Speeches, etc.

Margaret Thatcher

Remarks visiting textile mill

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue: Dorma Sheet Company, Fold Mill, Bradley Fold, Bolton
Source:
Editorial comments: Morning. The Bolton Evening News reported MT saying, "They have got some marvellous machinery but the disappointment is that so much comes from abroad". Carrington Viyella was re-equipping the mill with German-made Sulzer looms. "I think the Common Market will be good for British textiles," she added. "It would give you export opportunities. The textile industry’s present import problems are not coming from the EEC".
Importance ranking: Minor
Word count: nil
Themes: Industry, Trade, European Union Single Market