Margaret Thatcher Party Political Broadcast
The text of her remarks can be read here.
Margaret thatcher party political broadcast. The conservatives broke precedent in respect of this broadcast by agreeing for it to be shown at different times on bbc and itv 2100 and 2200 respectively. Item identified from bbc sound archive indexes. Copy now in thatcher mss.
But tonight i dont propose to use the time to make party political points. A note in the ronnie millar mss at charterhouse records that this was the 1st little speech i ever wrote for her 10480331. I see the socialists have been celebrating twelve months in office.
The closing material derives from her 21 feb interview in glasgow with stvs colin mckay though the ppb artlessly implies that she was chatting with marcus fox. Broadcast on bbc1 and bbc2 2100 2105 and itv 2200 2205. The conference itself took place over the weekend of 1011 august at the royal commonwealth society northumberland place.
The ppb was recorded at 1130. Film of the ppb is also available on this site. Broadcast at 1925 on bbc radio 4.
A press release of extracts from mts speech of 10 august can be read on this site. Bbc broadcasting house portland place central london. Party political broadcast conservative candidates conference film broadcast on wednesday 14 august 1974.