The greatest accolade that can be granted to a public figure is not a knighthood, an OA or any such other title; it’s an ‘ism’. Margaret Thatcher will always be remembered for Thatcherism rather than for being a lady and a baroness. The reason is simple. Thatcherism was a philosophy that explained why her fiscally conservative policies were so important to her country at that point in time.
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