“Being powerful is like being a lady, if you have to tell people you are you aren’t.” Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first ever Prime Minister. She used her cast iron will to help change the face of Britain. She created a particular school; of right-wing politics. Margaret Thatcher was the daughter of a grocer; she had very little as a child. Yet she was successful at Oxford University and later on became the 1st woman Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Margaret was born in Grantham Lincolnshire on October 13, 1925. She and her family lived in a apartment above her father’s corner store. She had one sibling, Muriel Roberts. Muriel was the older of the two girls. Their parents were Alfred and Beatrice Roberts. As a child Margaret attended Grantham …show more content…
Denis Thatcher was a very wealthy man. Later that same year they had two children Mark and Carol Thatcher. But in 1952 Margaret put politics aside to study law. After law school she gained the notice of the Conservation Party. Margaret Thatcher was called the Iron lady. When she was serving as a secretary of education in the 1970’s, Margaret ended the free milk program for school children between the ages of 7 and 11. Many politics in the media labeled her “Thatcher the milk snatcher” also Sun newspaper called her “The most unpopular woman in …show more content…
She was the best known for the destruction of Great Britain traditional industries. In Margaret’s second term from 1983 to 1987 she had many conflicts. One of the conflicts was a bomb attempt that was meant to kill her at the Conservative Conference in Brighton.
Margaret Thatcher began her third term in 1987. Wince this was her last year she was more determined than ever as prime minister of Britain and motivated than ever before. There were many improvements to Britain, but they had three reforms made during this time. In 1989, the Community Charge was introduced. It was Margaret Thatcher’s innovative tax system for the Thatcher Government. In 1990, there was a law announced that separated the providers and the consumers within the National Health Service. During this time local councils decided to increase the tax rates and blame it on the Thatcher Government.
Margaret Thatcher was the longest Prime Minister to ever serve in Great Britain. She served for 11 years and 209 days. Even though she had many struggles to face from how she was brought up in life, Margaret never let that stop her from doing what she loved. Beside from being the Prime Minister she also published a book called Statecraft. This talked about her view on
Margaret was born in Grantham Lincolnshire on October 13, 1925. She and her family lived in a apartment above her father’s corner store. She had one sibling, Muriel Roberts. Muriel was the older of the two girls. Their parents were Alfred and Beatrice Roberts. As a child Margaret attended Grantham …show more content…
Denis Thatcher was a very wealthy man. Later that same year they had two children Mark and Carol Thatcher. But in 1952 Margaret put politics aside to study law. After law school she gained the notice of the Conservation Party. Margaret Thatcher was called the Iron lady. When she was serving as a secretary of education in the 1970’s, Margaret ended the free milk program for school children between the ages of 7 and 11. Many politics in the media labeled her “Thatcher the milk snatcher” also Sun newspaper called her “The most unpopular woman in …show more content…
She was the best known for the destruction of Great Britain traditional industries. In Margaret’s second term from 1983 to 1987 she had many conflicts. One of the conflicts was a bomb attempt that was meant to kill her at the Conservative Conference in Brighton.
Margaret Thatcher began her third term in 1987. Wince this was her last year she was more determined than ever as prime minister of Britain and motivated than ever before. There were many improvements to Britain, but they had three reforms made during this time. In 1989, the Community Charge was introduced. It was Margaret Thatcher’s innovative tax system for the Thatcher Government. In 1990, there was a law announced that separated the providers and the consumers within the National Health Service. During this time local councils decided to increase the tax rates and blame it on the Thatcher Government.
Margaret Thatcher was the longest Prime Minister to ever serve in Great Britain. She served for 11 years and 209 days. Even though she had many struggles to face from how she was brought up in life, Margaret never let that stop her from doing what she loved. Beside from being the Prime Minister she also published a book called Statecraft. This talked about her view on