Beneath The Crown: The True Story of Margaret Thatcher’s Downfall

How did Margaret Thatcher’s time as Prime Minister come to such a brutal end? Anita Rani explores the battles and betrayals that led to Thatcher’s demise in Downing Street after 11 years, supported by extraordinary archive footage of the events that unfolded.
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In the 1980s, Elizabeth clashes with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher while Prince Charles enters a tumultuous marriage with Lady Diana Spencer.

[@littlemisshavisham]

Netflix, I really like these clips on your shows' historical content. Keep them coming!

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

Right?! Loving this behind the scenes/what was it really like videos!

[@krateproductions4872]

Especially the host/anchor. Her voice is like silk pouring in your ears. Her name is Anita Rani right?

[@jiyefuuu]

Just make sure they don't cast black actors to represent white or other race

[@krateproductions4872]

@@jiyefuuu they actually did that!?

[@abaydulom]

I realised just now😲😲😲 that Gillian Anderson totally nailed the voice of Margaret Thatcher.

[@MrBoliao98]

I find she's got it 80%, she didn't caught it as well as Steve Nallon.

[@grantkyle8823]

Better than Meryl Streep

[@Grzegorz1006]

I'm afraid I can't agree. In the first few episodes of Series 4 she sounds forced, her voice is that of a much older person than Thatcher was at the time. Just to make sure, I listened to clips of real Thatcher of that era and to my ears, she sounded younger, with a higher pitch. Of course her voice changed over time so you can say Gillian Anderson got the older Thatcher right.

[@MrBoliao98]

@@Grzegorz1006 Thatcher artificially lowers her voice, but generally the issue is she is rather just low that's all. When she's excited Thatcher's voice goes up screeching again, just ask any Scot when they turn off the radio.

[@abaydulom]

@@Grzegorz1006 ofc,as no one is 100% same everyone is unique and different. So it's ok if she had some flaws but still we can agree that she did justice to the portrayal.

[@MrStGeorgeIllawarra]

Gillian Anderson better win the Emmy.

[@sweetsuite498]

Totally agree! She disappeared into the role. I nearly cussed her out when she berated the Queen for being 'the Queen'.

[@marcustyrer4959]

... I must be the only one who thought she wasn’t very much like thatcher... great actress but.. it wasn’t that amazing

[@wino0000006]

Meryl Streep better performed as Thatcher.

[@lenapietersen4229]

@@HerAeolianHarp I agree - it verged on a caricature

[@lenapietersen4229]

@sea change I agree - it verged on a caricature

[@krateproductions4872]

Man, Anita Rani’s (the narrator) voice is like silk pouring in your ears.

[@Jaker2123]

Especially after listening to Margaret Thatchers voice 😄

[@neilsant1194]

Not high pitch nor sounded masculine but very clear & sweet in the ears. I can listen to her 365days a year without skipping a word.

[@chaotikdoom]

Yes its good for a christmass story..not a political documentary 😀

[@nevermind5888]

Especially the "s" and "t"

[@niranjandesai6766]

I'd prefer Charles Dance voice. Just perfect

[@freekowt1821]

Thatcher visited my primary school when she was PM. The parents were not told and police guarded all gates stopping the parents from picking kids up. At that time we were quite often regional targets of the IRA so they were frantic. We came out so excited to have met and talked to the PM. Our parents not so much.

[@freekowt1821]

@@nelsonricardo3729 No I think she was there to steal our parents votes for a local election. The way it was handled she would of done better stealing our milk.

[@GA-wq8xq]

She was great and you should have felt good meeting her. She never stole votes, remember she is not Labour

[@nelsonricardo3729]

@@GA-wq8xq Conspiracy theory alert!

[@GA-wq8xq]

@@nelsonricardo3729 no, Labour loves postal votes and just read about the corruption and irregularities in Tower Hamlets

[@ohawwgeez3112]

@@GA-wq8xq mhm I can thank her for the rise of Pinochet. Who killed my people but who cares about imperialism. 🥾 👅

[@frenchyontravel]

But seriously Gillian Anderson nailed the role & voice of the Iron Lady 😳😳😳😳😳😳

[@cameronmillsgolf]

And the walk too

[@prateetibarua4607]

Amén to that

[@dawngutteridge9964]

She nailed it but she was way off on the voice imo

[@lindaholobovich1888]

Emmy-worthy!

[@soundped]

Disagree. Voice was off. She never smiled. Thatcheer seemed like a happy warrior.

[@Lizzie-ve7kt]

One thing I love about Gillian Anderson’s portrayal is that I actually forget it’s Gillian who’s playing the part. It’s tricky when you become such a huge Star to sometimes be able to fully escape into a role and she’s done a fantastic job of it.

[@scottandrew8906]

I just came here to say I’m only half way done the season but Gillian Anderson is such a good actor she deserves multiple awards for this. Unbelievable.

[@miaveranika30]

The narator lady could be my history teacher and I would love to hear her tell story all day!

[@dawni5365]

Gillian Anderson deserves ALL of the awards for her portrayal

[@Bj_mc31]

All of it

[@tessiojames1344]

How are you?

[@ourcorrectopinions6824]

Only if you’ve never seen the Actual Margaret Thatcher. They are nothing alike.

[@Ling-us9td]

@@ourcorrectopinions6824 Real Thatcher is better a lot

[@gracielavargas1927]

Absolutely!!! Godness!! I got confused when I heard Tatchers voice that I didn’t know anymore who were speaking

[@raynardyu7441]

Who else has been watching all these supplementary content after finishing the new season?

[@anaisromero8582]

Totally me

[@dantesos7564]

I just got done watching ep 48:1 and im already eating all this up 😄

[@sarahspaceslippers]

I'm watching this for drama a level

[@cesarmirandaabreu6091]

Me

[@ayy232]

The Order of Merit is not the only award in the personal gift of the Queen: there are also the Orders of the Garter and the Thistle (the highest civilian awards in England and Scotland respectively). The Queen appointed Mrs Thatcher a Lady of the Garter in 1995, so she in fact received every award the Queen could personally give her.

[@kaustavghosh5292]

Almost Every PM Becomes a Knight of the Garter or is given a peerage as a routine. In the UK many senior positions come with automatic after retirement Honours like a pension.

[@neilroberts755]

Two things to note: 1) Howe was in support of the EEC, it wasn't called the EU back in 1990 and was entirely different 2) Hurd and Major did not put their names forward until after Thatcher withdrew

[@xxursamajorxx806]

I love the line where Prince Philip forced his queen to turn on the tv and said 'It's Julius Caesar, or should I say Julia Caesar?' Lol

[@josephmullin5845]

Did he say that in reality I wonder? But it's got a comical twist.

[@CaptainGrimes1]

I liked that line because the actor who plays Prince Phillip also played Brutus in Rome 😂

[@mattevans4377]

Seems Thatcher had the last laugh. Her chosen candidate won, and Heseltine lost. Proving even in her final moments, she could still deliver, a knock out blow.

[@JesterEric]

Just a pity Europhile Major betrayed her on Europe at Maastricht. Wasted billions trying to stay in the ERM. Appeased the IRA and laid the foundations for the hideous Blair years

[@elalesound]

Or that the real power saw her as expendable. Just as useful as a pawn and just as easily disposable.

[@StimParavane]

She was crying as she left Downing Street for the last time and then complained bitterly about betrayal. Pathetic.

[@Brad-il9mw]

Matt That's a bit of an arse of a statement. She was unceremoniously ousted......

[@GA-wq8xq]

@@StimParavane hardly pathetic, unlike your comment

[@briansmith9238]

Today, November 15, 2020. Prince Harry is to the day the same age as Princess Diana when she died. No better day to drop the new season of the Crown

[@ShindlersFiist]

Yeah dude you said that on the other videos too

[@briansmith9238]

@@ShindlersFiist spreading the word.

[@flubblert]

Oh my.

[@ronaldcustard4636]

And your point

[@alexk6343]

The date was chosen to avoid the birthday of Charles. Usually they drop shows on a Friday but that would be his BD and Netflix wanted to avoid that, given the material presented in this season

[@user-iy9ei3iz4g]

11 years! What a lady! Tougher than most men.

[@TheMarioManiac]

And she’s still dead lmao

[@danielleblanchett5383]

@@TheMarioManiac you thought you ate lol

[@inmyelementblue7186]

Stop glorifying that evil witch

[@normalpeople3441]

99% comments on "Gillian Anderson better win Emmy" & she should

[@acousticsong-guitarco964]

And she won’t

[@normalpeople3441]

@@acousticsong-guitarco964 She's good she have to win she deserves..

[@vymancross3551]

@@acousticsong-guitarco964 haha...she won Golden globes and now go and cry.

[@davidsebastianhartono]

Netflix should make a documentary about Mrs Thatcher. Her story is very interesting because it discusses sexism, power and leadership.

[@nathananand]

and yet she never appointed another female as a minister in her cabinet

[@selty]

The problem is she did some insanely massive damage to the working class. She destroyed their prospects and left most in squalor in the north. A lot of movies about her paint her in a kinder light and if you really read up on the demonisation of the working class, you'll be really shocked the lengths of her cruelty. They had the gall to protest her wanting to shut their only work in regions and she silenced them. It was awful. People literally celebrated her death... that's how awful she was. I'm sure she faced misogyny but she herself was deeply rooted in ultra conservatism and bigotry so I wouldn't be shocked if the sexism issue wasn't that big of a deal for her.

[@2352anne]

@@selty ... well said!

[@juanita-dark]

I was thinking this, eventhough I'm not a fan of her personally. A series about her politically, and the era, merits it's own miniseries. A lot more went in in that decade of leadership.

[@juanita-dark]

@@nathananand It's referenced in The Crown: she said women generally lacked the skills required, and were too emotional.

[@dylanherrick2981]

The community charge was unpopular, but it was not the reason why she resigned. Her entire cabinet was behind trying to make the community charge work, but they did not agree with her on Europe. In Geoffrey Howe’s resignation speech, he did not mention the community charge. It is also worth mentioning that Thatcher’s “No, no, no” was about Europe, not the community charge.

[@franciscocabrera2176]

Well said. It should also be noted that the majority of questions that were asked of her in her final days were that of sovereignty of the pound sterling with its regard to the EEC, not the poll tax.

[@MrOxxxxx]

The main problem is Gillian Anderson is too good looking to impersonate Maggie T. But I have to say she definately gave her best. Her voice was spot on.

[@HisameArtwork]

well usually that's how it is, it's hard to find ugly actors. most have a very symmetric face...thus beautiful. not only are they selected based on that at film schools, but many good actors come from acting families that have access for good training.

[@kingpablo2720]

they are all far better looking than their counterparts

[@juanita-dark]

Most actors usually are, they're actors after all; and content makers usually want known stars to gain viewership.

[@leiladarcy4855]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ginoongjuanito3044]

Gillian Anderson really became Margaret Thatcher on her role, The most brilliant part is. You almost come to think of it as if she really was Margaret Thatcher while watching The Crown.

[@df446]

Uh no. Not convincing at all.

[@johnrheyobligacion687]

True

[@alwaysOPEN4business]

Thanks for explaining what acting is

[@ginoongjuanito3044]

@@alwaysOPEN4business You still Open for business after 9 years, Sweetie?

[@alwaysOPEN4business]

@@ginoongjuanito3044 haha I couldn't think of a better username

[@meganesergerie5382]

These extras are so well done!! So interesting!

[@chayanikade1236]

can i just say Geoffrey Howe's casting was the most perfect in this season .. although other actors were brilliant

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

Well said!

[@juanita-dark]

Geoffrey Howe and Dennis Thatcher, imo. I was kind of sad we didn't see more of the other politicians (no Neil Kinnock?) but there was a brief John Major showing near the end.

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

These mini-docs are very well done!

[@JuliesTales]

Anita, you're an amazing story-teller! What a great video!

[@angel_darkness4565]

I loved this series... I just literally remember straight away all of the Mps from Spitting image, John Major Appearence on the last episode... Could be interesting to see him in the new season if there's another one ❤

[@yvankrzeslo6366]

Thank you for this interesting conversation

[@camilaferrorojas]

People need to understand the Crown is not a documentary series, ergo they don't want to do things EXACTLY the same. The director has said himself that he wants to put some creativity into it. If you want to see someone that looks exactly like Diana or Thatcher then go watch a documentary about them. They can't be carbon copies. All of them are doing an amazing job.

[@voldeficient]

Because of Thatcher we got a lot of Classic New Wave songs in the 80's, and for that I am always greatfull ;-)

[@jasonleetaiwan]

Why is she to thank for the new wave songs?

[@LathropLdST]

Braindeficient... We got Punk and V for Vendetta... You are a soft mangy cur who maybe wasn't even born when she ruled. Give credit to the artists, Dumbydork...

[@tonyjohansson7567]

30 years ago. I remember being a child, watching my mother go sad and my dad go happy, on this occation.

[@realmonis64]

You have a fantastic voice and presentation of your programme. Congratulations.

[@mikmowmil]

I love how this lady narrated the story.

[@VigGleeson]

Riveting storytelling - Great authority and voice - Beautifully narrated

[@joebrima3958]

My mind has been refresh.Thanks.

[@agungpurnomo8]

I really enjoyed this 9 minutes 32 seconds of my life watching this. Very informative short feature.

[@hothotheat3000]

Another cracking outfit, Anita!

[@stonaciousstone4171]

Oh yes, know where that would look good?

[@davidrevaza]

Gillian Anderson is absolutely brilliant. Her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher will lead her to win highest awards 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@brober]

According to the Crown she was called the "Iron" Lady because she spent so much time ironing.

[@johnpickford4222]

Are you an ass or just an idiot? The reference to “Iron” was due to being tough. I doubt that any of the real life CROWN cast know how to operate an iron, washer or TV

[@brober]

@@johnpickford4222 Google sarcasm moron.

[@camilaferrorojas]

I can't stop laughing, help. *This isn't sarcasm*

[@johnpickford4222]

Bruce Robertson: Oh Brucie, c’mon admit it, you’re still tied to Mama’s apron strings and anything that reminds you of her makes you tear up. If you don’t know, shut the fuck up. Thatcher was tough, had the balls you don’t. THE IRON LADY was always a reference to her being tough and not afraid of being challenged. If her nickname had to do with domestic chores, she would have been THE IRONING LADY, something quite different.

[@johnpickford4222]

Camila Ferro: Don’t encourage them, they don’t know a fucking idiot if it looked back at them in a mirror and said “Hello, Don’t I know you?”

[@copyright12302010]

Gillian's portrayal of her was actually very comical and exaggerated, from her posture, to her facial expressions and to her voice which sometimes sounded like a very old woman.

[@melchristensen8282]

That's what got me. I thought it was more a caricature than an accurate representation of Thatcher. Having had to watch ole Maggie on the TV growing up, I felt like Anderson did try her best but she merely plucked some surface mannerisms and expounded upon them to the point where it felt like it was more a mockery of the original. Maybe that was intended. Who knows.

[@juanita-dark]

I didn't like her walk, seemed too geriatric.

[@gb11809]

She does give the impression of being super old

[@veroave57]

She was terrible,unwatchable. That said I usually find her work very good.

[@acousticsong-guitarco964]

Agreed

[@juanita-dark]

"The Battle of Trafalgar"? Are you sure they weren't just called the Poll Tax riots?

[@Mrpsblobsoflowendmung]

Haha yup that’s exactly what they were called

[@simongill4715]

They were. “Can’t pay won’t pay” was the slogan

[@SleepCove]

We have a riot in the country every 20 years. The French have one every other month.

[@subhrajitgupta4186]

Gillian Anderson was good but felt exaggerated and old in the role at times. Meryl Streep was the best as Thatcher. Gillian nailed the voice though.

[@autoclearanceuk7191]

Anita is so good at telling stories from history.

[@Vampyresdontdodishes]

Somewhere @Plumbella is making a cuppa to calm down.

[@prateetibarua4607]

S4 ended so quickly.😭 I need S5 now.

[@mridul7639]

Gotta wait a year

[@borleyboo5613]

That won’t be shown until 2022 I’m afraid.

[@FightsRightsAlways]

When she openly admitted to her daughter that her brother was her favorite because he was "stronger" and kept kissing his behind after he came back from Algeria, was so disgusting that I had to come here to see how she ends.

[@jshell0771]

You should also know that the Crown is not a documentary about royals and it's creators had zero knowledge about margaret thatcher relationship with her family, since it's her private life. They can easily demonize and embellish certain characters, whereas in real life they were a totally different person than portrayed. This show definitely wanted to make Thatcher as unlovable, as possible.

[@bibaolaitan5189]

@@jshell0771 well she wasnt lovable by most back then..

[@jshell0771]

@@bibaolaitan5189 I am aware of that, but it's utterly stupid to deny the positive change she brought to the country, even though it was quite painful

[@FightsRightsAlways]

@@jshell0771 I know that, but did she favor her son over her daughter??

[@nirachien2274]

I actually felt sorry for Thatcher in the scenes at Balmoral. The whole family were so rude to her and Princess Margaret was probably the worst of them all. I don't believe this is actually how it happened at all, but the show did write her in a more flattering way in these scenes.

[@prd1073]

Fun fact. The Thatcher government decided to introduce the Poll Tax a whole year earlier in Scotland, because the Scots hated all she stood for.

[@walkerhaw600]

Good for her.A true tactician

[@rayoflight6505]

Yup I'm a Scot and even today just her name evokes much angst 😆

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

Millions of Scots voted for her and she won dozens of seats in Scotland.

[@RaymondHng]

Is Scotland the customary testing ground for controversial legislation?

[@oberonyronwood5657]

@@myoctobersymphony4446 and yet, after her downfall, the Conservative party hasn’t had the same amount of power if used to had before Thatcher became PM.

[@Argentina_56998]

Muy buena estas serie

[@invisiblelathatatlan]

When history and childhood memories meet.

[@Guardian__Angel]

She was a towering figure in British politics and left a huge imprint for generations to come.

[@maelguiraud3568]

The imprint wasn't positive

[@Guardian__Angel]

@@maelguiraud3568 Yes, it was. She practically saved the British economy from disaster and restored Britain's international standing.

[@giorgioroyaume8815]

Thank you Trying to improve my 🇬🇧 And it' s very clear for me

[@britzone1]

The set, styling, and host were wonderfully picked for this. Very appealing.

[@bishopterry8464]

Goodvideo.Thanks

[@aprilbrowning3409]

Love that scene where the queen gave Thatcher that award for her dedication to her and the country

[@ks77157]

Anita Rani is an awesome narrator ❤️

[@benteg6452]

Such good storytelling👏 Made me Google Anita Rani

[@giorgioroyaume8815]

WONDERFUL actress È stata formidabile nell'interpretazione 🔝

[@somthingbrutal]

as, if not more polarising than trump, but a hell of a lot smarter and even as a woman i loathed i did respect her as an individual

[@NosyFella]

There's no need to respect any tory for any reason

[@somthingbrutal]

@@NosyFella in a world with the likes of boris and trump running things i see things differently

[@dannyquinn9128]

@@NosyFella so you have no respect for Churchill defeating Hitler?

[@Ben-ky8yb]

@@dannyquinn9128 did he though? The soviets were the ones who caused his downfall

[@dannyquinn9128]

@@Ben-ky8yb it was a two fronted war, a combined effort. So yes he did, with help. The Soviets could not have won on their own.

[@toniidowu6301]

Anita looks gorgeous🤩✨

[@stonaciousstone4171]

Oh yes, she could get it.

[@katesmyth4839]

I’ve read that some reviewers think her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher is exaggerated. Well I was there, and I can assure you that it is spot on.

[@borderlord]

She's reading the autocue out like its a Jackanory story on kids TV!

[@charlesmhorn]

How could the series ignore the Fall of the Berlin Wall and collapse of Soviet Union. That is a massive gap that turned the Crown into a soap opera.

[@sara-stinabergstedt3019]

It's not particularly tied to neither the British royal family, nor the UK. Makes sense they can't include everything

[@dan-pi8pn]

@@sara-stinabergstedt3019 neither does the kennedy assassination but here we are

[@imperialguard7781]

@@dan-pi8pn the crown did cover it dumb dumb

[@lee_gucci]

@@imperialguard7781 uhm that's what they meant

[@aob999]

Thatcher resigned at the end of 1990, the USSR dissolved in 1991. I expect that the fifth and final season of the Crown will begin on that note

[@heidi3963]

I abhor Thatcher's politics, but I found myself agreeing with her bad impression of the royal family as portrayed in The Crown. They do seem like frivolous, snobby, useless people whose strange idea of what work is, is really laughable.

[@benbim540]

The only thing thatcher was ever correct about was Europe. The last thing the vast majority of brits want is a politician as head of state. long live her gracious majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

[@callumhiggins4388]

@@benbim540 hail hail the queens in jail

[@benbim540]

@@callumhiggins4388 surely ten tear olds shouldn't have access to youtube

[@Julyta88]

@@benbim540 why was she correct about Europe? Why does the UK want to separate itself from the rest of the continent? I'm honestly asking

[@SleepCove]

@@benbim540 well she was right about socialism. Britain’s economy improved from being the sick man in Europe to being a European powerhouse.

[@Ninjimdo]

I once bumped into John Major in a service station

[@georgiesimmons5924]

I really like this narrator she's fabulous

[@miqueiasmartins7270]

Margaret Thatcher was an extraordinary woman... the nickname "Iron Lady" fits her perfectly. Unfortunately, The Crown fell short to portray her 11 years in power, there was so much material that she could be on the show for 2 seasons, imagine Gillian Anderson playing some of her battles on the parliament, or some Falkland war scenes... I missed that on the show, it was too little and too fast... almost like the producers were in a hurry to finish. Well... at least Gillian Anderson was perfect as Thatcher, she did a GREAT job and I love The Crown.

[@liandrysanguishinshin7955]

She was extraordinary sure, but she held extreme political bias and was horrible at dealing with the Troubles in Ireland, eventually the Anglo-Irish Agreement was the worst thing she could possibly do, stamping her as one of the worst prime ministers to stain the uk's history.

[@miqueiasmartins7270]

@@liandrysanguishinshin7955 Are you irish?

[@sparkequinox]

I really think she was under utilised. I also expected a lot more on the troubles too.

[@Vampyresdontdodishes]

@@sparkequinox same. I was surprised that they didn’t delve deeper into the Thatcher years- it felt very shallow considering how much social outrage and violence that generation experienced over her policies. I guess they wanted to focus more on Diana.

[@MicaelaBonner]

Lol extraordinary?? Really? She was a racist

[@abcxyz8116]

Greatest PM ever. Along with Churchill and Disraeli.

[@lilyrosesoul0077]

I think Thatcher had good fiscal policies for Britain at the start but towards the end she lost touch & refused to adapt her economic policies to the changing pressures that UK was facing that was her failure.

[@kellharris2491]

In my opinion that's all you can really expect. There is a reason why term limits exist in many countries. New blood and different opinions is always important. No one leader is perfect. Sometimes you need a particular person just for a particular time.

[@kellharris2491]

@Thomas Headley This is true. There is no perfect system really.

[@ladyjohnson7891]

Gillian Anderson deserves an Emmy !!

[@jessica26138]

Gillian's accent & pronunciation was on point but why was she made look so old? Margaret was a strong lady with a strong & firm posture but Gillian was shown to be struggling to stand up.

[@janetrains83]

Gillian Anderson is absolutely spot-on as MT, I was 29 when the poll tax came in, I remember the riots across the country, it was devastating. When Major replaced Maggie his nickname was " son of handbag.." even in a recession the Brits can find something to laugh about.

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

what does “son of handbag” mean?

[@aaizaasghar3000]

@@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHimhe was her child and in her bag aka mummy’s little boy I guess 🤣

[@natashaa43]

'Battle of Trafalgar' Is she having a laugh? We never called it that and I was there.

[@sparshitasahu2539]

I love how The comment section is made of 50% Emmy and Oscar Winning renowned professional actors who are giving very necessary comments on Gillian's acting 🤩

[@ch3nz3n]

The years have shown Thatcher's position to be correct.

[@Topshaman-pk2rx]

A rather misleading summary of the events that led to Margaret Thatcher leaving office. The poll tax was certainly unpopular, but it was the ever closer connection with the EU that was the key issue.

[@theparamountparamount913]

"She became an authoritarian leader" according to her inner circle. After a decade in power ,she felt that no one could challenge her and no one could get in her way. The Poll tax that she was very like to impose came into heavy criticism and objection from her own cabinet and within the Conservative Party. Despite all of that, she is unyielding , she did not listened to the advise and opinion of those around her and wants to go ahead with that anti poor legislation . Finally, ambitious men in her party saw this opportunity and took it for granted. While she was in Paris, France a leadership challenge came in. Again, she's overly confident and did not rally her party members for support. Politics is about switching sides. You can expect them to be loyal at you but not all the time.

[@kordellswoffer1520]

Lol a flat tax which is basically what that was is not anti poor. Lol what a nonsense comment.

[@geraldstephens6612]

Winston Churchill said that are no friends in politics, only alliances.

[@Speederzzz]

Gotta love that "funding terrorist groups in Ireland" girl power

[@emilian7052]

Yeah😬

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

Such a retarded meme.

[@MrStrawberryfields4]

@@myoctobersymphony4446 that's the point of it

[@MrBoliao98]

No no no, I think Steve Nallon has the voice. The rest are ok, they don't have the 90% mark.

[@BloodMoonASMR]

I hated her policies, but I absolutely head-over-heels loved her iron-fisted authority and determination. Britain needs this now more than ever, if it gets any softer it'll be liquid.

[@orawal]

the anchor Anita Rani was very good 👍

[@joshuakampamba9061]

I really love Thatcher . A very strong woman of character. Just like the great Queen 💞🤩🇿🇲🇿🇲

[@aquajuwel7098]

Politics makes me depressed. But i will say that Gillian was brilliant as thatcher. Just brilliant!......

[@Swordisk]

Why can’t they have a normal segment?

[@richmond833]

what a great woman!

[@mikorop1594]

Wait.. what? So, Thatcher is trying to tax people the same amount regardless of their social status.. what?

[@Dave25892]

Like the TV license

[@kng2159]

That was a massive issue because it disproportionately and negatively affected the poorer parts of society. Say for example, everyone gets taxed 25% of their income. To someone who earns a 100k a year, they would be left with 75k which is plenty of money to pay for bills, spend and still have enough to save for the future. On the other hand, someone who earns say around 15k a year (the average lower income bracket in the UK now), would result be left with 11.25k. When factoring in the raw costs of daily expenses, you'd find that that leftover amount is ludicrously low for living expenses in a year. This means that, the poor would not be able to save any money up for the future and would be reliant on the hourly wages of their (probably low-income) work in order to survive. In times of economic hardship (of which there were plenty of during Thatcher's premiership and even before and after her reign), many workers would be laid off so the ones who physically weren't able to save up for such harsh times would literally be left starving or on the streets. From that, you can see how harmful poll tax was on the most vulnerable sections of society. To contrast this poll tax system (a type of tax called regressive tax - a tax which places the burden on the poor), there are progressive taxes - taxes which places the burden on the richer citizens. With progressive taxes, the poorer sections of society will have to pay less taxes than their richer counterparts on the basis that a.) the raw taxes paid by the poor will be significantly less even if the percentages were the same and b.) less taxes for the poor will actually give them a chance to climb up the ladder (in terms of finances).

[@MehWhatever99]

@@kng2159 umm, that’s not how the poll tax worked. That’s just a flat tax. The poll tax was a fixed amount, no matter your income. So say it was determined everyone household in your area had to pay $500. For some that might be a night out with friends. For others an entire month’s rent.

[@alechsander]

@@kng2159 wrong example. Income tax is progressive and even more so. First 12k are tax free, then most people get taxed at 20%, those that earn twice gets taxed....4 times, 40% on twice the amount (on the marginal). The poll tax was about fairness and self-reliance. The poll tax was only for the services that the Council provide to each individual. Poor people litter as much as the rich (I have very strong personal evidence of the opposite: those that are at home dossing all day, collecting benefits leave their cans of beer in the street), so they have to pay for that specific cost, the same. It's the same as the TV licence, like it or not

[@myoctobersymphony4446]

No. There was an 80% reduction for people on low income.

[@CooperDianeBob]

So many of the protests against Thatcher are called battles

[@lyndawilliams8434]

Because she militarised the police and turned them against the people of the country. They would cover up their numbers, so there was no accountability. She set out to destroy the threads that held people together, because that was the only way she could beat them. She destroyed society, and made money a god.

[@naishalubega3756]

😂 😂

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

Margaret Thatcher was amazing! While leftists hated her, she is still popular among most of the people who were alive during that time. She was the British version of Ronald Reagan. While liberals in America still spew hatred against President Reagan, he is still one of the most popular presidents in American history. He won in 1980 by winning 47 out of 50 states. He won reelection in 1984 by winning 49 out of 50 states (and he only lost his opponents home state of Minnesota by about 2,000 votes).

[@davidroberts7282]

@@lyndawilliams8434 Thatcher came to office in early 1979 on a Tory Conservative sea change because Old Labour's previous PM, had allowed a precarious wages and incomes policy that the all-important allies, TUC, never liked but tolerated it for almost 4 years because of rampant inflation, unemployment levels, Britain's perceived second and third rate economic/military status among its European and US allies. Everyone remembers UK's "Swinging Sixties" for art, music, and consumerism, but tend to forget UK stock market almost crashed in mid-60s, pound got devalued, British industrial infrastructure, plants, mills, heavy industries got older and more antiquated compared to newer, more dynamic EU economies of France and West Germany. By the early-mid 1970s, the economic situation had worsened with widespread TUC strikes, labor militancy, the three-day work week, large piles of garbage and trash remained stinking of main city centres in many British cities and towns as garbagemen went on strike. Old Labour, increasingly found it harder and harder to control or negotiate with newer, younger, militant, less reasonable TUC members than the ones Atlee and Wilson had dealt with generation before. Then there was the 1978-79 "Winter of Discontent"--a series of widespread labor and industrial strikes in almost every or part of every major sector of British economy at a time when UK was experiencing its worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. I'd compare the 1978-1979 "Winter of Discontent" and Old Labour inability to stop or manage it and its probably the worst single incident of labour unrest in modern British history since 1926 General Strike when Ramsey McDonald became Labour's first PM. "Winter of Discontent" left bitter memories and made deep, powerful scars on many individual British voters all across the political spectrum, even modern Labourites and Thatcher exploited that resentment and the perception of Labour as too idealogically rigid, old fashioned, and its affiliated organizations like Militant as dangerous far-left idealogues who would wreck the economy and nation again if elected again. Plus, the worldwide economic boom of the 1980s made her neo-liberal economic policies appear to be successful and Britain's military/defense standing had risen too, due to retaking the Falklands after Argentinian military junta tried to distract disaffected citizens from a police state surge called the "Dirty War" by assuming the role of anti-imperialists reconquering islands they'd long considered theirs since 1833 and had been (and still are) hotly disputed issue between Argentina and UK.

[@melchristensen8282]

@@lyndawilliams8434 Bingo.

[@tanyamhami]

The narrator is awesome

[@RobertK1993]

She nailed the part.

[@Ar18]

Disappointed they didn’t add the hong kong passing to china

[@CrazyWatcher670]

They did not add many useful things, cold war for example.

[@sara-stinabergstedt3019]

Didn't that happen in 1997 officially?

[@stephaniefreeman3914]

Thatcher, by then, was no longer PM

[@heyitzLou]

Not until season 5.

[@hikki6089]

Agreed, the handover itself was in 1997 but the talk between Thatcher and Beijing on the issue was in 1982. Too bad they don’t cover her visit to China in this season.

[@dafae.]

Gillian didn't nail the accent in my opinion. It was way too strained, especially when you put her and Thatcher's voices next to each other.

[@marcusmelancon3426]

Yes it sounded like she needed some water

[@dafae.]

@@marcusmelancon3426 true haha

[@jayneyp8683]

I completely agree with you!! I find it actually so hard to listen to!! She didn't sound nearly this raspy at all !!!

[@SleepCove]

The same Netflix that says in the series that she cut public spending when she in fact raised it.

[@Derrako]

So sad to see her go (not!)

[@stephen.]

Margaret Thatcher was my favourite of all The Queen’s Prime Ministers (show only) on The Crown.

[@AgentDigits]

Shame the crown didn't show the worst of what she did

[@thomasdrysdale4240]

I dont think netflix likes Thatcher very much

[@prismaticmarcus]

Maggie's last line was a nice tease for season 5

[@lozzyg9876]

Oh god this is so good. Bravo worthy

[@naishalubega3756]

I think Gilligan's voice sounded a bit too heavy than Margaret's

[@peepindis]

Just a bit too draggy, too.

[@georgelister4866]

This review of Thatcher’s political career would be much different if it was performed by a northerner.

[@jamest6822]

Anita's from Yorkshire....

[@georgelister4866]

@@jamest6822 clearly wasn’t written by someone from the north.

[@TiagoJoaoSilva]

You'd have to log on and prove you weren't a minor, given the blue language...

[@knicol46]

I can remember on my 18th birthday I got a card through my door - it was a community charge 1989 demand for £444. I had just left school. Give us your money was the message (not that I had any). Welcome to being an adult. A few years later this was changed to the council tax. It increases every year. What gov and MP's do not understand is that the gov give a tax free personal allowance of £12,500 in the UK currently yet even if you earnt just £7,000 your local council expect you to still to pay the full council tax (25% discount if you live alone). Your council tax yearly bill will more than likely be well over £1000 and even if you work just part time your council tax demand is likely to be greater than your total deductions from your wage. It is actually cheaper to rent a flat in some Eastern European countries than what you have to pay in UK council tax here. They will not remove council tax as its too beneficial for council directors who are just private companies funded by gov. Some families and single persons are really struggling to pay their council tax demand but the help from your local council is zero - no matter which party is in control.

[@marianadirnf5052]

Algum Br assistindo esse clássico????

[@DennosManCave]

She was right....there were no suitable successors to her Prime Ministership. John Major was dreadful

[@liamb8644]

@BERTO YACOB ok 😂

[@Zenocius]

How rich it is to hear this during the time of Boris Johnson