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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979–1990) · 1925–2013

Margaret Thatcher Political views on the 12 axes

Cut taxes, privatised state industries, curbed trade-union power and stood firm in the Falklands War and the Cold War.

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Where Margaret Thatcher stands

Our estimate from their writing and record. Axes they took no clear view on are left out.

Structure
Federal15%85%Unitary

Centralized

Representation
Democratic70%30%Autocratic

Representative Democracy

Power
Security70%30%Freedom

Statist

Diplomacy
Internationalist35%65%Nationalist

Anti-Interventionist

Military
Militarist75%25%Pacifist

Military-Focused

Trade
Protectionist10%90%Globalist

Globalist

Economy
Equality15%85%Markets

Capitalist

Control
Planned10%90%Laissez-Faire

Free Market

Religion
Secular40%60%Religious

Moderate

Culture
Progressive25%75%Traditional

Conservative

Immigration
Assimilationist75%25%Multiculturalist

Assimilationist

Technology
Technology70%30%Bioconservative

Technological

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Ideologies closest to Margaret Thatcher

Compared on economy, power, diplomacy and culture, the four axes every ideology is defined on.

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