Remarks visiting Tyneside (job losses due to sanctions on Iraq)
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
|---|---|
| Venue: | Newcastle and Gateshead |
| Source: | Newcastle Journal, 11 September 1990 |
| Journalist: | Chris Holt, Newcastle Journal, reporting |
| Editorial comments: | Available on CD-ROM only. MT visited Newcastle College of Further Education (0925-1035) and the National Garden Festival at Gateshead (1045-1200), from which remarks in this article are drawn. (The Revolutionary Communist Party mounted a demonstration against her at Newcastle, around 30 of their members chanting "Scum" and "Maggie, Maggie, Maggie, out out out".) She also attended a party lunch at Wynyard (1240-1438), and opened a cellular phone company headquarters in Darlington (1455-1605) (see Speech opening Millicom Cellular (UK) Headquarters). IRN indexes record additional material from this visit: MT commentred that she was glad how isolated Saddam Hussein had become. BBC TV Indexes: "it is good for the world to know that the US and UUSR are in agreement about NATO’s response to Gulf crisis". |
| Importance ranking: | Minor |
| Word count: | 537 |
| Themes: | Foreign policy (Middle East) |
Info only. Document is available on the CD-ROM.