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Vote: | So all the system was running down and collapsing. Mrs. Thatcher became the leader of the Conservative Party in February 1975, and she clearly wanted to strike out and do something different. |
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Vote: | Socialists make the mistake of confusing individual worth with success. They believe you cannot allow people to succeed in case those who fail feel worthless. |
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Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, PC, is an British politician, and former Conservative MP. He served as Secretary of State for the Home Department, Secretary of State for Education, and Secretary of State for the Environment. He was Chairman of the Conservative Party at the time Margaret Thatcher resigned.
Baker's most noted action in his time at the Department of Education was the introduction of the controversial "National Curriculum". He also introduced in-service training days for teachers, which became popularly known as "Baker days".
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