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Legacy

Margaret Thatcher | Cuts, Riots, & War | 2

Legacy

Wondery

History, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

3.9696 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

As Britain's first female Prime Minister, Thatcher has made history. But she's off to a shaky start: her economic policies are unpopular and lead to riots across the country. It looks like her tenure might be cut short - until ... Argentina decides to invade the Falklands islands. 

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0:31.4

Welcome to Legacy and the second episode of our series on Margaret Thatcher.

0:37.1

In the last episode, we saw Thatcher, the serious, strong-willed and ambitious daughter of a greengrocer, rise through Oxford

0:39.0

to become the leader of the Conservative Party and to win the 1979 election.

0:44.8

She hates trade unions and socialisms and wants to shake up the economic status quo, transforming

0:50.3

the government intervention and making Britain into a free market state driven by economics,

0:55.8

which was a radical idea at the time. She's already written her place into history as the first

1:00.8

woman to become Prime Minister of Great Britain. Ever the roller coaster ride, in this episode,

1:07.2

we will see Thatcher rise from one of her lowest points in her career to one of the highest.

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