Impact of Thatcherism on society: sale of council houses; miners' strike and other industrial disputes; poll tax; extra-parliamentary opposition
Thatcher's governments changed everyday life through controversial policies on housing, trade unions and taxation. Many people supported these changes, but others resisted them through strikes and street protests.
Real World
During the 1984–85 miners' strike, communities in County Durham and South Yorkshire were split between striking miners and those who returned to work — the conflict left lasting social divisions in those towns that persisted for decades.
Exam Focus
When assessing the poll tax's significance, link it directly to Thatcher's downfall in 1990 — examiners reward causal chains, not isolated events.
Essay Framework
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