Word: thatcherism
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...long way to come before being a Thatcherite." MARGARET THATCHER, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, on Labour leader Tony Blair's historic re-election to a third term. Blair needs to remain Prime Minister until November 2008 to surpass Thatcher's record of 11 years and 209 days in office
...fact, the first person to announce his departure from politics after the election was Michael Howard, the Conservative leader. The Tories gained 33 seats, but are so far from their glory days under Margaret Thatcher that their share of the popular vote was no greater than in 2001. The Lib Dems had their best results since the 1920s, picking up 11 seats, mostly from Labour - but had hoped for more...
...which occurred five or more years ago. The trip to the U.K. was sponsored by the National Center for Public Policy Research, on whose board I then sat. Having the most powerful member of Congress meet with one of the three greatest leaders of the 20th century--Lady [Margaret] Thatcher--was a worthy activity. As to the logistical details, I don't recall the arrangements, but I'm certain that everything was done with the intent of adhering to the law. I participated in many trips involving Congressmen, their staffs and other policymakers over the years. Trips are an essential...
...This, then, is Tony Blair's last campaign for Prime Minister. He has won two terms; a third, to match Margaret Thatcher's stern trinity, would be unprecedented for a member of the Labour Party. Win or lose-and he is likely to win-Blair will be remembered as an imposing figure, the man who saved the British left from socialist irrelevance. His "New" Labour has proved a more lasting achievement than Bill Clinton's "New" Democrats. It is a majority party that has combined prudent free-market economics with increased spending on social programs and a notable, if still...
...Protestants, of course, are only part of the problem. For the Thatcher-FitzGerald compromise to survive at all, it will need to win the support of Northern Ireland's mainstream Catholic nationalists. If Thatcher must satisfy Protestants that no sellout is under way, she must also convince Catholics that their allegiance to an Irish identity and to Dublin has somehow been recognized and accepted. --By Frederick Painton. Reported by Edmund Curran/Belfast and Christopher Ogden/Hillsborough