Thatcher speech interrupted by ambulance protests
- Title
- Thatcher speech interrupted by ambulance protests
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
- TX Date
- 26 Jan 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:02:06
- Description
- David Nolan reports on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s speech in Wigan about the damage caused by the recent hurricane strength storms and how her visit was interrupted by ambulance workers demonstrations (chanting heard). With Wigan NUPE union shop steward George Tyce on how they found out Thatcher was appearing in Wigan and what he thinks of her.
- Contributors
- Margaret Thatcher; David Nolan; George Tyce
- Keywords
- Trade unions; Emergency services; Storms; Winds; Damage; Labour disputes; Margaret Thatcher; Political protests; NUPE; Ambulance services; Demonstrations; Prime ministers; Natural disasters; Paramedical personnel; Wigan
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