About This Lesson
In a historic election in 1979, voters in the United Kingdom (UK) elected Margaret Thatcher to be prime minister. She was the first woman ever to be elected to that office. She went on to be the longest-serving prime minister in the 20th century. As head of the UK government and leader of the Conservative Party, Thatcher provoked controversy. Even after her death in 2013, she remains a hero to some and a villain to others. Students work in pairs to answer the question: Were Labour Party criticisms of Thatcher’s government valid?
