In his article „Authoritarian Populism: A reply to Jessop et all“[1], Stuart Hall took issue with some aspects of the argument by Bob Jessop, Kevin Bonnett, Simon Bromley and Tom Ling in regard to „Authoritarian Populism“ and to the „phenomenon of Thatcherism“[2]. Jessop et al had replied to „Policing the crisis. Mugging the State, the Law and the Order “[3] and „The Politics of Thatcherism“[4] by Hall et al.. more