A Measure of Thatcherism: A Sociology of Britain

Thatcherism a change in the nature and direction of British society? class and sector key concepts in understanding the social and political effects of Thatcherism the social bases of British politics the 1979,1983 and 1987 general elections a mandate for Thatcherism attitudes and values in the 1980s central local government relations a case study the social impact of Thatcherism privatization progress and prospects radicalism and radicalisation in a period of change Thatcher's Britain in the 1980s the reckoning appendices the Greater Manchester study (GMS) other data sources British election study (BES) and British social attitudes (BSA) key sample sizes GMS1 1980-1 and GMS2 1983-4, BES 1987, and BSA 1987.