Today’s British economy is the legacy of Margaret Thatcher. The governments that succeeded her did not change the broad lines of her policies. John Major privatised the railways. Labour lightly regulated the City of London and made the Bank of England independent. When it did reverse direction – such as with the introduction of the minimum wage – the measures were carefully calibrated. So how should we judge Thatcher’s legacy?
如今的英國經濟是瑪格麗特•撒切爾(Margaret Thatcher)留下的遺產。在她之後的英國政府沒有改變她大致的政策路線。約翰•梅傑(John Major)實行了鐵路私有化。工黨(Labour)對倫敦金融城(City of London)施行了輕度監管,並讓英國央行(Bank of England)實現了獨立。當英國政府逆轉路線時——例如提出最低工資標準,這些措施經過了仔細斟酌。那麼,我們應如何評判撒切爾夫人的遺產?