LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Conservative conference - Thatcher speech

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

12 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:23

Description

Sally Arthy reports on the conclusion of the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth with a wide-ranging speech by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (excerpts heard) which included a tribute to Ian Gow – the Conservative MP who was assassinated by the IRA in July 1990; a pop at Neil Kinnock and the Liberal Democrats; and reference to inflation, education, crime, Saddam Hussein and the Gulf War. She finished with a promise to keep Britain independent and uphold the principles of freedom.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Sally Arthy

Keywords

Labour Party; Inflation; Crime; Teaching; Police; Conservative Party; Political conferences; IRA; Conferences; Liberal Democrats; Bournemouth; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Ian Gow

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