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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 ...
The slogan was often used by Thatcher. [citation needed] [11] The phrase is used to signify Thatcher's claim that the market economy is the best, right and only system that works, and that debate about this is over. One critic characterized the meaning of the slogan as: "Globalised capitalism, so called free markets and free trade were the best ...
There Is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters is a 2008 biographical account of the premiership of Margaret Thatcher written by American author Claire Berlinski.. The title is a reference to Margaret Thatcher's fondness for the slogan "There is no alternative" which she used to describe her belief that despite capitalism's problems, "there is no alternative" to it as an economic ...
Sadly, Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher passed away Monday morning. In remembrance of the "Iron Lady," The Wall Street Journal ran a collection of some of Thatcher's most notable ...
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.
Labour Isn't Working – 1978 Conservative Party poster devised by Saatchi and Saatchi showing a long queue outside an unemployment office, commenting on the high levels of unemployment; the campaign was a success with the Conservatives winning the election and Margaret Thatcher becoming Prime Minister
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 ...
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.