segunda-feira, 8 de abril de 2013

The Times obituary: Baroness Thatcher

The Times obituary: Baroness Thatcher

 

 
  • Margaret Thatcher at the Conservative Party Conference, Oct 1982.
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    At the Conservative Party Conference in October 1982Nils Jorgensen/Rex
 
Indomitable Prime Minister whose unswerving belief in free enterprise transformed the political and social landscape
Margaret Thatcher was one of the greatest British politicians of the 20th century. The first woman prime minister in Europe, she held the job for 11 years. In the 20th century no other prime minister had been in office for such a long unbroken period, and no one since Lord Liverpool (1812-27) had had such a long continuous run as Prime Minister.
She led the Conservative Party for 15 years, won three general elections in succession, and never lost a significant vote in the House of Commons. Since Walpole in effect invented the role, only six men have served for

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