thatcher style of leadership + ideology

what does conviction politician mean?

someone who follows policies based on their own beliefs rather than because they are popular/tradition

what social class was thatcher?

resolutely middle class

what was her father’s job + name 

Alf Roberts, grocer

what two values were important in her upbringing, later reflected in her political beliefs? 

self - reliance, self - improvement 

what did Thatcher study + where

Chemistry at Oxford

what did she later become?

a lawyer

give 3 things about her which showed she was not from a traditional Tory background

suburban, from trade, a woman

what did thatcher famously say at the peak of discontent with her policies + when? 

“You can turn if you want to - the lady’s not for turning” 1981 party conference

what was thatcherism based on? (3)

some traditional Conservative thinking, Thatcher’s own political and social thinking, New Right think tanks

what did New Right reject and accept instead in terms of economy

rejected Keynesian economics, accepted monetarism and free-market economics

why was the free market seen as moral for Thatcherites? 

helped individuals to take responsibility for their own actions 

what did Thatcherites put a great deal of emphasis on in society?

order in society

what did Thatcher famously say about families and society 

“Who is society?There is no such thing! There are individual men and women and there are families”

therefore, what regulation were Thatcherites in support of in society? 

police, tough on law and order issues

what did support for the police lead to accusations of? 

accusations that the police had become politicised, especially during industrial disputes