Margaret Thatcher

Thatcher effectively persuades her audience of former president Ronald Reagan's impressive legacy. Through the use of numerous literary devices, an anecdote and a convincing tone, Thatcher brings forth the impactful events that Reagan caused and instills an atmosphere of unity within the American people. Within her eulogy, Thatcher utilizes a plethora of literary devices to conclude the success of Reagan’s presidency. The first sentence includes an anaphora, as Thatcher repeats “great” to…

policy to that of the Thatcher governments, such as increased privatisation, reduced public spending, an acceptance of the free market, and a departure from traditional Labour policies such as nationalisation and interventionist economics. It will also be the case that these changes were made for electoral purposes, due to the legacy of the Thatcher government, which changed the voting preferences of the electorate, and not due to globalisation, and hence we will not see the same reaction…

There are many benefits and powers both available and granted to the Prime Minster that can help them whilst in office. These powers can vary in many forms such as helping to solidify their position, gaining support on a view or decision and even playing down their own responsibilities. However the extent to which these powers can go have to be taken into consideration as Prime Ministers are still susceptible to pressure groups, mass public opinion and even other MP 's in parliament. This essay…

This essay is going to examine the cultural phenomenon of the closure of British mines due to the decisions made by Margaret Thatcher during her political career, resulting in a shift of resources. British mines began to rapidly close during Margaret Thatchers political career in the 1980’s. Due to Thatcher’s ideology of monetarism and neo-liberalism, there was a decline in the Marxism system of economic and political thought. Under a conservative government, the revenue and productivity numbers…

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” Margaret Thatcher, the first female British prime minister, 1925-2013, stated this meaningful quote. Meaning that you have to fight for what you want and keep fighting because it will take more than one try to accomplish your goal. The quote by Margaret Thatcher can relate to many famous well know people, for example, there was a man named Steve Jobs who was the co-founder and CEO of Apple. As a kid, he acquired a passion for…

Individualism and Monetarism and also how Thatcher became successful as Prime Minster in the UK. Thatcherism defined as “the free/strong-state ideological stance adopted by Margaret Thatcher: the UK version of the New Right political project” by Andrew Haywood (Heywood, 2007). Thatcherism is a term that came from The Daily Telegraph, days after Thatcher had resigned from office in November 1990 after serving 11 and a half years as Prime Minster in Britain (Evans, 1997). Thatcher is the only…

Many people argue that Margaret Thatcher’s role as the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister in the late 20th century was widely trans-Atlantic, but how exactly has her role as the British Prime Minster made her trans-Atlantic? What made her trans-Atlantic was her unique ideology of Thatcherism, how it affected the outcome of the United States’ 1984 election, and how that ultimately contributed to ending the Cold War. James Cooper’s scholarly articles based on Thatcher will be the main source of…

NPM was result of anti-public sector promotions. Jackson said 2 things gave rise to NPM, the first being the libertarian ideology (laissez-faire, power to the people .. Thatcher) and the second being the Left ideas and peoples demand for the providers of public services to be held more accountable. Therefore, NPM characteristics included a higher focus on output as opposed to being too heavily focused on administering input…

of 2004, Margaret Thatcher (former prime minister of Great Britain) delivered a eulogy to the American people. This eulogy honored the former United States president Ronald Reagan, whom she had worked closely. The United States had lost a great president who was a great man and dear friend to many. Thatcher needed to choose her words to respect what America saw in President Reagan and to bring needed memories back into the minds of the American people listening. In her eulogy, Thatcher uses…

I have a quote that I want you to read and then tell me if you know who wrote it: “Enjoying what we do is not always a feeling of enjoyment; it is sometimes the gritty resolution a man or woman shows in doing what must be done — perhaps with inner dread and yet without whimpering self-pity. I like the phrase, “without whimpering self-pity.” It sounds much more dramatic and important than the phrase, “without complaining.” I also like the phrase, “gritty resolution.” Was there anything that you…