The Iron Lady: The Leadership and Legacy of Margaret Thatcher
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Events Testing Thatcher's Leadership
Six armed Irani
ans took 26 hostages in South Kensington and
demanded
the release of 91 prisoners that were held in Iran.
Thatcher
applied
the British Law upon the Iranian Embassy
The speedy resolution made Thatcher popular
The IRA and INLA went on hunger strikes demanding that they are political prisoners
Thatcher didn't budge and said:
A group of protesters had a confrontation with the Metropolitan police that got out of control
Brixton had 13% of residents unemployed and 25.4% of members of ethnic minorities were unemployed
Thatcher didn't increase spending in the cities and said -
" Money cannot buy either trust or racial harmony."
Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands with 600 troops and captured 100 British servicemen
127 ships in total, including 62 vessels were sent to sail south and retake the islands
Thatcher's strong & successful response despite logistical obstacles was praised
Thatcher's government made plans to close 20 coal pits resulting in 20,000 job losses because the coal industry was costing too much for Britain
The union eventually conceded without making a deal with Thatcher's Government
Thatcher was staying at a hotel in Brighton that was hosting that year's conservative party
The IRA attempted to kill Thatcher in the hotel but instead killed 5 and wounded 34 but Thatcher was unharmed
Thatcher made sure the conference still went on as planned, addressing the bombing in her speech.
Conservative Conference Speech
Margaret Thatcher privatized the publicly owned British Telecom and other utility companies. This brought in billions of pound sterling's into the government's treasury
This remains as Thatcher's most controversial legacy
Speech on Popular Capitalism (Privitisation)
Thatcher allied the UK with US against the Soviet Union
Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan made a policy that aimed to destroy communism expansion by displaying military superiority.
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