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The Road to Power

Episode 2 of 3

Series exploring the history of Thatcherism. Thatcher's monetarist policies used to combat inflation caused growing dissent even inside the government.

Series exploring the history of the people and ideas behind what became known as Thatcherism. When Thatcher became Prime Minister, the monetarist policies used to combat inflation created large-scale unemployment and weakened the unions. As riots broke out across Britain, there was growing dissent even inside the government. How would Mrs Thatcher survive her plummeting popularity?

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Mon 9 Jun 2008 02:30

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