LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Conservative conference - Margaret Thatcher on motor industry

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Oct 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:55

Description

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher addresses the productivity levels of the British motor industry in a speech at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton. She says there is over-manning in certain areas and that strikes have seen companies taking their business overseas.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Trade unions; Strikes; Labour disputes; Conservative Party; Political conferences; British Leyland; Unemployment; Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; Employment; Political parties; Conferences; Productivity; Industrial productivity; Occupations

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