher's speech, Howe then resolved to resign from the government and join the backbenches after Thatcher dismissed further EEC integration and the potentiality of a single currency, which had been espoused by the Delors Commission, with her "No. No. No." [2] [3] It ...