Margaret Thatcher's Government

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  • General elections

    General elections

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    First Thatcher Ministry

  • Split of the Labour Party

    There was a new challenge in the SDP–Liberal Alliance, formed by an electoral pact between the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party.
  • Falklands War

    Falklands War

  • General elections

    General elections

  • Period: to

    Second Thatcher Ministry

  • Period: to

    Economic boom

    • Unemployment decreases from 3.3 M to 1.6 M
    • Inflation reduced to 4% (2nd highest of the G7 countries)
  • Period: to

    Miner's strikes

  • Brighton Hotel bombing

    Brighton Hotel bombing

  • Negotiation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)

  • General elections

    General elections

  • Period: to

    Third Thatcher's Ministry

  • Poll tax implementation

    Poll tax implementation

  • Conservatives move against Thatcher

  • Thatcher's Resigation