Thatcherism fused authoritarian state power with free-market neoliberalism

Evidence

Thatcherite populism is a particularly rich mix. It combines the resonant themes of organic Toryism—nation, family, duty, authority, standards, traditionalism—with the aggressive themes of a revived neoliberalism—self-interest, competitive individualism, anti-statism. Some of these elements had been secured in earlier times through the grand themes of One-Nation popular Conservatism: the means by which Toryism circumnavigated democracy, lodged itself in the hearts of the people and lived to form many another popular government. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1112 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Thatcherism fused free-market individualism with ethnic nationalism and authoritarian policing; Thatcherism fused organic Toryism with revived neoliberalism into a single ideology — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1112; Thatcherism fused organic Tory nationalism with neoliberal free-market ideology into a new language. (+5 more)

Related

• Thatcherism fused organic Tory nationalism with neoliberal free-market ideology into a new language. (similarity 0.94)
• Thatcherism fused organic Toryism with revived neoliberalism into a single ideology (similarity 0.94)
• Thatcherism fused free-market individualism with ethnic nationalism and authoritarian policing (similarity 0.92)
• Thatcherism fuses free-market economics with organic Tory traditionalism into one ideology. (similarity 0.90)
• Thatcherism is authoritarian populism, not fascism, retaining popular consent (similarity 0.88)
• PTC’s crisis analysis anticipated Thatcherism’s contradictory authoritarian and neoliberal template (similarity 0.83)
• Thatcherism’s contradictory template has dominated British politics ever since (similarity 0.83)
• Reading a conjuncture’s populist roots early enabled accurate prediction of Thatcherism (similarity 0.82)
• Thatcherism was authoritarian populism, not fascism, retaining representative institutions. (similarity 0.81)
• Thatcherism was a global phase of capitalism disguised as nationalism (similarity 0.80)
• Thatcherism conquered the abstract neutral state by recasting it as the enemy (similarity 0.80)
• Thatcherism rode a global capitalist restructuring that current austerity lacks (similarity 0.79)
• Thatcher’s anti-socialism capitalized on Labourism’s genuine statist weakness (similarity 0.78)
• Thatcherism exploited real contradictions in the corporatist state, not mere false consciousness (similarity 0.78)
• Thatcherism has dominated British politics regardless of which party governs (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Thatcherism fused free-market individualism with ethnic nationalism and authoritarian policing #corroborates (0.75)
• Thatcherism fused organic Toryism with revived neoliberalism into a single ideology #corroborates (0.70) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 1112
• Thatcherism fused organic Tory nationalism with neoliberal free-market ideology into a new language. #corroborates (0.70)
• Thatcherism fuses free-market economics with organic Tory traditionalism into one ideology. #corroborates (0.70)