Thatcher government

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:government
gptkbp:community_impact Rise of the middle class
increased social inequality
rise in unemployment
Increased social division
gptkbp:criticism authoritarianism
social division
handling of Northern Ireland conflict
gptkbp:cultural_impact Promotion of individualism
Decline of traditional industries
decline of trade unions
shift towards individualism
gptkbp:duration 1979-1990
1979 to 1990
gptkbp:economic_impact High unemployment rates
Inflation control measures
deregulation of financial markets
privatization of state-owned industries
gptkbp:economic_policy gptkb:Thatcherism
gptkb:Right_to_Buy_scheme
Education reform
Tax cuts
neoliberalism
Economic liberalization
Privatization of state-owned industries
Reduction of the power of trade unions
Health service reforms
gptkbp:election gptkb:1979_general_election
1983 general election
1987 general election
1990 leadership election
gptkbp:historical_significance first female Prime Minister of the UK
longest-serving Prime Minister of the 20th century
transformation of British politics
Influenced global neoliberal policies
Pivotal in shaping modern British politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thatcher government
gptkbp:international_relations Cold War policies
Opposition to the Soviet Union
Close relationship with the United States
gptkbp:is_led_by gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Scottish_National_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:David_Davis
gptkb:Michael_Portillo
gptkb:John_Redwood
gptkb:John_Major
gptkb:David_Willets
gptkb:Rishi_Sunak
gptkb:Dominic_Raab
gptkb:Nadine_Dorries
gptkb:Priti_Patel
gptkb:Iain_Duncan_Smith
gptkb:David_Hunt
gptkb:Oliver_Letwin
gptkb:Norman_Tebbit
gptkb:Andrew_Lansley
gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:Douglas_Hurd
gptkb:Nigel_Lawson
gptkb:Michael_Heseltine
gptkb:William_Waldegrave
gptkb:Chris_Patten
gptkb:Peter_Lilley
gptkb:Geoffrey_Howe
gptkb:Liam_Fox
gptkb:David_Willetts
gptkb:John_Gummer
Michael Ancram
gptkbp:legacy impact on global neoliberal policies
influence on subsequent Conservative governments
polarizing figure in British history
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Education_Reform_Act_1988
gptkb:Employment_Act_1980
gptkb:Housing_Act_1988
gptkb:Local_Government_Act_1988
Right to Buy
gptkbp:main_event gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Miners'_Strike
gptkb:Poll_Tax_protests
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:John_Major
gptkb:Douglas_Hurd
gptkb:Nigel_Lawson
gptkb:Michael_Heseltine
gptkb:Geoffrey_Howe
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Callaghan_government
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Callaghan_government
gptkbp:relationship_with gptkb:United_States
gptkb:European_Economic_Community
gptkbp:succeeded_by Major government
gptkbp:successor Major government
gptkbp:support gptkb:tax_cuts
strong national defense
business deregulation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Poll_Tax
gptkb:Poll_Tax_Riots
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4