The problems of the 1970s and the victory of Thatcher 1979
Why did Thatcher win the election of 1979? Relations of the Heath government with the Trade Unions; aims and policies of the Heath government and its electoral defeat; Wilson and Callaghan; fears of decline; the ‘winter of discontent’; the ideas and appeal of Thatcher Key concept: Thatcherism – a real concept?Tutors:
Professor Eric Evans
Michael Wells