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Merkel is having a Margaret Thatcher moment. Having spent six years in office defying comparison with Britain’s first woman prime minister, Merkel is being likened to Thatcher as she steers Europe’s response to the financial crisis with demands for debt...
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As Robert Carr, he served as employment secretary, leader of the house and home secretary in Edward Heath's 1970/74 administration. And he served for a week as acting leader of the Conservative Party during the election which led to Margaret Thatcher...
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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher flanked by her husband Denis (L), addresses the press, 28 November 1990 for the last time in front of 10 Downing Street in London prior to hand her resignation as prime minister to Queen Elizabeth II. View Photo »
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Margaret Thatcher isn’t merely a towering figure of the Twentieth Century, she is a towering figure in the country’s long history. Members were therefore thrilled to meet and hear from Lord Tebbit, who backed her and helped her in so many ways.
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In 2007, she became president of the European Council and the second woman ever to chair the G8 (Margaret Thatcher was the first.) Angela Merkel has been the Chancellor of Germany since November 22, 2005. The daughter of a pastor and a teacher, she was...
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20 (Bloomberg) -- Angela Merkel is having a Margaret Thatcher moment. Having spent six years in office defying comparison with Britain’s first woman prime minister, Merkel is being likened to Thatcher as she steers Europe’s response to the financial...
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This is Devon published Benefits 'scandal' is inevitable legacy of council house sell-off
Western Morning News
When Conservative politicians went hell for leather down the road that led us all towards a private housing market – selling off hundreds of thousands of council-owned homes under their Right to Buy legislation as Margaret Thatcher and her cronies...
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Former Conservative Prime Minister John Major (R) helps his predecessor Baroness Margaret Thatcher negotiate a step at Westminster Abbey after a service to mark the Passing of The World War One Generation at Westminster Abbey in London November 11, 2009. View Photo »
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She also included Margaret Thatcher, and Joan Jett, so maybe it was just strong women. But Hillary Clinton?
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Even if, for instance, Bihar grows at 10 percent a year for the next 10 years, its economy would be about the same size as Gujarat is today. That's somewhat underwhelming for the man who is being labelled Bihar's Margaret Thatcher (although given the...
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Decline in home ownership: one in three properties rented as under-35s struggle to buy their own houses
This Is Money
It has hit incomes, the availability of cheap mortgages and the number of new homes being built. Yet a sharply increasing population means competition for housing has remained strong so prices have stayed relatively high. Origins: Home ownership took...
About Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She is the only woman to hold either post. Full Article
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Former Conservative Prime Ministers John Major (L) and Baroness Margaret Thatcher arrive at Westminster Abbey in London, for a service to mark the Passing of The World War One Generation, on November 11, 2009. Queen Elizabeth II led Britain in marking Armistice Day on Wednesday --...
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British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) helps former Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher, as they enter 10 Downing Street ahead of their meeting, in central London on 8 June 2010.
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Baroness Margaret Thatcher leaves Westminster Abbey, 02 March, 2005, in central London to attend a service of thanksgiving for the life and work of The Right Honorable Sir Angus Ogilvy who died on Boxing Day 2004.
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Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher applauds Prime Minister John Major at Conservative Central Office in London 06 April, as she stepped into the election ring this weekend to deliver a battle-cry to Tory troops fighting the General Election scheduled 01 May.
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Baroness Margaret Thatcher is helped down steps as she leaves Westminster Abbey, 02 March, 2005, in central London to attend a service of thanksgiving for the life and work of The Right Honorable Sir Angus Ogilvy who died on Boxing Day 2004.
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Pall bearers carry the coffin of Sir Edward Heath past Baroness Margaret Thatcher (top left in hat) in Salisbury Cathedral 25 July, 2005, for the funeral of the former Prime Minister. Best known for taking Britain into the EEC, Sir Edward, who led the country from 1970 to 1974, died of...
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Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher (L) and former Governor of the Falkland Islands Rex Hunt arrive at the workshops of Pobjoy Mint to watch commemorative coins being made to coincide with the 25th Anniversary of Liberation of The Falklands Islands from Argentine...
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) greets Baroness Margaret Thatcher, (L) Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) and his wife Cherie (C) during a Remembrance Service commemorating 25 years since the Falklands Conflict at The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel in Pangbourne, Berkshire, 14 June 2007. ...
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Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher holds aloft the first minted commemorative coin to coincide with the 25th Anniversary of Liberation of The Falklands Islands from Argentine occupation at the Pobjoy Mint in Kingswood, south of London, 31 May 2007. Thatcher,...
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Former British Prime Minister John Major (L) helps Baroness Margaret Thatcher (2nd L) down the steps after attending the Garter service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, in south-east England, 18 June 2007. Windsor Castle plays host to the annual Order of the Garter...
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Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher (L) shakes hands with current Premier Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street, in central London, 13 September 2007. Thatcher returned to her old Downing Street stomping ground today, as she paid Brown a surprise visit. It was an...
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Baroness Margaret Thatcher (L) waits to greet the Queen beside current Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) and his wife Cherie (C) following a Remembrance Service commemorating 25 years since the Falklands Conflict at The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel in Pangbourne, Berkshire, 14 June 2007.
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Former Britain's Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher sits in the House of Lords, in Westminster, in London, 06 November 2007, during the State Opening of Parliament. The British government unveiled its legislative plans for the coming year Tuesday in the traditional pomp of the...
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Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher arrives at a dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in central London to mark the twentieth anniversary of the Bruges speech on October 27, 2008. Baroness Thatcher used a visit to the continent to reveal her vision of Europe in a...
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) assists Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher outside 10, Downing Street in London following a meeting to unveil a specially commissioned portrait of Thatcher on November, 23, 2009.
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Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher (L) is welcomed into 10, Downing Street in London by Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) to unveil a specially commissioned portrait of Thatcher on November, 23, 2009.
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A £12million house, which has been taken over by squatters and is on the same square as former British Prime Minister Lady Margaret Thatcher, is pictured in central London, on September 30, 2009. The occupants have put a notice on the window advising that they occupy the property and...
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Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher (C) is welcomed into 10, Downing Street in London by Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and his wife Sarah to unveil a specially commissioned portrait of Thatcher on November, 23, 2009.
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Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher waves to photographers as she stands with British Prime Minister, David Cameron, on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street, ahead of their meeting, in central London on 8 June 2010.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown stands ouside 10, Downing Street in London after meeting Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher to unveil a specially commissioned portrait of Thatcher on November, 23, 2009.
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Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher (C) poses for a photography with Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and his wife Sarah (L) outside 10, Downing Street in London following a meeting to unveil a specially commissioned portrait of Thatcher on November, 23, 2009.
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Two women leave the cinema after attending the premiere of the The Iron Lady movie --a biographical film about Margaret Thatcher-- in Buenos Aires, on February 2, 2012. The movie was premiered in Argentine theaters amid a furor over the Falkland Islands, which Thatcher's Britain and...
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A man reads a newspaper review on the The Iron Lady movie --a biographical film about Margaret Thatcher-- outside a cinema in Buenos Aires, on February 2, 2012. The movie was premiered in Argentine theaters amid a furor over the Falkland Islands, which Thatcher's Britain and Argentina...
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Former Conservative Prime Minister John Major (R) helps his predecessor Baroness Margaret Thatcher negotiate a step at Westminster Abbey after a service to mark the Passing of The World War One Generation at Westminster Abbey in London November 11, 2009. Queen Elizabeth II led Britain...
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