Radio Interview for BBC Radio 2 Jimmy Young Programme
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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| Venue: | BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place, central London |
| Source: | The Times, 6 June 1987 |
| Journalist: | Jimmy Young, BBC |
| Editorial comments: | Available on CD-ROM only. 1100-1200. Untraced. Philip Webster and Barbara Day reported for The Times. There is very similar material in the Independent (6 June 1987) which ran it as the lead story under the headline "Thatcher lays claim to Christian votes". "The essence of human rights is that each person can choose, choose between right and wrong. Choice is the essence of religion. If you take away so much in tax that people don’t have choice, to take away from them responsibility from their families and their children, I would say that that was the immoral route. And, as I understand it, the right to choose is the essence of Christianity". The Daily Telegraph (6 June 1987) printed material from her comments on the case of Mark Burgess, a 10 year old boy who had been on a waiting list for heart surgery for 13 months and whose operation had recently been cancelled. "Mrs Thatcher, speak |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 515 |
| Themes: | General Elections, Health policy, Religion & morality |