Thatcherism and Blairism Policy in the British Society (1979-2007)

Abstract

This research focuses is in the area of historical and civilization studies. It is about Thatcherism and Blairism in the British society from the general election of 1979 until the end of Blair’s leadership as Prime Minister in 2007. It aims at analyzing and showing to what extent Tony Blair and his Party adopted Thatcherism. This is done through studying common policies (economically, socially and philosophically) between Blair and Thatcher. As far as the approach is concerned, a comparative analysis of Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair policies is employed to shed light on the likeness between the two ideologies. The findings from this research provide evidence that many similarities between both policies concerning ideologies and philosophies are noticed. The conclusions drawn from this research are: first, Tony Blair’s government embraced the methods and principles of Thatcher during his tenure of office. Second, Blair combined between socialist and Liberal policy with regulations up on which the term Blatcherism is created.