Another important aspect of Thatcherism is the style of governance . Britain in the 1970s was often referred to as " ungovernable " . Thatcher attempted to redress this by centralising a great deal of power to herself , as the Prime Minister , often bypassing traditional cabinet structures ( such as cabinet committees ) . This personal approach also became identified with personal toughness at times such as the Falklands War , the IRA bomb at the Conservative conference and the miners ' strike
IRA bomb at the Conservative conference
Brighton hotel bombing
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