Thatcherism was a local response to global economic pressures

Evidence

Second, it is important to also note the qualification he makes in the discussion with Bill Schwarz, referred to above, when he observes that it had subsequently become clearer to him that, while being a specifically British phenomenon, Thatcherism also needed to be understood as a local version of the attempt to come to terms (however inadequately) with the problems which the rise of globalization posed to all national economies. — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 976 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims

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• New Labour succeeded Thatcherism by accommodating globalization while attending to the excluded (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Thatcherism was Britain’s local response to globalization’s challenges. #corroborates (0.90) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 976