The Politics of Thatcherism

by Stuart Hall, Martin Jacques

Thatcherism describes the conviction politics, economic, social policy, and political style of the British Conservative politician Margaret Thatcher, who was leader of her party from 1975 to 1990.

Genres: History

344 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1983

About the author

Stuart Hall was an influential Jamaican-born British sociologist and cultural theorist. He was Professor of Sociology at the Open University, the founding editor of New Left Review, and Director of the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies at the University of Birmingham.

Reviews

[Adrian Hunt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow, this took me back to the days of reading Marxism Today and the hatred of the left of Thatcherism. Occasional shafts of illumination were generally overwhelmed by the prejudices of contemporary left wing thought. What was most surprising was the lack of appreciation of just how much technology was determining societal changes in the 80s. Stimulating arguments all the same.

[Roger Cottrell · Rating 1 out of 5]

During the 1980s Stalinism (through Marxism Today) tried to build the broadest possible front against Thatcherism by refuting and denouncing class politics - and the struggle for socialism. Ten years on, with the collapse of their beloved Soviet Union, and the same faces were telling us that in actual fact Thatcher had got a lot right. Re-invented as Demos think tank lounge lizards they then played a role in creating the New Labour clique that hijacked the Labour Party in violation of its own constitution and has represented Thatcherism in government for the last ten years. As Orwell said, in Animal Farm, the animals looked form the pigs (Stalinists) to the farmer (capitralis) and couldn't tell them apart. Neither can I.

[Liz]

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