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THATCHER - political and social division (Political divisions (Local and…
THATCHER - political and social division
Political divisions
Regional Divisions
Conservatives did a lot better in the South
1997 Conservatives were wiped out in Scotland
Thatcher used outsider's advisors rather than civil servants
Number of MPs with degree and political background rose
Left and right
Ideological battle - battle for centre ground shifted right (despite Tony Blair)
State intervention was accepted until Thatcher
Thatcher introduced of free market, away from state planning, towards family values and away from social reform
Local and national government
Power of local governments reduced
LG power continued to decline
Labour continued to cap local governments
Powers taken from local councils in London were replaced by development corporations
Abolition of Great London council 1986
Social divisions
Rich and poor
Widens gap
Mental illness, obesity - directly linked to this problem
Regressive taxes took far higher percentage from poor
Privatisation benefited the rich over poor
Policies to combate inflation cut spending on poor and fuelled unemployment
Cuts to housing benefits caused social divisions
Middle class were split - favoured rising incomes but didn't like her attack on public sector
Proportion of pensioners living
Regional divisions
London and SE got richer and became more productive while North became worse
Thatcher tried to combat this through enterprise zones which only had success in Newcastle and Liverpool
Social Divisions - case study in Wales
South Wales - former mining towns
73,000 unemployed in 1979
Homelessness and drug use