Nigel Lawson – the 1980s Tory Chancellor
In the 1980s, I lived with Nigel Lawson’s nephew while his uncle was Thatcher’s Chancellor of the Exchequer and architect of her financial policies.
monetarism
Read More
Milton Friedman falls out with Thatcher
In 1982, Milton Friedman finally fell out publicly with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over his monetarist ideology that had deepened the UK recession
Inflation and unemployment under Thatcher
Both unemployment and inflation soared in the first two years of the Thatcher government though the Tories were open to a rise in the jobless figures
The economic Recession of 1979 to 1981
Between 1979 and 1981, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher presided over an unprecedented economic recession that devastated manufacturing industry
Austerity economics – failure 35 years ago
The 1979 Thatcher government introduced a form of austerity economics called monetarism that ended up being a complete failure
Political badges from the 1980s
My collection of political badges from the 1980s shows the causes we cared about from racism to nuclear disarmament and freedom for the people of Chile
Thatcher downfall expected in 1984
In its end of year edition in 1979, The Economist predicted the imminent downfall of Margaret Thatcher but instead she endured for another decade
1979 General Election – James Callaghan fights back
1979 General Election – James Callaghan fights back – but it’s too little, too late
1979 UK General Election changes history
The 1979 general election saw Margaret Thatcher swept to power in the United Kingdom ushering in an era of polarisation as well as free market economics
Monotony – unemployment in the eighties
Unemployment in the eighties was endemic in the United Kingdom with millions out of work and an underground dole culture emerged
- 1
- 2