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Margaret Thatcher - Coggle Diagram
Margaret Thatcher
Key events
1981 race riots
1982 unemployment passed 3 million and invasion of falkland islands
1983 won landslide victory
1984 bombings
1986 westland affair
1987 comfortable majority
1990 poll tax riots
Falklands war
2nd april 1982 argentina invaded falklands islands
80 military people on island surrendered
Thatcher sent 20,000 troups and 30 warships
Most fighting done in air crafts which was controversial
24th april won back falkland islands
Benefit it had for thatcher
Showed her as strong and powerful
Regained it quickly so confirmed her permission in government
Did consult opposition but at end of it went along with what she thought
The poll tax
Tax on all adults that were able to vote
80% reduction for those on benefits or students
Flat tax rate
Hit low income families hardest
Riots
31st of march 1990
200,000 people stormed trafalgar square
Why it hurt thatcher
Showed her as shallow and out of touch
Caused instability within government
Government and economic policy
Deregulation
Electric and gas companies
Privatisation
BP, BT and british airways
Reduce trade union power
Higher interest rates lower tax rates
Monetarism
Deregulation of industries
Competitive tendering
Leadership of party and government
Transformational and charismatic
Viewed as liability after poll tax and divisions over europe
Cabinet relations led to her downfall
All cabinet members told her they do not think she should run again in exact same words proving their lack of faith
Relationships
Electorate
After falklands war one majority of 42.4%
Originally low polls when first primeminister
Victory in falklands improved reputation
Media
Classed as the iron lady
Wanted to get rid of duopoly bbc and itv had
Promoted and was close with rupert murdoch
Cabinet
Geoffery Howe
Very loyal until 1990
Disagreed over involvement in the EU
Resigned and criticised her heavily in speach
At beginning was full of one nation
In 1983 did reshuffle full of thatcherites to confirm her position
By 1990 no one from 1979 was still in cabinet
John Major was in cabinet who went on to replace her
Reasons for her downfall
Cabinet relations
The poll tax
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