撒切尔夫人-英文介绍

1、You can turn，but the lady is not for turning！你们可以转变立场，但本夫人绝不回头！你们可以转变立场，但本夫人绝不回头！IntroductionName：Margaret Hilda Thatcher（玛格丽特.希尔达.撒切尔，October 13,1925-April 8,2013）Alias：Iron MaidenNationality:BritishUniversity:Oxford，a Bachelor of science ， Master of ArtsHusband：Dennis Thatcher Baron1979-1983: PRIM

2、E MINISTER FIRST TERMlThatcher became Prime Minister on 4 May 1979. Arriving at 10 Downing Street, she said, in a paraphrase of St. Francis of Assisi:lWhere there is discord, may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. And where there is

3、despair, may we bring hope.GDP and public spendingby functional classification % change in real terms1979/80 to 1989/90 GDP +23.3Total government spending +12.9Law and order +53.3Employment and training +33.3Health +31.8Social security +31.8Transport 5.8Trade and industry 38.2Housing 67.0Defence 3.3

4、 The term Thatcherism came to refer to her policies as well as aspects of her ethical outlook and personal style, including moral absolutism, nationalism, interest in the individual, and an uncompromising approach to achieving political goals. 1983-1987: PRIME MINISTER SECOND TERMl The second term o

5、pened with almost as many difficulties as the first. The government found itself challenged by the miners union, which fought a year-long strike in 1984-85 under militant leadership. The labour movement as a whole put up bitter resistance to the governments trade union reforms, which began with legi

6、slation in 1980 and 1982 and continued after the General Election.l The miners strike was one of the most violent and long lasting in British history. The outcome was uncertain, but after many turns in the road, the union was defeated. This proved a crucial development, because it ensured that the T

7、hatcher reforms would endure. In the years that followed, the Labour Opposition quietly accepted the popularity and success of the trade union legislation and pledged not to reverse its key components. Margaret Thatcher & Ronald Reagan at Camp David, 22 December 1984 1987-1990: PRIME MINISTER THIRD

8、TERMl The legislative platform of the third-term Thatcher Government was among the most ambitious ever put forward by a British administration. There were measures to reform the education system (1988), introducing a national curriculum for the first time. There was a new tax system for local govern

9、ment (1989), the Community Charge, or poll tax as it was dubbed by opponents. l All three measures were deeply controversial. The Community Charge, in particular, became a serious political problem, as local councils took advantage of the introduction of a new system to increase tax rates, blaming t

10、he increase on the Thatcher Government.Margaret Thatcher & Gorbachev at RAF Brize Norton, 7 December 1987.Conclusionl Margaret Thatcher remains an intensely controversial figure in Britain. Critics claim that her economic policies were divisive socially, that she was harsh or uncaring in her politic

11、s, and hostile to the institutions of the British welfare state. Defenders point to a transformation in Britains economic performance over the course of the Thatcher Governments and those of her successors as Prime Minister. Trade union reforms, privatisation, deregulation, a strong anti-inflationar

12、y stance, and control of tax and spending have created better economic prospects for Britain than seemed possible when she became Prime Minister in 1979.l Critics and supporters alike recognise the Thatcher premiership as a period of fundamental importance in British history. Margaret Thatcher accum

13、ulated huge prestige over the course of the 1980s and often compelled the respect even of her bitterest critics. Indeed, her effect on the terms of political debate has been profound. Whether they were converted to Thatcherism, or merely forced by the electorate to pay it lip service, the Labour Party leadership was transformed by her period of office and the New Labour politics of Tony Blair wo