Speech to Finchley Conservatives (admits to being an "Iron Lady") [images of original text]
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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| Venue: | Selborne Hall, Southgate |
| Source: | Thatcher MSS (Churchill Archive Centre): THCR5/1/2/55 f3 [speaking text] |
| Editorial comments: | The press release - titled "War of Words" - (94/76) was embargoed until 2115. Television cameras were present. The Finchley Times reported that MT made a second, shorter speech when the cameras had been switched off. A transcript of the speech checked against delivery can be read here. Film of the openng passage can be viewed here. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 39pp |
| Themes: | Famous statements by MT, Famous statements by MT (discussions of), Conservatism, Labour Party & socialism, Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Foreign policy (Western Europe - non-EU), Foreign policy (Asia), Defence (general), Industry, Privatized & state industries, Economic policy - theory and process, Housing, Local government, Education |
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