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THATCHER - rolling back the state (Thatcher's views to consensus…
THATCHER - rolling back the state
Thatcher's views to consensus
Thatcher's view: public sector made people lazy and dependant and state monopolies of public services led to complacency from uncompetitive public workforce
post war consensus favoured state intervention with education, healthcare, benefits, insurance, family allowances
Welfare state had become 'nanny state' which crushed innovation, choice and competition
Taxation drowned money from successful people
wanted to break out of the centre consensus
Civil service
Management Information System - allowed for closely monitored system checking costs and responsibilities
Abolished Civil Service Department 1981
By 1988 22% were sacked - saved £1 billion
Local government
Reduce its independence from central government and reduce size
1985 Local Government Act - abolish troublesome government bodies
introduced rate caps on 18 councils - making people responsible citizens as she hated the idea that generous councils would provide more for no money
Community charge
Tried to widen finical responsibility through 'Community Charge' - 'poll tax' - equally donating tax system - single flat-rate per capita on every adult
hugely unpopular due to poor paying higher percentage: 31st March 1990 protest - conservatives abandon
Housing
1980 Housing Act - 'Right to Buy' which enabled those living in council houses to own it - promoted a sense of pride and cut down property maintenance - very popular but significantly reduced number of council houses
National Health Service
Aim would have been to slash the NHS like she did with the civil servants
Third election victory in 1987 gave her confidence to act
1989 White Paper Working for Patients- internal market where health authorities would purchase healthcare services from hospital trusts
With the aim to attract more demand from better providers who would read with higher funding
Problems
Unpopular with doctors
Overall cost increased by 25% (1985-91)
Impacted on quality of care for non-emergency patients
Unsuccessfully rolled by the state
Education
Wanted to deliver more value for money
Teaching profession and LEAs were hostile to change
1984 new plans introduced and implemented 2 years later- 1988 Education Reform Act - introduction of National Curriculum - monitored centrally and curriculum provided by government