Iron Lady was the imperious woman in the world for ten years.Margaret Thatcher was a strong but fair, able to show stubbornness, but also enter the position of the enemy, the ambitious but deadpan, and cold-blooded.Thatcher has reached the pinnacle of power elite, focused on male supremacy, and reached it only devoted his life to the struggle and dedication.Its slow, small steps, climb to the pinnacle of power started from among the poor class of England, this is the beginning it seemed inconceivable to achieve such a lofty goal.She made the impossible: a lowly shopkeeper's daughter, brought up in the house even without the internal plumbing, had the temerity to invade safely secure fortress of male power and become prime minister of Great Britain.
She was born October 13, 1925 in a poor apartment, located above a grocery store warehouse.Located north of London English town of Grantham, where she was born, famous only for being the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton.Her parents - a seamstress and a shopkeeper.Family Roberts lived a harsh life - not so much because the idea of a devout father preached asceticism, but because always lacked money.The apartment
Her mother, Beatrice Roberts, was considered exemplary housewife and her daughter's life almost did not intervene: first, too much effort and time was taken up with the housework chores and sewing perk, and secondly, an independent daughter ochenThis allows timid mother to participate in their own education.Here the father - is another matter.However, Alfred Roberts not only taught the daughter as constantly praised, encouraged all her hobbies and her best friend was that freedom-loving Margaret very pleased.
Maggie Roberts adored her father, but for him it has become everything.Alfred, a very gifted person education did not shine.Having finished only primary school, he was forced to stop on it and, as a habitual craving for knowledge compensated for endless reading books.He and Margaret have infected a passion for reading.Together they went to the library and read aloud to each other, passionately arguing about this or that book and, most importantly, a lot of talking.Maybe it is because God did not give his son Alfred, and his eldest daughter Muriel strikingly like her mother - a born housewife, he tried to bring in talented and original younger daughter all their unrealized ambitions, hopes and dreams.
father sometimes forget that Maggie's only a little girl, and spoke to her as an equal.He's from morning to night inspired the daughter of the principles of honor, duty and faith.Even before Margaret went to school, my father taught her for anything in the world not to merge with the faceless crowd, do not take gregarious decisions do not be afraid to be misunderstood, and unlike the others, fearlessly defend their own point of view, does not shift the responsibility to someone.He said: "Baby, remember, in life there are no words:" I can not "or" It's too hard. "Such words - for the weak in spirit. "Alfred convinced quite yet crumbs that you need to feel sorry for people, but you can not feel sorry for yourself.And besides, we must always remember that the Lord does not abandon his children.He taught the daughter as you would a father teaches his son, while grains fell in a very fertile ground.
girl absorbed the philosophy of his father, like a sponge, and many of his adult deeds committed under its influence.Margaret's father tried to give the best education.Maggie before school started studying music and poetry.Alfred Roberts, from early childhood taught her the sport, as preached the idea of a harmonious and all-round development of the personality.And among other things, the father of her daughter developed speaking skills.It would seem that the girl's life, filled with books, music, sports and endless conversations with his father, was bright and saturated.But every coin has two sides.
Margaret largely ahead of their peers intellectually, in a sense, by her childhood.She grew serious for his age and introverted child and had no friends. If not for my father, Maggie would be all alone.With all the power of life position of his father, he had a dogmatic religious beliefs, which did not allow her daughter to deal with frivolous peers, going to the movies or, later, dancing.Yes, Margaret, and do not really aspire to this ...
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Maggie enrolled in a school for girls.She was well attended and actively participated in competitive sports, even became captain of his school.In nine years, Margaret Hilda won a poetry contest, perhaps, that's when the character first appeared the famous Iron Lady future.
When Maggie got the first place, headmistress greeted the girl, telling her: "You are very lucky, Margaret," to which the schoolgirl replied with conviction: "It's not luck, ma'am.It is a merit! "Since then, the whole school called Maggie Toothpick - whether for a sharp mind, or at least for a sharp tongue.
At age 12 she began attending political meetings, and 13, regardless of the political leanings of his father, follower conservatives made their own choices in favor of the Labour Party.In addition, Margaret had time to work in his family's grocery store.Meanwhile it progressed not only a daughter, but the father.Hard work and extraordinary dedication he achieved what became mayor Grenthema.Margaret closely followed his political career.
ZUBRILKA
Maggie set itself a difficult task - and brilliantly coped with them.Four years before graduation, she decided she would learn in the best women's college in Oxford - Somerville.Money in the family is still not enough, and in order to qualify for a scholarship, it was required to learn Latin in perfection - and cramming four-year girl did so.That's when it acquired its regular school nickname - Zubrilka.But
nickname nickname and somervilskuyu scholarship Margaret still won.Before college she lived in my own little isolated world that my father had built for her: hard study, store and endless discussions about books and politics.As Margaret Somerville receives another nickname: classmates started calling her Jeanne in honor of Joan of Arc - whether because it is "burned" in the study, or because for the first time and fell in love madly, like a real Jeanne fearlessly ascendedthe fire failed love.
Her first love was the son of Count, whose family, of course, did not accept the small shopkeeper's daughter.The young man, fairly struhnuv unambiguous threats from parents to deprive him of financial support, Margaret left alone with her first love disappointments, but it was too strong and proud, to allow yourself to suffer.
Maggie with even greater tenacity began to study.She was seen with the textbook in hands with six in the morning until midnight.The only thing she was distracted from their studies - is popular in those days, the political debate that Margaret did not miss.There she honed oratorical skills, learned to defend its position among men, in principle, was not interested in the opinion of women, and especially on such "unfeminine" issues such as politics and economics.Maggie Roberts
more and more in love with politics.Later, at Oxford University, she joined the Conservative Association.In his memoirs, Margaret admitted that the change of political preferences has been caused not only by ideological considerations, but purely and career plans to become the president of this association.
UMNITSA
In 1947, Margaret Roberts received a bachelor's degree with a major in chemistry and became a researcher in the laboratory, located in Menningtone.From the first moment she was aware that in a small Menningtone her with her exorbitant ambition and ambition will be closely.
It sought to London, and the following passage of her work - a chemical laboratory in the capital. Career chemist appeared without success, but rather short, as all thought Maggie engage in politics, and the closely related jurisprudence. In 1948, Margaret decided to try to get into the parliament from the Conservative Party branch in Dartford, Kent.
She was virtually no chance: 23 years old, woman ... She did not head in the clouds and assess your chances as a minimum, but still joined in the fight.
Margaret Roberts lost the elections, but won in his personal life.During the campaign, Maggie met with one of his fellow party members - industrialist Dennis Thatcher.
lasted two years of their "political affair", and in 1951 they married.Almost immediately after the honeymoon she enrolled in law school.Evil tongues (Margaret whole life surrounded by evil tongues) argued that Maggie married for purely mercenary reasons, as provided by the spouse could pay for a law degree, which she dreamed.Margaret too much respect for herself and her husband to publicly respond to the attacks, but in private conversations with friends recognized that such speculation it hurt hurt.
In 1953, Maggie received a lawyer, and lawyers' examination, she handed over two four-twins in her arms.The next five years of Margaret Thatcher worked as a lawyer.Later she became a great expert on patent and tax law - jurisprudence, where women at the time there was virtually no space.That's when Maggie courageously entered a man's world, and began to look for him a place in the sun.Later
Margaret said: "It is good that all my life I was studying in the educational institutions for girls.Almost without being familiar with the boys in my childhood, I did not learn to complex in front of them and give them just because they are boys.And when I became an adult - sorry, gentlemen, but it was too late. " Margaret never for a moment forget their main goal - to get into the world of big-time politics, but quite deliberately for several years took a timeout, which allowed her to wait until her children were a little older.
and in 1959 Margaret second time to fight for a seat in parliament, and this time won, becoming a member of the House of Commons in 33 years.
armored tanks
Margaret Thatcher began to actively move forward on the political ladder from the 60s, but only 20 years later, in May 1979, she became the Prime Minister of Great Britain, having won nearly 44% of the vote. She was 53 years old, and to defend their position in a man's world for so many years, it has become even tougher.Even I adore and bow down before her father said: "Margaret 99.5% - perfection.The remaining half a percent - this is what it could be, be just a little warmer. "
With the arrival of the big policy change not only her life but also the nickname. God, just do not call this woman!And the Iron Lady, and Bloody Margo, and armored tanks, and daughters shopkeepers and Taran - you name it!By the way, we came up with the nickname Iron Lady Russian.It is our light hand so called her the world.
Without a doubt, one of the main policies of the projections on the plane of real life is the state of the economy.What kind of country is from this point of view has got the prime minister Margaret Thatcher?Before the coming to power of EMTI, for brevity often called her in the UK, the country was seriously ill.US, continental Europe and quickly progressing Asian countries aggressively drove out the British from the previously conquered their trade and economic niches.Regression reigned in all progressed except endless fuel crisis.
Press gave useful advice to citizens on how to properly build their lives for months in unheated apartments.The treasury had no money, and public servants have begun to detain wages, and some forcibly transferred to a three-four-day working week.Inflation reached 20-25%.In the largest cities in the country ceased to clean up the garbage and stinking garbage collected around the hordes of rats.For the first time in the history of England in the central parks were well-groomed lawns.
Brilliant Britain in the eyes degenerated.But it is the nature of our life, that good times tend to give the world the most ordinary people, and the Titans, the heroes and geniuses of birth is difficult.Medicines that EMTI forced to take his ailing country is actually composed of quite traditional ingredients.
It would seem that everything is very simple: do not be a dependent;get practical education claimed;honest work and honest pay for work;stretch one's legs on clothes;respect the law;pay taxes;do not take into debt is not returned what was already owed;aside money in case of sickness and old age.That's all unpretentious rules of the game!But their introduction into the economy EMTI had to fight so hard, almost military, means that the events of those years were named journalists and researchers of historical Battle of Britain.
In war as in war - and Margaret Thatcher, not mindalnichaya, straighten out completely impudent trade unions, with the striking miners protesting against the closure of unprofitable mines, a welfare mentality in society, believe the state it something a priori, "should",offenses during denationalization, corruption and tax evasion.
main blow was directed at fighting inflation, and, of course, drastic measures taken by the Prime Minister, were very unpopular.The government took control of the most severe issue of money and credit policy.The country's budget was also brought under control quite clear what caused the huge cuts in public funding. Unlike many other politicians, EMTI did not use the method of carrot and stick.There was only a whip, but the Iron Lady ever false and not hypocrisy to the nation, did not give empty promises.
Yes, it was very hard.Yes, no one promised instant improvements.Yes, methods EMTI absolutely unfeminine.She said, "No one needs a government composed of soft toys."However, it is stiffness analytical mind and determination led to the prime minister that by 1984 inflation fell to 4%.Victims in this way were many.One after the other bankrupt companies, previously lived on government subsidies.The army of unemployed has reached terrifying proportions.A huge gulf between the economic situation of the different regions of the country.But gradually I began to grow and strengthen its position middle class.
no secret that the middle class most objectively shows the state of health of the economy, and during the years of the Iron Lady, he significantly increased and reached 40% of the population.British business is planted in the semi-starvation diet to lose weight, suddenly I felt so much better that ran at full speed to catch escaped far ahead of competitors.
won a major illness - inflation and cruelly controlling its dynamics, EMTI managed to cope with complications.Since 1984, Britain began to progress, and gradually become the very country that we know today.Although, of course, not without mistakes.At some point the anti-inflationary policy has been weakened - and rising prices started again.Several serious miscalculations admitted in the tax legislation, which also had a negative impact on the economy.Not the strong point of the Prime Minister is the foreign policy.But bugs are not known to commit only one who does nothing.She made decisions to do things - and fully responsible for them.That is why the award
Margaret Thatcher Queen Elizabeth II in 1992, the title of baron, was seen in British society as a just reward.
PERSONAL LIFE
On the political incarnation of the great EMTI says a lot, but I would like to talk about that side of her life, which was never in the mind - the family. What became Iron Lady, when after an eventful working day returning to his home?
Margaret practically inexperienced in dealing with men, except that in addition to the political debate, she married a man ten years older, with experience of a failed marriage and a very secured.Hardly.
