Thatcher on immigration

Title

Thatcher on immigration

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:04:07

Description

Coverage of Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher’s speech to the Young Conservatives on immigration. Thatcher attacks smoke screen socialists who accuse the party of racism when it brings the immigration problem into the open, and arguing racial harmony can only be maintained by cutting immigration. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; Interethnic relations; Conservative Party; Immigration; Multiethnic societies

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