#Thatcher

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Red_UnderTheBed

Reagan and Thatcher so successfully dismantled the concepts of society in their respective countries that we are living in a world where warehouse workers don't want fast food workers to

Robert Saunders

redhistorian

The 1970s was a decade of serious anxiety about food supplies. Norman Tebbit, of all people, urged the government to consider rationing basic foodstuffs. That played a significant role in

Lil 🌹

slaterscandal

Famous UK politicians and the best thing they ever did- a thread: 1. Margaret Thatcher- Died. 2. Winston Churchill- Died. 3. David Cameron- Resigned. 4. Tony Blair- Resigned. 5. Boris

Joe Ascroft

JoeAscroft1

It should be completely unsurprising that in a society with stagnant productivity growth and high/growing asset prices that our political dialogue collapses into a zero-sum game where the only way

Nick Reeves 3.5% #FBPE #ProgressiveAlliance

nickreeves9876

1/ After a Nazi referendum victory Goebbels said that "the will of the people is the will of the government and vice versa". He said this to delegitimise the core

Axel Çorlu

AxelCorlu

What's the obsession with New Zealand and Ardern? Is New Zealand in a geopolitically conflict-ridden part of the world? Does it have a stake in aggressive diplomacy, or tremendous stakes

Lewis Goodall

lewis_goodall

Brexit has been a story where years seem to have happened in weeks.Covering all the daily twists and turns, it’s been easy to lose sight of the big picture.But now

Carolyn Harris

royalhistorian

A few thoughts about Season 4, Episode 8 of #thecrown 48:1 about the Queen and the Commonwealth 48:1 #thecrown begins with a flashback of the future Queen Elizabeth II (portrayed

Ben Sellers

MrBenSellers

We’re very squeamish about tax in this country& we avoid talking about it, but I think it’s important we do & that it becomes part of the daily dialogue. That

Simon M

god_finance

Here follows a thread on socialism and christianity, for #SocialistSunday When I identify as a socialist, that does not mean I agree with everything another socialist thinks.When I identify as

Kevin Spencer

kspence9

There’s some irony in the fact that the people decrying postcritique as an expression of neoliberalism are working within the assumptions of a paradigm that’s coeval with neoliberalism. The decline

Public Service Broadcasting

PSB_HQ

INFORM - EDUCATE - ENTERTAINThe last track to be written for this album, with good reason as it contains elements of all the others. I’ve used that same trick a

Gayle Letherby🌹💙 🎓#WeAreCorbyn #PeaceAndJustice

gletherby

Starmer has declared that Labour will become 'the party of the family' (in an article for the Telegraph behind a paywall). Some concerns: Just what does he mean by family

Mark Curtis

markcurtis30

2021 is a year of several anniversaries in UK foreign policy.1951 - Attlee's Labour govt begins covert planning to overthrow Musaddiq in Iran, carried out by MI6 and CIA two

Alex Smith

alexsmith1062

[1/5]The redundancy notices over which Kinnock cried crocodile tears.They were a tactic to provide wages until 18/12/85.The time bought was to be used to campaign for Thatcher to reverse cuts.

David Thackeray

d_thackeray

Thread: My new @OUPAcademic book Age of Promises: Electoral Promises in Twentieth Century Britain, written with @RichardToye is being published next month (despite the title it considers British political culture

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