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Margaret
Thatcher The Iron Lady



Margaret Thatcher,
Britains first and so far only woman Prime Minister remains a divisive figure
even today, nearly twenty years after she left office. Supporters of Mrs.
Thatcher look back on her time in office as one of strong government. It was a
time when Britain regained some of its former glories. Her confrontational
reforms of labour laws have ensured that the trade unions can no longer
challenge government in the way that they did in the 1970s, and her firm
policies are still regarded by her supporters in the affluent parts of the
country with fondness.

In contrast, the
mainly Labour voting population of the cities remember her time as Prime
Minister as the bad old days. For them, economic reform meant unemployment.
Reduced taxation meant that less was available for the National Health Service
and the already old railways.

Margaret Thatcher
won three consecutive elections and was without doubt the popular choice of the
British people. She became famous throughout the world for her strong,
determined negotiating skills. She managed to gain a refund for her country
from the European Union. She was a formidable opponent and the nickname of The
Iron Lady, given to her for her fierceness at the negotiating table by the
USSR was not only well earned, but secretly one she enjoyed.