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This biography of Lady Thatcher relates in warm detail the life of Margaret Thatcher, her achievements as British Prime Minister, and her life since retirement. Written in a vigorous, no-nonsense style, Lady Thatcher provides a succinct portrait of the Iron Lady, illustrating what the terms Thatcherite and Thatcherism really mean. Blundell shows why Thatcher was such an outstanding world leader and such an inspiration for women leaders in particular.The book begins with contrasting scenes the desolation of Britain in the 1978-9 Winter of Discontent prior to Thatcher's premiership, and the economic buoyancy and national self-confidence that prevailed by the end of her period in office 11Â1⁄2 years later. The body of the text provides a chronological, strongly narrative treatment of Thatcher's life, from childhood through to current times. When Margaret Thatcher donated $3m to the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, to establish the Thatcher Center, it was John Blundell who proposed the toast to her in front of the 500+ audience assembled to mark the occasion. This book is his personal portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the woman who was the pivotal point of the rescue of a country, a woman who woke up her nation and made it once again a world leader. It is not only the story of her life but also an examination of the ideas, interests, and circumstances surrounding key events.The author illustrates Thatcher's decisive style in handling potentially explosive issues, her sang-froid, and her charm through numerous vignettes and quotes. He relates the facts of Margaret Thatcher's terms in power and explains how policy reforms and political perspectives that are now taken for granted in Britain had to be fought for.The transformation she brought to the United Kingdom was stunning on many fronts. Pre-Thatcher, Blundell says, a sclerotic union-dominated economy was typified by surly service, poor products and a "craven" business class. Post-Thatcher even the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), an exemplar of what Americans call the "liberal media," extended its coverage of the private business sector quite considerably, such is the emphasis on the values of capitalism in today's society. Service and product quality have been improved many times over. The choice and level of quality and service that had so impressed the author on his first visits to the U.S. in 1974 was becoming commonplace in the UK by the end of her terms as Prime Minister. Introduction 1. Childhood 2. University 3 Launching 4. Elected40 5. Opposition I 6. Education Secretary 7. Reflections 8. Leader 9. Opposition II 10. Power 11. Liberating the Economy 12. Privatizing the Commanding Heights 13. Selling Off Public Housing 14. Going to War 15. Beating the Miners 16. Reforming the Unions 17. Battling the IRA 18. Befriending America 19. Kicking Down the Wall 20. Dealing With Brussels 21. Resignation 22. Retirement 23. Family: Denis, Carol, Mark 24. Men: Alf, Keith, Ronald, Alfred, Alan, Ralph 25. Her World 26. Ten Lessons When Margaret Thatcher donated $3m to the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, to establish the Thatcher Center, it was John Blundell who proposed the toast to her in front of the 500+ audience assembled to mark the occasion. This book is his personal portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the woman who was the pivotal point of the rescue of a country, a woman who woke up her nation and made it once again a world leader. It is not only the story of her life but also an examination of the ideas, interests, and circumstances surrounding key events. The author illustrates Thatcher's decisive style in handling potentially explosive issues, her sang-froid, and her charm through numerous vignettes and quotes. He relates the facts of Margaret Thatcher's terms in power and explains how policy reforms and political perspectives that are now taken for granted in Britain had to be fought for. The transformation she brought to the United Kingdom was stunning on many fronts. Pre-Thatcher, Blundell says, a sclerotic union-dominated economy was typified by surly service, poor products and a "craven" business class. Post-Thatcher even the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), an exemplar of what Americans call the "liberal media," extended its coverage of the private business sector quite considerably, such is the emphasis on the values of capitalism in today's society. Service and product quality have been improved many times over. The choice and level of quality and service that had so impressed the author on his first visits to the U.S. in 1974 was becoming commonplace in the UK by the end of her terms as Prime Minister. Preface......Page 18 Introduction......Page 28 1. Childhood......Page 34 2. University......Page 42 3. Launching......Page 52 4. Elected......Page 62 5. Opposition I......Page 70 6. Education Secretary......Page 80 7. Reflections......Page 88 8. Leader......Page 94 9. Opposition II......Page 100 10. Power......Page 106 11. Liberating the Economy......Page 110 12. Privatizing the Commanding Heights......Page 116 13. Selling Off Public Housing......Page 124 14. Going to War......Page 130 15. Beating the Miners......Page 138 16. Reforming the Unions......Page 144 17. Battling the IRA......Page 148 18. Befriending America......Page 154 19. Kicking Down the Wall......Page 158 20. Dealing with Brussels......Page 164 21. Resignation......Page 172 22. Retirement......Page 182 Denis......Page 190 Carol......Page 194 Mark......Page 195 Alf......Page 198 Keith......Page 199 Ronald......Page 201 Alfred......Page 203 Alan......Page 204 Ralph......Page 206 25. Her World......Page 208 26. Ten Lessons......Page 214 Postscript: What Remains to be Done......Page 224 Further Reading......Page 228 Algora Publishing Preface 18 Introduction 28 1. Childhood 34 2. University 42 3. Launching 52 4. Elected 62 5. Opposition I 70 6. Education Secretary 80 7. Reflections 88 8. Leader 94 9. Opposition II 100 10. Power 106 11. Liberating the Economy 110 12. Privatizing the Commanding Heights 116 13. Selling Off Public Housing 124 14. Going to War 130 15. Beating the Miners 138 16. Reforming the Unions 144 17. Battling the IRA 148 18. Befriending America 154 19. Kicking Down the Wall 158 20. Dealing with Brussels 164 21. Resignation 172 22. Retirement 182 23. Family 190 Denis 190 Carol 194 Mark 195 24. Men 198 Alf 198 Keith 199 Ronald 201 Alfred 203 Alan 204 Ralph 206 25. Her World 208 26. Ten Lessons 214 Postscript: What Remains to be Done 224 Further Reading 228 ISBN-13:,9780875866314,ISBN-13:,9780875866307 This biography of Lady Thatcher relates in warm detail the life of Margaret Thatcher, her achievements as British Prime Minister, and her life since retirement. Written in a vigorous, no-nonsense style, Lady Thatcher provides a succinct portrait of the Iron Lady, illustrating what the terms?Thatcherite? and?Thatcherism? really mean. Blundell shows why Thatcher was such an outstanding world leader and such an inspiration for women leaders in particular. The book begins with contrasting scenes? the desolation of Britain in the 1978-9?Winter of Discontent? prior to Thatcher's premiership, and John Blundell. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 211-212) And Index.