Did Thatcher roll back the power of the state?

Yes

- She slimmed down the size of the state where politically possible

- Reduced size of the civil service and introduced a system in which it worked with the private sector to deliver services 

No

- Failed to cut overall gov. spending - this made up 43% of the value of all wealth produced in Britain 1977-78, 47% 1983-84 and 44% 1994

- Total tax bill rose from 38.5% of all wealth produced in 1979 to 41% in 1990

- Average tax bill rose by 6%