Reverend accuses Thatcher of handbagging over South Africa

Title

Reverend accuses Thatcher of handbagging over South Africa

Genre

Interview

TX Date

27 Feb 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:02

Description

The Bishop of Coventry, the Right Reverend Simon Barrington-Ward has criticised Margaret Thatcher for her immediate lifting of sanctions on South Africa, saying it is a typical handbagging approach. Speaking at the start of a major rally of politicians, church figures and trade unionists campaigning against apartheid he tells Peter Spencer her action can only hinder the reform process.

Contributors

Peter Spencer; Simon Barrington-Ward

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; Interethnic relations; South Africa; Apartheid; International relations; Political systems; Economic sanctions; Political reform; Black African peoples; F. W. De Klerk

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