As a young journalist I covered the Thatcher years - an exciting time.
Margaret, let's call her Maggie, learned a great deal about life at her father's his Grocery shop. She worked there, while young, cutting and slicing meat - good with a Cleaver - and also slicing cheese.
From her father, (a minister), groping the young female shop assistants, she learned Life is not fair. Her father was Ultraconservative and so she grew up like that.
Let's skip past her marriage - (a miracle in the view of many) - to her Power years.
Her philosophy was always to Win - no matter what the cost. She broke the coal unions leaving many miner families destitute - no problem - there.
She also sold off state businesses to rich corporations. Hers was the meat axe approach to problems - probably learned in her meat cutting at her father store.
Another miracle - she was always 100% right, so never had to compromise.
There is nothing better than a Leader who knows they are 100% Right, such a Reagan in America - or Mrs. thatcher. Since they are right, they can be Merciless, and just walk On and destroy any men, women or children - or families in their way. It's Sort of the Genghis Khan approach.
Well, it worked in England - I saw it happen. And many believe she left the country much worse than she found it. Especially her 'Greed is Good' business philosophy.
Supposedly, she always remembered her father’s great advice - to live her life 'For a Noble Purpose’. But, somewhere along the way - she forgot This - as she rampaged across Britain, destroying the lives of working-class citizens and enhancing the lives of the Rich.
A life with a Noble Purpose by definition, has Compassion and Mercy in it. A female Attila the Hun is not leading a Noble Life.
But basically, what did she believe? - that She had whipped Britain into shape and left it in the hands of the Conservatives and Big Business - the rightful Rulers - to rule it as they please. all Hail Britannia.
