Speeches, etc.

Margaret Thatcher

Speech at Fornham All Saints

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue: Fornham All Saints, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Source: (1) Birmingham Post, 30 May 1987 (2) BBC Radio News Report 1800 29 May 1987
Editorial comments: Available on CD-ROM only. 1250-1300. The Birmingham Post article also has material on the rest of the day’s campaigning. The IRN Archive has a recording of her remarks on defence: "Perhaps the issue which transcends all others, and you will have seen from the debates as they have emerged that each day we get some new revelation. I have never seen or heard such a reckless defence policy as that which the Labour Party is putting across now. [hear, hear and applause] ... the means of our country to safeguard our liberties and our justice. As for decommissioning Polaris within a fortnight it seems to me utterly ... utterly reckless, no time to ...,[words inaudible] no time to consult NATO, our independent nuclear deterrent gone at a stroke, and with it our security."
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 467
Themes: General Elections, Labour Party & socialism