"It might have escaped your notice but your favourite hate figure is the only UK
prime minister we've ever had (one one of only a few ministers overall) with a STEM background."
It hasn't.
And I credit that with her ability to tell the difference between all the BS projected about the EEC and later EU with the reality of power. I doubt she'd ever have let some back bencher have a referendum bill like the stupid and weak Cameron did.
Although it's interesting to note she seemed to get involved in politics after she trained as a barrister, which has much less to do with facts and much more with convincing people of your PoV (IE the defendant is innocent) regardless of such details as the actual facts.