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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_period
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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social conservatism
monetarism
deregulation
reduction of power of trade unions
neoliberal economic policies
privatization of state-owned industries
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:endDate
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1990
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gptkbp:followedBy
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Major era
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Thatcher era
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkb:Michael_Foot
gptkb:Social_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Neil_Kinnock
gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
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gptkbp:notableCase
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gptkb:Education_Reform_Act_1988
gptkb:Housing_Act_1980
gptkb:Local_Government_Act_1988
Employment Acts
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Miners'_Strike_(1984–1985)
gptkb:Big_Bang_(financial_markets_reform)
implementation of the Poll Tax
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Norman_Tebbit
gptkb:Denis_Thatcher
gptkb:Michael_Heseltine
gptkb:Geoffrey_Howe
gptkb:Nigel_Lawson
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gptkbp:notablePolicy
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gptkb:Right_to_Buy
gptkb:Community_Charge_(Poll_Tax)
gptkb:abolition_of_Greater_London_Council
gptkb:privatization_of_British_Gas
Section 28
tax cuts
privatization of British Steel
reduction of state intervention
privatization of British Telecom
market liberalization
privatization of British Airways
anti-union legislation
public spending cuts
abolition of metropolitan county councils
anti-inflation measures
council house sales
curbing inflation
emphasis on free market principles
increase in VAT
introduction of GCSEs
introduction of National Curriculum
privatization of electricity industry
privatization of water utilities
promotion of home ownership
promotion of individual responsibility
reducing government borrowing
reduction in top rate of income tax
reduction of welfare state
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gptkbp:politicalParty
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gptkb:Conservative_Party
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Winter_of_Discontent
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gptkbp:primeMinister
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gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
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gptkbp:startDate
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1979
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:post-World_War_II_England
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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