How Successful Was Thatcher Management Of Her Cabinet Flashcards
1
Q
What type of conservative did many see themselves as in Thatcher’s shadow cabinet?
A
‘one-nation’ Conservatives who Thatcher referred to as ‘wets’
2
Q
What about Thatcher divided opinion among Conservatives MPs?
A
Her gender
3
Q
What did Thatcher manage to establish in her cabinet?
A
A small band of loyalists like William Whitelaw and Keith Joseph
4
Q
Who was Thatcher very popular with?
A
Grassroots Conservatives who liked her emphasis on economic prudence, deafening socialism and restoring Britain’s ‘greatness’
