Thatcher in Cardiff on industry

Title

Thatcher in Cardiff on industry

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:30

Description

Speech by UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on 11/12/80 at a CBI meeting in Cardiff where she reiterates the necessity of the Conservative Government’s monetarist economic policies and blames unemployment on workers for taking high wages and starting disputes. Includes applause.

Further information

http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=104461

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Trade unions; Industry; Labour disputes; Wages; CBI; Business; Economic policy; Cardiff; Government policy; Industrial productivity

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