http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/margaret-thatcher Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 31 May 2026 01:37:28 -0400 Sun, 31 May 2026 01:37:28 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1123/tony-blair-thatchers-clone-or-original-thinker By Lee Taylor - The political reasons for this were clear. The overall public mood was in favour of state control of key industries. It was seen as the way forward. Many people had bad experiences of the lassez-faire economic policy that had led to the great depression and the large-scale unemployment that had followed. By having a workforce in the government sector it was hoped that such problems could be avoided. These policies were strengthened by the events of the war, where the government had exercised massive control over the economy. As the Labour party was fond of saying-“these policies... Fri, 01 Jan 1999 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1123/tony-blair-thatchers-clone-or-original-thinker