Margaret Thatcher attacks Government record

Title

Margaret Thatcher attacks Government record

Genre

Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

14 Dec 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:56

Description

Opposition leader Margaret Thatcher, speaking in the House of Commons, attacks Prime Minister James Callaghan and his government’s record in office. Thatcher covers the Government’s pay policy, the future of the Health Service, and inflation. She claims that the Government has failed to control inflation and that waiting lists for the National Health Service have increased.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Politics; Government; Wages; Inflation; Wage policy; Economics; Parliament; James Callaghan; Unemployment; Price policy; Exchange rates; Economic policy; Economic systems; Party politics; National economy; Denis Healey; Wealth; Counter-inflation policy

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