More worryingly she started the ball rolling on the demise of Society, the Welfare State and heralded the rise of individualism also known as ‘F*** everyone else, I’m alright and that’s all that matters’.
This, sort of
I’m not old enough to really be able to comment on her, but from reading up on the policies this is what comes to the fore.
We do have a society, but its badly damaged – and as a pragmatic leftie it seems to me that Thatchers breed of free-market capitalism can be seen as the basis of the “I’m Alright Jack” personality that this country has taken on.
It’s utter rubbish to say “if you want to succeed, you will” because not everybody can succeed in a capitalist system as you only “win” when someone else “loses” – as otherwise there is no-one to compare yourself against. A manager pays his staff less than he potentially could so he can make extra profit for himself.
How were the towns in the north meant to succeed when the only available industry had been removed from them? It just left a void, causing unneeded suffering and everlasting resentment. They weren’t supported – the cynic would say because they weren’t natural Tory voters?
Privatisation is the theft of wealth and power from the 99% to the 1%. Cameron, Osborne, Gove & Hunt are all just following on in this image, but have learned from Blair how to hide it behind an Etonian smirk.
If this does all indeed stem back to her ruthlessness then I can really see why she is so hated by many in society.