Timothy Hutton : Margaret Thatcher was a paradox as a radical conservative . Such rhetorical ferocity was common . He says she upended Britain 's post - war trajectory , cut taxes and cut spending . She made country aspirational but demonized opponents and stoked class conflict , he says . Stanley : As woman , she broke tradition ; as PM , she was important but divisive figure .
Timothy Hutton : Margaret Thatcher was a paradox as a radical conservative . He says she upended Britain 's post - war trajectory , cut taxes and cut spending . She made country aspirational but demonized opponents and stoked class conflict , he says . Stanley : As woman , she broke tradition ; as PM , she was important but divisive figure .