Essays on Thatcherism

The term Thatcherism emanated from the belief in a combination of free market policies and upholding family values. With the emergence of Thatcherism, the role of the Friedrich (2014) presented a convincing argument against the British arguing that they would create an oppressive society where the citizenry would not have freedom by abandoning liberalism and individualism. He further argued that socialism had its roots in exaltation of state above its citizens and central planning of economic policies. For him it was undemocratic to impose the will of a minority upon the majority though central planning. The centralised planning systems ...

Thatcherism is typically described by analysts and political experts to be an ideology which espoused achieving a supported governing competency with the reconstruction of traditional conservative tenets with a focus on autonomy over a series of issues, they deemed as issues of “high-politics” Moravcsik, 1991). Specifically Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power in came on the heels of post War World II, a deteriorating industrial based economy and the provision of abysmal governmental services and a deep seated crisis of the state during the mid-1970s (Gamble, 1988). These “new politics’ within the Conservative traditions emerged during a recession and ...

Origins

The New Romantics is a subculture movement that emerged from the working class youths of London. The movement began in the late 1970s and lasted to the later parts of the 1980s. It was associated with a new music wave and unique fashion. The fashion aspect of the movement emerged out of “Billy’s”, a club that was located on Dean Street, London. This nightclub held famous events which were called Bowie and Roxy Music nights. Young people found punk rock unattractive and wanted something different. It is this unique blend of post-punk and fashion that grew into the ...