Lecture 1: Introductions - Thatcher and Thatcherism

David Robertson gives his views on Thatcher (02:20-03:3.20)
Jonathon Blake  reflects on Thatcherism and the 'smashing of the infrastructure' (24.09 - 24.41).
Bronwen Wood explains the relationship between privatisation and employment in the City. She describes the early 1980s and increases in employment in the City (18.59-20:00), Big Bang and impact of privatisation on job market in the sector. There is also an interesting moment in the interview process (20.54 - 25.03)
Frederick Brady talks about buying his council house and paying off the mortgage (01:34:55-01:39:40) and reflects on the impact of Conservative Party on industrial production, Unions, and Shipyard closures (57.27- 01:01:00)
John Lee outlines his understanding of Thatcher's attitudes to employment (38.30-41.10)

Britain without Thatcher

BT-How Selling it Off will Harm Britain

See how many of the events and people you can identify from the opening credits of Meadow's This is England. If you want more information on This is England check IMDb. The BBC have put together a useful collection of memoires of Thatcher's Election.

Gamble, Andrew The Free Economy and the Strong State – The Politics of Thatcherism (1988) chapter 4 is a useful summary of the key issues. If you want to put Thatcher and Thatcherism into the broader post-war context then Morgan, K.O. The People's Peace, Short, Res, DA 591 Mor chapters. 10, 11, 12. and Kavanagh, Dennis Consensus politics from Attlee to Thatcher (1989) Main / DA 588 Kav are good places to start. You could familiarise yourself with Thatcher's words using the online Thatcher quote generator.