Thatcher on British Leyland, economy and Olympics boycott

Title

Thatcher on British Leyland, economy and Olympics boycott

Genre

Interview

TX Date

31 Dec 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:08:20

Description

Peter Allen interviews Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher about the effects of a current British Leyland strike on the future of BL and the prospects for the new Mini Metro car. Also on high unemployment, the state of the economy and economic policy. And on athletes choosing to ignore advice to boycott the Moscow Olympic games over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In 2 parts.

Further information

http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=104470

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Peter Allen

Keywords

Companies; Industry; Strikes; Labour disputes; Wages; Cost reduction; Afghanistan; British Leyland; Public finance; Unemployment; Public sector; Cars; Military affairs; Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; Economic policy; Olympic games; Investment; Athletes; Public expenditure; Unemployed youth; Government policy; National economy; School leaving; Employment creation; Training; Private sector; Economic statistics; Industrial policy; Work experience

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