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When asked what her greatest achievement was.
 • At a dinner reception in 2002, as related by Conor Burns in the ConservativeHome, 11 April 2008.

Tony Blair and New Labour. We forced our opponents to change their minds.

— Margaret Thatcher

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Tony Blair and New Labour. We forced our opponents to change their minds." in the context of "When asked what her greatest achievement was.
 • At a dinner reception in 2002, as related by Conor Burns in the ConservativeHome, 11 April 2008." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Margaret Thatcher

About Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British politician and stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the first female British prime minister and the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century. As prime minister, she implemented neoliberal economic policies of deregulation and privatization that became known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style.