[LINK] "Margaret Thatcher, former U.K. PM, dies at 87"
By now, I'm sure that everyone is aware that Margaret Thatcher has died--the CBC's obituary is typical of the coverage.
Whatever else she was, Thatcher really was a figure of world-historical importance. Without her particular personality, her country and the world could have developed in significantly different directions. (Imagine a United Kingdom that was more in the mainstream of Europe, for instance, with a de-emphasized special relationship with the United States.)
Margaret Thatcher, one of the most important British politicians of the 20th century, died Monday morning after suffering a stroke. She was 87.
Thatcher was the first woman to become U.K. prime minister and Britain's only prime minister of the 20th century to win three consecutive terms.
After leading the Conservatives to victory in the 1979 election, Thatcher shook Britain to its economic roots in a relentless battle to restructure the country.
Richard Longworth of the Chicago Tribune described Thatcher in 1989 as "perhaps the most admired, hated, fascinating, boring, radical and conservative leader in the Western world."
Whatever else she was, Thatcher really was a figure of world-historical importance. Without her particular personality, her country and the world could have developed in significantly different directions. (Imagine a United Kingdom that was more in the mainstream of Europe, for instance, with a de-emphasized special relationship with the United States.)
Margaret Thatcher, one of the most important British politicians of the 20th century, died Monday morning after suffering a stroke. She was 87.
Thatcher was the first woman to become U.K. prime minister and Britain's only prime minister of the 20th century to win three consecutive terms.
After leading the Conservatives to victory in the 1979 election, Thatcher shook Britain to its economic roots in a relentless battle to restructure the country.
Richard Longworth of the Chicago Tribune described Thatcher in 1989 as "perhaps the most admired, hated, fascinating, boring, radical and conservative leader in the Western world."