Thatcherism

Thatcherism
The political ideology attributed to the governments of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (1979 - 1990), characterised by, among other things, a free market economy, privatisation and low taxation.
See Also: Thatcherite, Thatchers children, Blairism

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