The modern social history of the United Kingdom began with Conservative Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher entering government and rejecting the post-war consensus in the 1980s. She privatised most sta
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Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime
Social history of the United Kingdom (1979–present)
…The modern social history of the United Kingdom (1979–present) began with Conservative Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher (1979–1990) entering government and rejecting the post-war consensus in the 1980s. She privatised most state-owned industries and worked to weaken the…
Studio portrait, c. 1995–96
Thatcher in late 1975
10 Downing Street, c. 1979
2009 photograph of her father's former shop