Tag #Margaret Thatcher

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Falklands War: Islander's Perspective on Invasion and Legacy

On April 2, 1982, Argentina invaded the British Falkland Islands, prompting a 10-week war where Britain's military response resulted in significant casualties and lasting impacts on the islands' identity and future, as told by a Falkland Islander who experienced the war.

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UK Considers Inquiry into 1984 Golden Temple Massacre

The UK government is considering an inquiry into its military role in the 1984 Golden Temple massacre in India, following years of campaigning by the Sikh community and pre-election promises by the Labour Party, despite concerns over potential diplomatic repercussions with India.

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Thatcher's 50th Anniversary: A Legacy of Change and Division

Fifty years ago, Margaret Thatcher became Conservative Party leader, triggering profound political changes in Britain, including three election victories and the implementation of transformative policies that remain highly divisive today.

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Miniseries Reveals Thatcher-Interviewer's Complex Relationship

Brian and Maggie", a new Channel 4 miniseries, details the relationship between Margaret Thatcher and interviewer Brian Walden, revealing instances where Walden assisted Thatcher, raising ethical questions about journalistic practices and influencing perceptions of Thatcher's authority.

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UK Faces £50bn Housing Shortage Due to Thatcher's Right-to-Buy

Margaret Thatcher's 1980 right-to-buy scheme, while enabling over 2 million council tenants to buy their homes, depleted the UK's affordable housing stock to 4.1 million today from 5.5 million in the 1970s, creating a £50bn shortfall to reach 2010 levels, with over 40% now owned by private landlords...

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1980s Chilean Socialist Renewal: A Reassessment

In the 1980s, exiled Chilean socialists launched a renewal movement involving self-criticism, a shift from Marxism to representative democracy, and collaboration with Chilean academics; this significantly influenced Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy under Pinochet.

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Thatcher's "Right-to-Buy" Scheme Cost UK Taxpayers £200 Billion

A Common Wealth report reveals that Margaret Thatcher's "right-to-buy" scheme, allowing council tenants to purchase homes at steep discounts since 1980, cost UK taxpayers nearly £200 billion, fueling a social housing shortage and increasing inequality; the policy's impact includes a significant rise...

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Conservative Leaders Reshape 1980s Politics

In the crisis-ridden 1970s, Ronald Reagan, Helmut Kohl, and Margaret Thatcher—conservative leaders of the US, West Germany, and the UK respectively—gained power near the decade's end, marking a significant shift towards conservative policies.

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New Thatcher Opera to Premiere in 2025

Dominic Sandbrook's opera "Mrs. T", premiering in 2025 to mark Margaret Thatcher's centenary, will explore her 11-year premiership through an intimate lens, focusing on her personal life, relationships with cabinet members like Geoffrey Howe, and the events leading to her resignation.

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Thatcher's Secret Elocution Lessons from Olivier

Margaret Thatcher received six elocution and presentation lessons from Laurence Olivier in 1972, arranged by her speechwriter and image consultant, to improve her political image, as detailed in a new Radio 4 play, "When Maggie Met Larry," airing February 15th.

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Carter's Nuanced Assessment of Thatcher Revealed in Letter to Oxford Scholar

Former US President Jimmy Carter, in a 2015 letter to Oxford PhD student Emily Stacey, described Margaret Thatcher as believing she knew more about American government than any American, yet also called her a "good prime minister", revealing a nuanced perspective on their relationship.

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Gillian Anderson's "Quiero" Explores Female Desire

Actress Gillian Anderson discusses her new book "Quiero," a collection of anonymous women's sexual fantasies, and reflects on the potential contents of a hypothetical Margaret Thatcher memoir.

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