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British steel. Among the announcements were a
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on 9 March 1982. This was the fourth budget to be presented by Howe during his tenure as chancellor, and came at a time when unemployment had reached three million and the governing
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Falklands War, and the conflict was to revive their political prospects. They would go on the following year to win the
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package worth £5bn. The budget was presented a few weeks before the
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Vote of no confidence in the
Callaghan ministry (1979)
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1052:"White flags over Port Stanley"
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1361:We have become a grandmother
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172:moderate wing of the party
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1555:London Guildhall (1998)
1486:The Hunt for Tony Blair
182:, a former minister in
166:economics in favour of
1679:United Kingdom budgets
1581:Richard Stone portrait
1438:The Alan Clark Diaries
1124:rate-capping rebellion
1084:Brighton hotel bombing
892:"Britain Awake" (1976)
134:, who had advocated a
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1113:Anglo-Irish Agreement
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259:1983 general election
184:Thatcher's government
27:United Kingdom budget
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1298:(1993 autobiography)
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1601:Blatcherism
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1481:(2011 film)
1465:(2009 film)
1457:(2008 film)
1425:(2002 play)
1417:(1991 film)
1154:(1987–1990)
1071:(1983–1987)
991:(1979–1983)
947:Premiership
932:Free market
922:Thatcherism
860:(1959–1992)
851:(1975–1990)
843:(1979–1990)
366:22 December
335:22 December
247:Ian Gilmour
224:excise duty
180:Ian Gilmour
156:premiership
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1668:Categories
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1529:Handbagged
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1019:Gang of 25
751:Money bill
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710:March 2024
680:March 2021
648:March 2017
633:March 2015
603:March 2010
513:March 1993
438:April 1979
303:References
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168:monetarism
146:Background
124:UK economy
70:Chancellor
49:Parliament
1574:Paintings
1502:The Crown
1470:The Queen
1335:baronetcy
1096:CCSU case
1042:"Rejoice"
955:Ministers
638:July 2015
608:June 2010
443:June 1979
253:Aftermath
176:recession
136:reflation
110:, to the
41:Presented
1653:Category
1462:Margaret
1380:Film and
1363:" (1989)
1356:(father)
1205:Gulf War
972:1st term
967:Cold War
915:Ideology
858:Finchley
788:Category
330:BBC News
230:Reaction
220:Road tax
190:Overview
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1092:(1984)
1038:(1982)
856:MP for
416:By year
238:leader
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1510:Reagan
1322:Family
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1207:(1990)
1179:(1988)
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883:(1970)
106:, the
1521:Plays
1344:(son)
1286:Books
724:Other
265:Notes
59:Party
1276:1987
1271:1983
1266:1979
1248:1990
1243:1989
1238:1975
700:2023
663:2020
658:2018
643:2016
628:2014
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428:1972
423:1909
368:2022
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