With her premiership now more than generation ago, is it possible to look sufficiently dispassionately at her time in office and assess how her leadership has stood the test of time? ASSOCIATED PRESSOnly Germany, of all the G7 countries, has managed to replicate the U.K., electing Angela Merkel in 2005 (although a good 15 years after Thatcher stood down). Forty years after Thatcher came to power, the U.K.’s economy has lost much of its industry to be replaced by retail. The Conservative party, her party, has not done so well. Six leaders of variable quality later, it could be argued that her party is suffering from her oversight even today.

Source: Forbes May 03, 2019 17:47 UTC