MARGARET THATCHER\u27S SECOND TERM 1983-1987

V diplomski nalogi smo orisali in analizirali gospodarsko in politično dogajanje v Združenem kraljestvu Velike Britanije in Severne Irske v letih 1979–1990, ko je na čelu države kot ministrska predsednica stala Margaret Thatcher. Njen prvi mandat je zaznamovala težka gospodarska situacija in Falklandska vojna, v kateri se je Thatcherjeva izkazala kot odločna braniteljica ozemlja svoje države. Poudarek diplomske naloge je analiza njenega drugega mandata v letih 1983–1987. Težka gospodarska situacija in povečevanje števila brezposelnih sta se nadaljevala. Delno razbremenitev državne blagajne je prinesla obsežna privatizacija državnih podjetij. Oktobra 1984 je Irska republikanska armada IRA izvedla eno svojih najodmevnejših akcij, ko je nastavila bombo v hotel, v katerem je v času kongresa konservativne stranke bivala Margaret Thatcher s sodelavci. Drugi mandat je nedvomno najbolj zaznamovala enoletna stavka rudarjev, ki so pod vodstvom Arthurja Scargilla med marcem 1984 in marcem 1985 stavkali zaradi grožnje o zapiranju rudnikov. V zunanji politiki je Thatcherjeva še naprej negovala »posebni odnos« z Združenimi državami Amerike, predvsem s predsednikom Ronaldom Reaganom. Odnosi s Sovjetsko zvezo so se začeli tajati, ko je na čelo države stopil Mihail Gorbačov. Dobri odnosi med voditelji ZDA, Velike Britanije in Sovjetske zveze so konec osemdesetih let tudi pripeljali do konca hladne vojne.In graduation thesis we described and analyzed economic and political events in United Kingdom under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, between 1979 and 1990. Her first term was marked by difficult economic situation and Falkland war, during which Margaret Thatcher proved herself as fearless defender of her country. The emphasis of graduation thesis is on her second term, between 1983 and 1987. Difficult economic situation and the rising of unemployment continued. Partial relief to the Treasury was the vast privatization of nationalized industries. In October 1984, IRA carried out one of its most infamous actions, when it planted a bomb in a hotel, where Margaret Thatcher and her colleagues were staying during the Conservative party conference. The second term was undoubtedly marked the most by a yearlong miner\u27s strike. Miners, under the leadership of Arthur Scargill were on strike between March 1984 and March 1985 because of the threat of mine closures. In foreign affairs, Margaret Thatcher continued her special relationship with United States, especially with president Ronald Reagan. Relations with Soviet Union became better when Mikhail Gorbachev became its leader. Good relations between the leaders of United States, Great Britain and Soviet Union brought the cold war to the end at the end of the 1980s