Charles Moore -- The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- One of Britain's most distinguished journalists, Charles Moore is a former editor of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers and of the Spectator magazine. Moore is also the authorized biographer of the Right Honorable Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, better known as Margaret Thatcher.
By 1979 Britain had lost its empire, become a power of the second rank, seen its living standards fall below those of Germany, France and Italy, and seemed adrift. In stepped the "Iron Lady." Reviewing video clips that illustrate key moments in her career, Moore explains how Margaret Thatcher, with breathtaking self-possession, identified what was wrong in Great Britain and what needed to be done to correct it -- epitomized by her breaking the strike of the National Union of Mineworkers. Moore delves into the intangible qualities of confidence and toughness that gave her the courage to stand side by side with Ronald Reagan in confronting the Soviets in the Cold War. Finally, in summarizing her career, he asserts that Margaret Thatcher "had the courage of her convictions, and her convictions were proved right by the course of history."
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Excellent interview - thank you. I am of the left leaning post war generation that hated all that Mrs Thatcher stood for. With the benefit of hindsight I now think she was right and we owe her a debt of gratitude. I almost feel like I should apologise to her. I am currently reading vol 1 of her biography by Charles Moore and it is truly an amazing read.
Superb interview which made me yearn for a clone of our Maggie. How the UK needs a character of her devotion, energy, focus and sheer courage.
Baroness Thatcher was highly respected in South Africa.
I love Charles Moore! His last sentence nailed Thatcherism to its core!
Thanks for a Great interview. Excellent. We Need another Maggie Thatcher she did a great Job. as Recent history now tells.
Fantastic interview!!
I am here after watching the entire 4th season of Netflix's The Crown and I can say that Netflix presented her in negative shade. She was a woman in man's world, in that orthodox time and she did achieved a lot of good things. No one is perfect, she made bad choices too but they did not show how she fought with Russians, union mafias and Argentina. All they presented her as a perfect crazy "Karen". At one end they preach girls to be a ruthless crazy strong feminist but then when they have such real life character who kicked the asses of old rich men, they paint that character in negative shade. She was a key player in cold war, worked equally with men like Gorbachev & Reagan, did not get sandwiched between them.The Crown did not show any of her efforts of Cold War. Margaret Thatcher is a complex character , it cannot be framed in the definition of good or bad, she was beyond that.
Great interview. Thanks. I remember the Faulklands war. Thatcher taught the Argies they couldn’t invade British Territory. We now are teaching the EU a lesson!
Thank you very much for this interview. It was extremely interesting. :)
This is fascinating! Ordering the bio!
Wee need a Maggie Thatcher NOW !
I believe that Margaret Thatcher loves the principles of the freedom and equality of the opportunities as an individual citizen in Great Britain. She also realized her unrisistble duties as a Prime Ministor to ensure citizens of all in the Great Britain to be able to enjoy freedom and equality of the opportunities principles in the country unselfishly as well as her own patriotism and loyalty toward her country by protecting and defending their own Constitutional authority for freedom and equality of the opportunities. She is a very respectful, principled and patriotic Governing leadership in their country at the time.
In regards to income tax. In 1978 when Labour was in government the highest rate of income tax, for those earning £20,000 or more a year was a hopping 83% with additional national insurance contributions too. Thatcher lowered it in 1979 to 60%.
This is interesting because I just watched The Crown and the picture of Margaret Thatcher given by the show was quite terrible. I’m glad to be corrected.
Charles Moore predicting the need for Trump and Bernie in the US wayyy before 2016.
God rest her soul
The Falkland Islands are 8000 miles from the UK.
Great interview:)
Pretty dire as far as my bit of the UK is concerned. A second-rate economy and shabbiness everywhere.
And now in 2021 she has even been proven right about the EU. "She had the courage of her convictions".
The same can be said of Donald Trump - and he is having to fight the same back-stabbers in his own party, that finally brought down Maggie. Let's hope Donald will stay strong.
I wonder how many rebuttals of the facts about Thatcher, have gone on at the BBC in comparison? Id rather get my information from this channel than one that promotes the song `Ding dong the witch is dead`.
With reference to your other comment. We bailed out Northern Rock & Royal Bank of Scotland because they hail from areas of the country, where Gordon Brown had his biggest voter base. There's that, and he knew the crisis would leave trails all the way back to when he deregulated the banks.
Sadly all now being reversed....
Poor management, short termism and lack of investment were the main problems in the times he mentions.
Continue from above, Actually, I believe that our great country America’s own established principles of Constitution also states the the importance and principles of freedom and equality of the opportunities. It’s not only Americans need to stand up for it as well as appropriate what we have for others to dream for it. As ever of our own elected Governing leaderships also have their duties and patriotism and loyalty toward our own established rules of laws to protect and defend America’s freedom and equality of the opportunities by own recognition of the America’s patriotism and loyalty toward our country America and the principles of America altogether. I guess. In any country where with massive immigrants either new or existing or long time citizens, or even native Americans of all, if we neglect the constant education of America’s patriotism and loyalty, principles of Foundations and Constitution, we will easily be confused or influenced by others or other ideologies from any other unknown nations. The matter is who influences whom.
Thank you. Very interesting. Would be good to hear about other aspects eg Westland.
What an example for women in politics. What female politician today would talk about her attire in such a confident way.
Why were there so many creeps in her cabinet?
AND IM IRISH
Margaret Thatcher is my spirit animal!
The ends of Socialism, equality and classlessness, are fundamentally unjust.
She would be have now as Brexit got back her nation, an so we can now start rebuilding.
Brilliant ! ! ! We have a man in that position today in 2020, he is an American name of TRUMP. Please GOD keep him strong.
In fact we lost multiple ships.
I have trouble taking this seriously. It hardly at all mentions Britain losing its colonies affecting its economic decline from an imperial economy.
you can't be in a multicultural society and be proud of your national identity?
she was the tred of poor england THE MINERS
British always know we are moral
Good grief she was part of the problem... Knight of the Gartter, nodnod winkwink
the iron lady aged poorly ...sadly
Why was she so creepy?
She never got an overall majority
her hair looks ridiculous.
Ding dong the witch is dead
Worst PM.
She was a nasty piece of work... Long may she be forgotten.