Thatcher on green pound

Title

Thatcher on green pound

Genre

Speech

TX Date

24 Jan 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:33

Description

Speech by Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher to the National Farmers Union. She defends her party’s stance on the green pound (exchange rate used by Europe for conversion of agricultural prices to sterling) to improve prices for farmers, at a National Farmers Union dinner. She comments on why they forced a debate and vote in the House of Commons.

Further information

http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=103602

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Politics; Agriculture; EEC; Farming; UK; Conservative Party; Agricultural policy; NFU; Farmers; Price policy; Currency devaluation; Europe; Food prices

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