Thatcher's Cabinet

Question 1

name the wets in her cabinet:

Answer 1

-michael hestletine, environment secretary
-jim prior, employment secretary to being with
-francis pym, defence secretary to begin with

Question 2

name the dries in her cabinet:

Answer 2

-keith joseph, trade sectrtary then education secretary
-willie whitelaw, deputy PM + home secretary then leader of house of lords
-geoffrey howe, chancellor to begin with

Question 3

what characterised the wets?

Answer 3

-one nation tories
-nervous about Thatcher and her neo-liberal free market supporting allies

Question 4

who were the dries?

Answer 4

supporters of Thatcher’s new right approach

Question 5

what events allowed her to be more commanding and what did this lead to?

Answer 5

-winning the 1983 election and her strength in the falklands war
-led to her sacking Francis Pym and replacing him with the ‘dry’ Howe, and making the loyal Nigel Lawson the new chancellor