Paul Keating vs. Margaret Thatcher
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Paul Keating
1944 – present
Paul John Keating is an Australian former politician who served as the 24th prime minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996. He held office as the leader of the Labor Party (ALP), having previously served as treasurer under Bob Hawke from 1983 to 1991 and as the seventh deputy prime minister from 1990 to 1991.
"It really surprises me that some people in this party think we owe Westpac something. Or the ANZ Bank. Or the National."
Margaret Thatcher
1925 – 2013
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the position. As prime minister, she implemented policies that came to be known as Thatcherism.
"Orthodox finance, low levels of regulation and taxation, a minimal bureaucracy, strong defence, a willingness to stand up for Britain's interests wherever and w…"
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