Remarks visiting Hamilton (by-election)

Document type:	Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue:	Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Source:	Scottish TV Archive: OUP transcript
Editorial comments:	MT spent the whole day in Hamilton and en route. No itinerary has been found. There is additional material in the Daily Express: "If Jim Callaghan does not hold an election in October, then I would say he was scared to hold one. If you think you are going to lose, then you delay. Mr Callaghan has delayed the election long enough". Scottish TV have rushes (on film); it is not certain whether the material transcribed here was ever broadcast. The noise of the crowd is so great that MT had difficulty making herself heard even to someone standing immediately beside her.
Importance ranking:	Minor
Word count:	120
Themes:	By-elections, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), General Elections

Sound quality poor—crowd noises. MT signing autographs.

Questioner (French accent)

… to make people aware of the effect of Marxism in this country? They tried to take Portugal, they tried to take my country by election, and I wanted to know if it is possible really to …

I do it almost every time. I'm attacked for doing it and I reckon I'm attacked because I'm talking the truth so I will go on saying it. You very very nearly had problems. There's a large Communist party—which is Marxism. You were saved from it fortunately. If anyone stood as a Communist here they wouldn't get many …