Thatcherism In The Iron Lady

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher lead the conservative government from 1979-1990 and she made some very radical changes that have stuck.

The parallels between the theme of the film and rising fears of communism and related topics of concern during that time are captivating. Communism was an ideology originating in the Soviet Union with the ideas of establishing a

Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher radical free-market economic revolution were already in place. They were determined to reach out to the communism world to offer their ideas of a free economy and what the free world had to offer. The free economy was self sustained with limited government involvement as the centralized planning involvement was at a much larger

In the past, previous governments have always placed great emphasis upon collectivism, yet, Margaret Thatchers government saw the future as being more individual and made an attempt at reducing/abolishing collectivist thinking. The government wanted people to think more individually. Mrs Thatcher viewed that the collectivist way of thinking would get in the way of the

Through the interaction of the characters, it is evident that the story can be looked at from a Marxist perspective. There is a distinct power structure within

Margaret Thatcher was elected into office as the Conservative Party leader in 1979 in Britain. She replaced the Labour party’s James Callaghan, and ended the Labour party’s 5 year leadership. Thatcher was elected around the same time as her North American counterparts Ronald Raegan and Brian Mulroney who had similar conservative economic ideologies, which led to a change in global economy. She shrunk the public sector to favour privatized industry. She came into power seeking to reduce inflation, reduce the budget deficit, increase economic efficiency, increase home ownership, and reduce power of the trade unions. As will become evident, Thatcher’s controversial election changed western economics into a more capitalist market which led to great economic growth in the UK and other western countries, greater social inequality in Britain, and helped pave the way to power for women in the western world.

In the development process, Margaret Thatcher became one of the founders of a conservative conviction politics school. It has a compelling and enduring impact on politics that in turn earned her a higher profile figure than any other British politician.

Thatcherism gained lots of opposition due to her social and economic policies. Her focus on reducing inflation and creating a self-sufficient society meant that unemployment rose. Also, those who did benefit from her policies such as privatisation encouraged the gap between the rich and poor to grow. Ultimately the growth of the get rich quick, capitalist society in the most important criticism of Thatcher as it links in with many of the other points of opposition

Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister in 1979 when the Conservatives won the general election. However; Thatcher was not the most popular politician of her time. Before 1982 according to sources, “No British leader in recent times had been so unpopular” (Garfinkel, 1985) Before 1982 she had

I chose this movie because it shows a comparative experience with the present working class, although the hardship and experiences are exaggerated in the film, it is still able to depict the social class divide and oppression that exists in the capitalist system. The movie shows how the rich people have all the power, wealth and control over the population, for example, the peacemakers, enforcing free labour, ‘The Hunger Games’ and so on. Whereas, those in poorer districts are working for scraps, living in poverty and starving while the rich people have all the wealth. The ‘Capitol’ is able to control the population by administering The Hunger Games; which is a strategy the rich came up with in order to instill both hope and

In 1979 when Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister she began to privatize state owned companies and to sell some off. Before she became the Prime Minister the government controlled all telecom services, utilities, and some of the oil companies (Seymour, Richard). In addition she also passed legislation, which took away some

The rise of Kim Campbell as Canada's first female Prime Minister is considered by many to be that of a phenomenon. Webster's Dictionary describes a phenomenon as being something of significant or rare, either fact or event. This can be shown by the rise of Kim Campbell from a local Vancouver School Board Trustee, to becoming Prime Minister of Canada. Of course, this success was dependent on her ability and ambition to succeed in what is still considered in contemporary terms as being a male dominated area of profession. Politics, especially in Canada and the United States has never been known for its equal availability between men and women, and only in recent times has seen growth in the number of women who are elected and participate

Her economic policies were another success for Thatcher’s regime. Thatcher’s policies were monumental changes for Britain. Privatisation and deregulation were famous changes implemented by Thatcher. The policy of Privatisation has been called "a crucial ingredient of Thatcherism". After the 1983 election the sale of state utilities accelerated; more than £29 billion was raised from the sale of nationalised industries, and another £18 billion from the sale of council houses. The process of privatisation, especially the preparation of nationalised industries for privatisation, was associated with marked improvements in performance, particularly in terms of labour productivity. Some of the privatised industries including gas, water, and electricity, were natural monopolies for which privatisation involved little increase in competition. The privatisation allowed people to become more involved in the buying of shares in companies. Although this did not work as well as Thatcher would have hoped as many of the richer part of society bought as many shares at they could. Many people denounced this policy as an Elitist policy. The privatisation of public companies was combined with financial deregulation in an attempt to encourage economic growth. Geoffrey Howe Thatcher’s Chancellor of the

Films are important and useful tools for the analytical process that needs to take place when searching for the answers to the questions. "Films are understood to be, among other things, the product of a particular economic theory or set of theories (which can be contradictory), to teach particular theories (including economic theories), and to provide an objective for analysis using economic theory." (Professor Gabriel) It is with this in mind that the films of Matewan and Norma Rae are of importance to us when analyzing the concepts of "feudalism" and "capitalism," because they are films that contain in them examples from these two types of economic systems. While the concept of "unions" is prevalent in both films, the reasons for their existence and the results of their existence appear to be quite different, but important all the same. Thus, the films can also be used to help increase our understanding of the importance and the role of "unions" in society.

The film seeks to highlight a progressive society in England during Margaret Thatcher’s entrepreneurship and opportunism era (Mohanram 1996). Britain