qtd. in
Smith, Zadie. White Teeth. Penguin, 2001.
prelims
Margaret Baroness Thatcher
Standard Name: Thatcher, Margaret,,, Baroness
Used Form: Margaret Thatcher
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Caryl Churchill | The play explores women's quest for success in patriarchal society, and the expense at which this success is achieved, particularly in relation to motherhood. It has been considered as a kind of answer to Nell Dunn |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Ali Smith | Don Smith
was born in about 1924 and grew up in Newark, Nottinghamshire, where he came from a long line of psychics (he himself claimed to have woken up to see the ghost of... |
| Friends, Associates | Nina Bawden | NB
was a contemporary at Somerville of the future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
, with whom she had a political argument (which she felt that she lost). She was very briefly a friend of actor... |
| Literary Setting | Zadie Smith | The book's epigraph from Shakespeare
's The Tempest (What's past is prologue) Smith, Zadie. White Teeth. Penguin, 2001. 83 |
| Material Conditions of Writing | Judith Kazantzis | According to her later explanation, the dropping of poetry was a direct result of the policies of the Margaret Thatcher
era: the result was that plans for a third volume of JK
's work from... |
| Material Conditions of Writing | Hilary Mantel | HM
collected a volume of nine stories, all published already and dating as far back as 1993, called The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher. The title piece, begun years before, was completed when Mantel, in... |
| Material Conditions of Writing | Sarah Daniels | SD
later observed that during the 1980s, her debut decade, the stage was becoming a harsher environment as the wave of radicalism ebbed and conditions worsened. Margaret Thatcher
(who became Prime Minister on 4 May... |
| Occupation | Marghanita Laski | ML
served as Vice-Chairman of the Arts Council
for these four years, during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher
. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. “The Times Digital Archive 1785-2007”. Thompson Gale: The Times Digital Archive. (25 February 1982): 11 |
| Performance of text | Ali Smith | At |
| Performance of text | Ali Smith | Early among these works by Smith was Stalemate (1986), her first Fringe
feature, a take off of Thatcherism performed by a company of undergraduate women called qtd. in Murray, Isobel, editor. “Ali Smith”. Scottish Writers Talking 3, John Donald, 2006, pp. 186-29. 197 Trouble and strife traditionally... |
| politics | Carol Ann Duffy | CAD
is a socialist and a feminist. She nevertheless describes herself as less political than most of her relations (except, perforce, during the Margaret Thatcher
years), as if her energy had gone into poetry instead... |
| politics | Harold Pinter | Pinter voted Tory in May 1979 (when Margaret Thatcher
became Prime Minister) in reaction against trade union intransigence (which had threatened a play he was directing at the National Theatre
), and SDP in June... |
| politics | Antonia Fraser | In December 1978 AF
voted Conservative, knowing little about Margaret Thatcher
but excited by the idea of a woman becoming Prime Minister for the first time. She later regretted it. In the 1980s she and... |
| politics | Patricia Highsmith | PH
's political opinions were riddled with contradictions. On some issues she was a reactionary, even a racist. Yet she took intensely to heart such incidents of individual or international violence as the shooting of... |
| politics | Mary Wesley | Late in life MW
was violently opposed to Thatcher
ite conservatism. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
Timeline
November 1955: At a time when economic orthodoxy was by...
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November 1955
At a time when economic orthodoxy was by consensus Keynes
ian, a deed of trust was signed for setting up the Institute of Economic Affairs
, the UK's original free-market think-tank.
“About the IEA”. IEA (Institute of Economic Affairs).
Clarke, Peter. “Knights’ Moves”. London Review of Books, 17 Mar. 2005, pp. 11-14.
11
“About the IEA”. IEA (Institute of Economic Affairs).
8 October 1959: In the general election the Conservatives...
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8 October 1959
In the general election the Conservatives
under Harold Macmillan
increased their majority. Margaret Thatcher
(who had first stood for the safe Labour seat of Dartford in 1950) was elected Conservative member of parliament for Finchley...
1960: The Public Bodies (Admission of the Press...
National or international item
1960
The Public Bodies (Admission of the Press to Meetings) Act took a large step towards open government in Britain.
Porter, Bernard. “Boarder or Day Boy?”. London Review of Books, 15 July 1999, pp. 13-15.
14
1967: Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Member of...
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1967
Margaret Thatcher
, Conservative Member of Parliament for Finchley, was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet .
Colley, Linda. “Little Havens of Intimacy”. London Review of Books, 7 Sept. 2000, pp. 8-9.
9
16 July 1967: The first Legalize Pot Rally was held in...
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16 July 1967
The first Legalize Pot Rally was held in Hyde Park, London, under the auspices of an organization called Soma
, often written as SOMA.
Greer, Germaine. The Madwoman’s Underclothes. Picador, 1987.
3
Abrams, Steve. “Hashish Fudge. The Times Advertisement and the Wootton Report”. Drug War Chronicle: Schaffer Library of Drug Policy, 7 Apr. 1993.
30 June 1970: Margaret Thatcher, soon after taking office...
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30 June 1970
Margaret Thatcher
, soon after taking office as Minister of Education (Conservative), gave Local Education Authorities
freedom to halt or reverse progress towards comprehensive schools.
Simon, Brian. The State and Educational Change: Essays in the History of Education and Pedagogy. Lawrence and Wishart, 1994.
171
By 14 October 1971: Mary Whitehouse, general secretary of the...
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By 14 October 1971
Mary Whitehouse
, general secretary of the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association
, published Who Does She Think She Is?
“The Times Digital Archive 1785-2007”. Thompson Gale: The Times Digital Archive.
(14 October 1971): 12
“The Times Digital Archive 1785-2007”. Thompson Gale: The Times Digital Archive.
(4 March 1971): 4
“The Times Digital Archive 1785-2007”. Thompson Gale: The Times Digital Archive.
(30 June 1971): 2
4 May 1979: The day after the Conservatives' victory...
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4 May 1979
The day after the Conservatives' victory in the general election, Margaret Thatcher
(leader of the Conservative party since 1975) became the first woman Prime Minister of Britain; her government succeeded to the Labour administration of...
3 October 1980: The Housing Act passed by Margaret Thatcher's...
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3 October 1980
The Housing Act passed by Margaret Thatcher
's recently-elected Conservative
government came into effect, giving five million council house tenants in England and Wales the right to buy their homes from local authorities
Childs, Peter, and Mike Storry, editors. Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture. Routledge, 1999.
261
10 October 1980: Margaret Thatcher, at her second Conservative...
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10 October 1980
Margaret Thatcher
, at her second Conservative Party
Conference as Prime Minister, facing the threat of revolt within her party and her Cabinet, delivered a strong speech which proved a turning-point.
Thatcher, Margaret, Baroness. The lady’s not for turning. Guardian News and Media, 2007.
1981: Government funding of British universities...
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1981
Government funding of British universities was savagely reduced by Margaret Thatcher
's Conservative
government: a roughly 11% cut across the board rose to 20% at several institutions.
Collini, Stefan. “HiEdBiz”. London Review of Books, 6 Nov. 2003, pp. 3-9.
5
March 1981: Activist Darcus Howe led about 10,000 people...
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March 1981
Activist Darcus Howe
led about 10,000 people in a protest march to 10 Downing Street (London headquarters of of the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher
) to protest about alleged racism both of criminals and of...
Summer 1981: In this bad season for Northern Ireland,...
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Summer 1981
In this bad season for Northern Ireland, the perceived intransigence of Margaret Thatcher
's British government helped the IRA
to increase its support.
Gearty, Conor. “An Escalation of Reasonableness”. London Review of Books, 6 Sept. 2001, pp. 18-21.
18
9 June 1983: Michael Foot, leader of the Labour Party,...
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9 June 1983
Michael Foot
, leader of the Labour Party
, signally failed in the general election to shake the reign of Tory
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
. He was soon afterwards replaced as party leader by...
1984: Prominent designer Katherine Hamnett caused...
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1984
Prominent designer Katherine Hamnett
caused deliberate political offence by wearing a T-shirt sporting an anti-nuclear slogan for meeting with Margaret Thatcher
.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.
Texts
Jenkins, Simon, and Margaret, Baroness Thatcher. “Foreword”. The lady’s not for turning, Guardian News and Media, 2007, pp. 5-6.
Thatcher, Margaret, Baroness. The lady’s not for turning. Guardian News and Media, 2007.