Conservative conference - Margaret Thatcher U-turn speech

Title

Conservative conference - Margaret Thatcher U-turn speech

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Music

TX Date

10 Oct 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:25

Description

Jim Hancock reports on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s final day address to the Conservative Party conference in Brighton. Thatcher - interrupted by right-to-work demonstrators - insists she will not make a U-turn. She also describes the Labour Party as an Orwellian nightmare.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Jim Hancock

Keywords

Trade unions; Wages; Inflation; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Unemployment; Political parties; Conferences; Economic policy; Prime ministers; Speeches; Brighton; George Orwell; Counter-inflation policy

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