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5 days ago · In 1990, the United Kingdom witnessed one of its most significant civil disturbances in modern history. The introduction of the Community Charge, widely known as the Poll Tax, under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government, ignited widespread protests and riots across the country.
May 31, 2024 · Thatcher did more to redistribute taxation - from direct to indirect taxes, and from higher rate taxpayers to middle and lower earners - than to reduce it. Public spending was 44.7 per cent of GDP in 1979/80 and 41.8 per cent in 1995/96 (HM Treasury 2008) - a level similar to that of the early 1970s.
4 days ago · Emma Revell. Thatcher. So much of what Thatcher achieved is now taken for granted, but the free market ideas and reforming zeal she embodied are needed now more than ever, says Emma Revell....
2 days ago · Margaret Thatcher has been criticized as the worst Prime Minister in history, with accusations of causing hyperinflation and high unemployment during her tenure. She is also accused of favoring the rich by slashing taxes and selling off state assets, all while achieving little for the country.
May 23, 2024 · “Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.” ― Margaret Thatcher. tags: appearances , power. Read more quotes from Margaret Thatcher. Share this quote: Like Quote. Recommend to friends. Friends Who Liked This Quote. To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up! 783 likes.
May 16, 2024 · What no one has been paying homage to is the big policy mistake she made at the start of her premiership: her attempt to apply the theory of monetarism in order to bring down inflation. The...
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5 days ago · Thatcher was fiercely committed to a new tax—commonly called the "poll tax"—that would apply in equal amounts to rich and poor alike, despite intense public opposition. Her inability to compromise undermined her leadership in the Conservative Party, which turned decisively against her.
