Speeches, etc.

Margaret Thatcher

Remarks visiting Leicester (disability)

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue: Leicester
Source:
Editorial comments: 1410-45 MT visited Pegasus House to open the Leicester office of Opportunities for the Disabled. 1445-1535 she visited Courtauld’s knitwear factory at Wolsey. The Leicester Mercury records a few remarks. Of Opportunities for the Disabled, she said that the organisation had shown that it was economically viable to employ disabled people. "Above all I am impressed by the people they have founds jobs for, their courage and effort, It gives me great pleasure to meet these people".
Importance ranking: Minor
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