Margaret Thatcher first major interview of year

Title

Margaret Thatcher first major interview of year

Genre

Interview

TX Date

13 Apr 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:15:05

Description

Alastair Burnet interviews the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in her first major interview of 1981, on ITN. Topics covered include the Brixton riots; unrest among black people; unemployment; police-community relations; the election of Bobby Sands in Northern Ireland; Civil Service unions; economic policy; and the past two years in power.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; ITN; Alastair Burnet

Keywords

Elections; Politics; London; Trade unions; Government; Prices; Crime; Social problems; Northern Ireland; Interethnic relations; Housing; Police; Conservative Party; Violence; Unemployment; Civil service; Political leadership; Political parties; Economic policy; Riots; Lambeth; Policing practice; Economic systems; Oil; Black peoples; Youth; Economic recession; Brixton; OPEC; Political leaders; Enoch Powell; Institutional racism; Employment creation; Urban communities; Youth employment; Bobby Sands

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