Unit 1 & 3: What is Thatcherism and are we all Thatcherites now?

Thanks to Qasim for these two excellent articles on Thatcherism and the opinion that all major political parties follw Thatcherism to some extent. Really useful for Unit 1 - Political Ideologies and Unit 3 - Government Policy.

What is Thatcherism?

Are we all Thatcherites now?

Here are two relevant essays from each paper:

Unit 1:

(a) Define two functions of a political party. (5)
(b) Explain what is meant by the term Thatcherism. (10)
(c) To what extent do the UK’s major parties accept Thatcherite ideas and policies? (25)

Unit 3:

‘Limiting state benefits paid to families is politically popular but socially unfair.’ Discuss. (45 marks)