The history of Britain is evolutionary.

Thatcher came to power after the 1979 British election and began to promote the privatization of some enterprises. In order to revitalize the British economy and get rid of the "British disease", she abandoned the so-called "*** knowledge politics" and Keynesian policies of the post-World War II era. The government's policy of Keynesianism was abandoned.

Government intervention in economic activities was reduced, most state-run enterprises were privatized, the labor market became more flexible, and monetarist policies were adopted in finance, and the British economy eventually came out of the long-term "stagflation" situation.

Since 1981, its annual real growth rate has reached more than 3%, which at that time was second only to Japan as a major Western developed country. In the socio-cultural sphere, Mrs. Thatcher was committed to attacking the "get something for nothing" mentality derived from the welfare system, and to celebrating the traditional middle-class morality of creating wealth through hard work rather than seeking to redistribute it.

However, Margaret Thatcher's policies also divided British society, especially in terms of austerity and industrial restructuring, which had a huge impact on Britain's traditional industries and led to massive unemployment.

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On June 24, 2016, the result of the referendum on Britain's exit from the European Union was finalized, with Britain leaving the European Union.On October 28, the United Kingdom was elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council to serve from 2017 to 2019.

The United Nations Human Rights Council was established by the United Nations in 1968, and the United Nations Human Rights Committee was established by the United Nations Human Rights Council.

On February 8, 2017, the House of Commons of the British Parliament voted to formally pass the "Brexit" bill submitted by the government, authorizing the Prime Minister to start the "Brexit" process.

On March 16, Queen Elizabeth II approved the "Brexit" bill. "Brexit" bill, authorizing British Prime Minister Theresa May to formally start the process of leaving the European Union.

March 20, 2017, the United Kingdom will formally submit an application to the European Union to leave the European Union on March 29, to start Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to start negotiations on leaving the European Union.December 8, 2017, the United Kingdom and the European Union reached a historic Brexit agreement.June 26, 2018, Queen Elizabeth II approved the British Prime Minister Theresa May's most important bill to leave the European Union.?

On January 23, 2020, Queen Elizabeth II signed and approved the bill on the "Brexit" agreement previously passed by the British Parliament.

On January 24, 2020, the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission signed the "Brexit" agreement. "January 30, 2020, the European Union formally approved the British exit from the European Union. January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom formally "out of the European Union", the end of its 47 years of membership of the European Union.

Baidu Encyclopedia - United Kingdom

Baidu Encyclopedia - History of the United Kingdom