First Thatcher award

Title

First Thatcher award

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

1 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:36

Description

Nicky Broyd reports on the first Thatcher Award presented in London to a right wing sociologist by the former Prime Minister herself (speech by Thatcher presenting award heard). The award is given for displaying the relationship between freedom and free enterprise. David Marsland, this year’s winner, praises Margaret Thatcher, and the premiership of John Major. Also Ivan Klapesh, designer of the award statue describes it.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Nicky Broyd; David Marsland

Keywords

Awards; London; Margaret Thatcher; John Major; Sociologists

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