Thatcherism and Popular Music: Towards a policy perspective

This article attempts to move analysis of the interaction of Thatcherism and popular music on from the reporting of anti-Thatcher songs to examining the impact of Thatcherite policy on the music industries. It argues that a policy-based analysis of the Conservative governments of 1979-1997 offers the potential to reveal more about the actual impact of Thatcherism on popular music than has hitherto been shown.