Thatcher claims to be caring

Title

Thatcher claims to be caring

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

17 May 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:25

Description

Report on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s address to the Scottish Conservatives in Perth. She speaks about poor local election results, says the Government is caring - caring for the elderly and disabled, starting up job creation schemes and implementing measures against drug abuse - and that its achievements include low inflation. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Inflation; Taxation; Margaret Thatcher; Social problems; Economics; Conservative Party; Scotland; Unemployment; Political parties; Drug abuse; Election campaigns; Governance; Perth

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