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Thatcher: A Very British Revolution. The irresistible rise and dramatic downfall of Margaret Thatcher. Her inner circle reveal how a political outsider won power and dominated British life...
- Overview
- Highlights: 1945-79
- Highlights: 1979-90
- Highlights: Since 1990
Between 1945-90 everystatement made by Margaret Thatcher is listed, as far as can be known. There are more than 8,000. Since 1990 a selectionof statements is listed. (MT gave up public speaking in March 2002.) Texts for listed statements are available on the site in almost 70 per cent of cases. The remainder are listed without a text because someti...
MT gave her first speechin July 1945, delivered in a town close to Grantham while she was an Oxford student home for the university holidays. She made her maiden speech in the House of Commons on 5 February 1960 and gave her first television interview the following day. She was able to reach Cabinet rank in 1970 without appearing on television more...
MT prayed on the steps of Downing Street on 4 May 1979. After the Dublin European Council in November 1979 she began a long battle with the European Community when she declared that she wanted our money back. At the October 1980 Conservative Conference, in the midst of economic recession, she warned that she was not for turning. She invited the pre...
After leaving office, MT widened and deepened her criticism of the European Union in a speech at The Haguein May 1992. She was among the first Western leaders to make the case for interventionto protect Bosnia when Serb concentration camps were revealed in August 1992. She attacked the Treaty of Maastricht in a speech to the House of Lords in June ...
(3m 24s) tv-pg. Learn about the life and political career of the UK's first female prime minister, "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher, in this video.
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Aug 2, 1990 · Overview. Video and audio items are now being added to the site, including material from the House of Commons and Presidential Libraries. The Thatcher Archive contains a huge collection of photographs, but most of them are subject to third party copyright and cannot be freely reproduced on line.
