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80 Iconic Moments from the 80s Forever In Our Minds

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53. Britain’s Conservative Manifesto

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Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” of the United Kingdom, was campaigning for re-election when she released the Conservative Manifesto in May 1983. The manifesto promised to reduce unemployment through efforts that undermined the political power of trade unions. Fewer rights for workers should mean that more people get jobs, right?

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