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Lessons for Individuals and Policymakers
Avadhoot Jathar
Radical Leader
sponsoring changes
 Revival of Economy, reform of institutions and
reinvigoration of foreign policy
 Encouraged wider international trends, as the end of
cold war, the spread of democracy, together with
growth of free market saw strengthening of political
and economic freedom
 Influential, Controversial, dynamic and plain-spoken
leader
Maggie – Complex
Personality Dimensions
 Radical liberal or Conservative
 Ideologue or Pragmatic Politician
 Conviction Politician or One-club golfer
 Hectoring matron or a kind head-mistress
 Well-to-do tory lady or middle class housewife
 Internationalist or Little-Englander?
 Pro European but Euro-sceptic
 Conscious of femininity but anti-feminist!
Mrs T – Individual Qualities
 Vision and Sense of Purpose
 Workaholism
 Intellectual Honesty
• Thoughts and Ideas
• Readiness for an argument
 Single – mindedness
 Meritocratic approach
 No non-sense, plain speaking
Photo: Margaret Thatcher at the Dublin European Summit, 1979
MT – Policy maker’s takeaway
 Radical Changes need resolve when going gets tough
 Also measures to check outcomes and flexibility to
retreat
 Possible conflict of these two opposing forces must not
to be construed an implication of doing nothing
Photo: Margaret Thatcher at 1980 Conservative Party Conference, The Lady is Not For Turning
MT – Policy maker’s takeaway
 Important to consider Policy Presentation than only
the merits of Policy
• Style and Rhetoric
• Authority sponsoring/implementing a Policy
• Political fallouts of Policy
Margaret Thatcher personally at the sale of a Council Home through her Right to Buy Policy
MT – Policy maker’s takeaway
 Caution that All political careers may end in
failure/tears
• Tony Blair? Gordon Brown? Manmohan Singh?
 Shelf life to a Politician
• Hubris can take over common sense
• Risk of running out of ideas
Margaret Thatcher at 1990 Conservative Party Conference
MT – Policy maker’s takeaway
 Policy makers need to be simultaneously both teachers
and technocrats!
 Professional in dress, conducting business
 Question of Image?
MT – Policy maker’s takeaway
 Gender should not be underestimated in
success/failure
• Effective use of femininity
• Important impact for women in western economies
Thank you
 Thoughts, Ideas and Questions?

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Life and times of Margaret Thatcher

  • 1. Lessons for Individuals and Policymakers Avadhoot Jathar
  • 2. Radical Leader sponsoring changes  Revival of Economy, reform of institutions and reinvigoration of foreign policy  Encouraged wider international trends, as the end of cold war, the spread of democracy, together with growth of free market saw strengthening of political and economic freedom  Influential, Controversial, dynamic and plain-spoken leader
  • 3. Maggie – Complex Personality Dimensions  Radical liberal or Conservative  Ideologue or Pragmatic Politician  Conviction Politician or One-club golfer  Hectoring matron or a kind head-mistress  Well-to-do tory lady or middle class housewife  Internationalist or Little-Englander?  Pro European but Euro-sceptic  Conscious of femininity but anti-feminist!
  • 4. Mrs T – Individual Qualities  Vision and Sense of Purpose  Workaholism  Intellectual Honesty • Thoughts and Ideas • Readiness for an argument  Single – mindedness  Meritocratic approach  No non-sense, plain speaking Photo: Margaret Thatcher at the Dublin European Summit, 1979
  • 5. MT – Policy maker’s takeaway  Radical Changes need resolve when going gets tough  Also measures to check outcomes and flexibility to retreat  Possible conflict of these two opposing forces must not to be construed an implication of doing nothing Photo: Margaret Thatcher at 1980 Conservative Party Conference, The Lady is Not For Turning
  • 6. MT – Policy maker’s takeaway  Important to consider Policy Presentation than only the merits of Policy • Style and Rhetoric • Authority sponsoring/implementing a Policy • Political fallouts of Policy Margaret Thatcher personally at the sale of a Council Home through her Right to Buy Policy
  • 7. MT – Policy maker’s takeaway  Caution that All political careers may end in failure/tears • Tony Blair? Gordon Brown? Manmohan Singh?  Shelf life to a Politician • Hubris can take over common sense • Risk of running out of ideas Margaret Thatcher at 1990 Conservative Party Conference
  • 8. MT – Policy maker’s takeaway  Policy makers need to be simultaneously both teachers and technocrats!  Professional in dress, conducting business  Question of Image?
  • 9. MT – Policy maker’s takeaway  Gender should not be underestimated in success/failure • Effective use of femininity • Important impact for women in western economies
  • 10. Thank you  Thoughts, Ideas and Questions?