What did Margaret Thatcher Actually Do?

Margaret Thatcher didn’t just lead Britain — she rewired it. From slashing top tax rates and privatising utilities, to crushing inflation, curbing unions, and selling council homes under Right to Buy, her 1979–90 premiership remade the economy. The costs? Inequality rose, industrial jobs vanished, and social housing shrank. Love her or loathe her, modern Britain still lives in Thatcher’s shadow.