A Spectre is haunting Europe, the spectre of Margaret Thatcher. These days Lady Thatcher, warned off public speaking by her doctors since she fell ill last autumn, is as silent as a ghost. But while her voice is no longer heard, her ideas continue to resonate through European politics. Warnings about the dangerous spread of "Thatcherism" have again become a staple of left-wing politics across the European Union. In Spain, as trade unions gear up for a general strike this month just before a grand EU summit in Seville, they have attacked Jose Maria Aznar, the prime minister, for pursuing "the most reactionary policies of Margaret Thatcher". In France, the Socialists have accused President Jacques Chirac of wanting to emulate "the iron lady" by "destroying public services".
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机译：一个幽灵正在困扰着欧洲，撒切尔夫人的幽灵。这些年来，撒切尔夫人自去年秋天病倒以来就警告医生不要在公开场合讲话，她像鬼一样沉默寡言。但是，尽管不再听到她的声音，但她的想法仍在欧洲政治中引起共鸣。关于“撒切尔主义”危险扩散的警告再次成为整个欧盟左翼政治的主要内容。在西班牙，由于工会正准备在本月在塞维利亚举行的一次欧盟峰会之前进行大罢工，他们袭击了总理何塞·玛丽亚·阿兹纳尔（Jose Maria Aznar），以追求“玛格丽特·撒切尔的最反动政策”。在法国，社会主义者指责总统雅克·希拉克（Jacques Chirac）想通过“破坏公共服务”来效仿“铁娘子”。
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