Word: thatcherism
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...idea of politicians as leaders in the ecology movement seems strange, even more surprising is who agreed to be the closing speaker at the London conference: Margaret Thatcher. Though she has long been accused of being insensitive to environmental issues, the Prime Minister promised last week that Britain will push manufacturers to eliminate chlorofluorocarbons from new refrigerators -- evidence that these days even the most conservative leaders are worried about the environment...
Hodgson, a veteran British journalist who has written for The London Times and The Washington Post, will teach a course on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's relationship with the press...
Rushdie possesses an egotistical, self-righteous streak that has not always endeared him to his fellow Britons. He has been an articulate critic of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's economic policies. And somewhere in the process of becoming Westernized, Rushdie lost his faith. "When I was young, I was religious in quite an unthinking way," he said recently. "Now I'm not, but I am conscious of a space where...
...Conservatives are finding it much easier to rally popular vocal support for deregulation of the legal profession. Thatcher's plan calls for abolishing the traditional division between solicitors, who deal directly with the public, and barristers, who must be "instructed" by solicitors before taking on a case and who have a virtual monopoly on presenting cases in high court. Under the government's proposal, any lawyer would be free to present cases in court after obtaining a "certificate of competence." Many consumer-interest groups and solicitors cheered the plan, while barristers promised to fight...
...Thatcher government, showing its determination to push ahead with the medical-service reforms, will issue eight working papers in the next two weeks. The resulting legislation will be submitted to Parliament, where its chances of passing are considered good. As for the legal reforms, a bill is expected to be ready by this fall. Despite the barristers' all-out campaign to block the changes, there is a widespread feeling that their monopoly is nearing...