Word: thatcherism
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...Thatcher's decision was reinforced by growing European concern about the cold war attitude emanating from Washington and the concurrent rise of the peace movement at home. She saw public opinion changing over the past year as a result of U.S. missile deployment in Western Europe, the breakdown in U.S.-Soviet arms talks, skepticism over American policies in Central America and Lebanon, and the U.S. move into Grenada. The U.S. presidential election and uncertainty about Soviet Leader Yuri Andropov's health were further reasons for her "deep concerns about relations between East and West," she observed. After four...
...least orthodox member of the East bloc, Hungary was the natural starting point for Thatcher's diplomatic opening. From the moment her Royal Air Force VC-10 touched down in Budapest, the Prime Minister sought to find and build on shared moments in history to strengthen the connections between the two countries. At a gala banquet in her honor, she noted that the Magna Carta of 1215 had been an influence on the Golden Bull, a similar document drawn up by a King of Hungary seven years later. She also noted that the bridge across the Danube near...
...centerpiece of Thatcher's visit was a two-hour talk with Hungary's durable and popular leader, Communist Party First Secretary János Kádár, who has ruled the country since the 1956 revolution. The jovial Kádár, 71, arrived early for their meeting, along with ample supplies of roses, cigarettes and mineral water. He later confessed to Thatcher that he had been concerned that her plane might not be able to land because of Budapest's "London fog." Then the small talk gave way to more serious matters: East...
Noting that "uncertainty is dangerous and you really just have to start to talk," Thatcher made her pitch to influential Hungarians both in and out of government in a series of informal meetings. Said one guest after listening to a 20-minute Thatcher homily on the improving British economy: "I almost became a capitalist...
...Prime Minister may have wished that she were receiving so warm a reaction back home. There, despite a comfortable 144-vote majority in Parliament, Thatcher has encountered an unaccountably bumpy stretch. Her Labor foes in the House of Commons have sharpened their claws under their new leader, Neil Kinnock, and Thatcher's Tory backbenchers have risen up in mini-rebellions. The government's recent decision to ban union members from employment at the super-secret Government Communications Headquarters in Cheltenham, because of the fear of work stoppages that could affect security, was vigorously attacked. Not only Labor...