Margaret Thatcher - The Walden Interview 29/10/1989

[@morgansifer]

What a pity you don't get political interviews like this today. Both Walden and Thatcher were articulate and tenacious, and the general tone and intellect was so much higher than you see today.

[@TheSinj]

I agree. We lambast our politicians but the way our media conduct interviews means you will only get defensive sound bites, not reasoned debate. Even this was too adversarial but better than Paxman style bully boy tactics...

[@robinpelletstovesuk9194]

@@TheSinj UK IS A LOW LOW LEVEL IN ALL AREAS THESE DAYS. ITS A MESS . WE WILL NOT SEE ANOTHER IRON LADY...AND JESUS EVERYONE WAS ANGRY WITH POLL TAX...NOW WE HAVE CLOWNS LIKE BORIS AND A BOY CALLED SUNAK RUNNING THE UK...WELL NOT EVEN RUNNING IT.

[@steffanhoffmann]

An admirable accolade and analysis

[@amateur_football9751]

This Walden guy was annoying as hell, he keep asking the same question over and over again

[@Dbdbe1]

@@amateur_football9751Because he wasn’t getting a proper answer. That’s much more annoying

[@onlyme1210]

I was a kid when my dad watched Waldern and it bored me to tears. Now aged 48 I would love to see our politicians being interviewed like this. Walden was a legend.. Dad was right...

[@bridgetwadane4392]

😂😂 lol. Ditto, me too! I would much rather watch the wrestling with big daddy and giant haystacks!

[@andreasstavrinides6980]

Can you imagine a politician today submitting to this sort of grilling? Boris Johnson? He'd run a mile.

[@wilfredarasaratnam]

Or hide in a fridge 🤣

[@Judel100]

He'd run 50 feet to the nearest fridge.

[@gaskin86]

It used to be about doing something. Now it's about being somebody

[@thecrimsondragon9744]

The coward wouldn't agree to an interview with Andrew Neil because he knew he'd be toast.

[@steffanhoffmann]

Excellent analysis 👍

[@dennisstaines8005]

Brian was by far the best interviewer full stop. He never resorted to anger or insults unlike the weasels we have today. His calm persistence and analytical style was a real joy to watch. I admit to being a great supported of Margaret Thatcher and felt she was betrayed in the most despicable way by her fellow MP's. This interview is perfect example of two of the best at their respective professions. I always watched all his interviews because they were so good. I loved when he got the weasel MP's into a corner with no where to go. His expression "I don't want to put words in your mouth but is this what you are saying ..............?", when he did this they were doomed. I did admire David Frost but Brian had tenacity to expose the weasels with his skill before they realised they had shot themselves in the foot. He also admitted a failure of a policy he got passed as a Labour MP which showed great humility. Sadly missed.

[@danielearley5062]

Robin Day was another goo done.

[@Hans_Magnusson]

It is quite a different way of interviewing someone than we have seen recently. The reporter is pushing for an answer, but he is never disrespectful. …

[@lucianopavarotti2843]

Boris Johnson would never have the guts to do an interview like this.

[@Hans_Magnusson]

Yeah but he is a democrat, they don’t have anything to defend themselves with other than denying the facts.

[@denissmyth6924]

No fan of Thatcher but you have to give it to her she is head and shoulder above so many of today's politicians at least in courage to stand up to a real interview. Walden was brilliant. I'm old enough to have watched many of these on live tv. Thankfully there are many Irish journalists that follow in his footsteps. Alas not so many politicians willing to stand up to a real interview.

[@matthewakian2]

When I use to see this guy on the TV as a kid, I actually thought he was really vicious. We could do with him today to sort out the rabble of MPs we have today.

[@HiggyBungy]

Thank you very much for posting this fascinating video. The way Walden couched his questions was masterful. The interview was captivating. At the end of the show the announcer said that the Walden interview the very next week was with Nigel Lawson, but alas I can't find that gem on KZbin.

[@morgansifer]

Apparently she never spoke to Walden again after this interview. Years later, when she died, Walden praised her warmly and said she was the only politician he had ever interviewed who actually answered the questions.

[@alanberkeley7282]

Why would Walden have cared. He was there to interview her not to be friends.

[@Warriorcats64]

@@alanberkeley7282 Warm dispositions make for a more pleasant interview, and people generally like straightforward answers to questions, especially questions thinking outside the box.

[@steffanhoffmann]

​@@Warriorcats64Thinking outside the box...ridiculous Americanism

[@app1esuk]

I actually think he kept on asking the same question too many times, she clarified it and kept her ground. If this was true about Waldren and Thatcher, she did well to appear calm and in control.

[@danielearley5062]

@@alanberkeley7282 it's called professionalism. he was there to pry answers out, not for a gotcha, not for a soundbite or for accusations, but to get the guest to establish a position, establish a principle and then defend those.

[@LucyLocketful]

When Mrs Thatcher was in government, I wasn't very interested in politics and had no idea at all what a splendid PM she was. And Brian Walden did a splendid job too.

[@HenryMcGuinnessGuitar]

The famous Walden - Thatcher interview! Walden really was the greatest political interviewer I ever saw. Better than Robin Day in my view. I used to watch his programmes, spellbound

[@HenryMcGuinnessGuitar]

PS Would be fascinated to see any more Walden interviews people might have...

[@peterinfrankfurt]

I remember this! I remember watching Brian Walden every Sunday. At that time I was a strong supporter of the Conservative party. However, I had great respect for Mr. Walden's intellect and tenacity. By comparison, today's political interviewers are weak and sycophantic.

[@ThomasGatehouse]

I'm glad you like it! I'm on the bench with regards the thatcher, although this interview captivates me.

[@scabycat]

Walden was a truly fantastic political interviewer. Better than Day who simply let them off the hook when they were up against the ropes. The BEST interviewer of all , in my opinion was none other than the radio 2 veteran JIMMY YOUNG. He was an absolute master of his craft and theres many a veteran politician who has emerged from the radio 2 studios licking their wounds and feeling as if they had just emerged from a car crash !!!

[@pix046]

When you say 'on the bench' do you mean 'on the fence'? Unless you would like to come on as a supersub to take over.

[@Thorpeman]

Used to watch Brian Walden every weekend he was a rockstar interviewer

[@susannamarker2582]

So much better than these amateurs nowadays who interrupt all the time.

[@stephenheliodor776]

You're off your Trolley !!! .......she never even flinched. Like her or loathe her she was a ''real'' politician to the core.

[@stefanufer608]

Brian Walden was the best interviewer ever

[@gkreno1]

Big BIG lady goverment is there to serve the freedoms of the people under a strong ruke of law

[@misslums]

Who's here after watching the crown?

[@AbdulBasit-vx6tg]

I am, lol 😂

[@larsdunn3190]

Irrespective if you agree or do not agree with her. Try ad compare this PM with what is on offer at the GE2015. We have Mr Useless, Mr Weird, Mr Boring and Nigel Farage. She was a leader, she did have strong convictions, she was intelligent and she knew what she was talking about a great leader.

[@mckavitt13]

Lars Dunn THAT is how I feel.

[@binagarten4667]

Farage is superb but the media have made him like Enoch, John Smith, But the white Brits have bought the lie!

[@Ben-yu4fq]

Maggie inspired my life and gave me courage to confront conflicts. Thank u Maggie and RIP

[@appleslover]

Your life was a lie then

[@appleslover]

@J C of fascist

[@Ben-yu4fq]

@@appleslover I don't agree with all of her policies. However you can't deny her quality as a politician, especially in comparison with today's jokers

[@steffanhoffmann]

Put my name next to yours 👍

[@steffanhoffmann]

​@@applesloverYours bigger with your ussr flag on your playlist. Move there !

[@EllenTerry-yr3ub]

I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH HER 100%!!! I AM ALSO A SOLID CONSERVATIVE AS SHE IS, PROUDLY!!!!

[@RobW581]

I wish we had someone like her as PM now.We would not be in the mess we are in today.

[@andrewhowson33]

It would still be a sneering, arrogant, tear in the eye, East India company, right wing affair.

[@wp7187]

@@andrewhowson33 🙄

[@jackburton6998]

Thatcher had quarreled with the monarchy, the House of Lords, the Church of England, the Inns of Court, the University of Oxford and the Chiefs of Staff-every ancestral prop of the British state. Detestable though she was, she was a radical and not a reactionary. She has not been removed for any of her offenses against democracy or decency. Rather, she has been deposed by those who worship only opinion polls and their own skins and who yearn for a quiet life and business as usual-living gallantly off the fat of the land.

[@marvinc999]

Vladimir Putin - "Detestable though she was..." ONLY to Lefties, Vlodya ! Although even Michael Foot - when confronted with a bunch of braying Champagne Socialists at a cocktail party - said, walking away in disgust at their stupidity, "at least, she's got GUTS !" She was a Giant(ess) deposed by MIDGETS. And it isn't usually possible to bring about major-but-necessary changes in one's country's internal affairs by being 'nice' to everyone. She was a Politician - not a bloody Pop Star.

[@mckavitt13]

marvinc999 I.’m a radical Leftist, & I admire the lady, if not always her politics.

[@MB-eg3fi]

​@@marvinc999she was kept by a wealthy husband before she made it in politics.

[@DominicNaylor]

Thanks for the upload. Fascinating interview.

[@marvinc999]

I'd love to see Hillary Clinton survive THIS sort of (highly professional) interview ! Walden's great advantage, of course, was that - as an ex-Labour politician himself - he wasn't so easy to bullshit.

[@mckavitt13]

marvinc999 Vitriol. Diabolising H Clinton doesn’t have Thatcher’s experiences, thanks to the morons who elected another moron for president, instead of a bright woman like H Clinton.

[@colypoli0142]

This interview was hardly “highly professional” he was repetitive, condescending, and exclamatory. She handled his foolish manor of questioning very “highly professionally”.

[@PaulWallis]

This is an impressive interview from Mrs Thatcher. It was a tenuous moment for her as she had become more isolated in the cabinet regarding Europe - difficult because the party itself included a spectrum of belief on a very emotive and fraught question. However even in this tricky moment Mrs Thatcher knew how to remain within her convictions, which time was to tell were on point regarding the importance of the Madrid conditions. In my view Brian Walden was the best political interviewer of the day, however Mrs Thatcher was more than a match for his interrogation. Though Brian Walden is very forceful and accusatory in his questioning here I think it is not difficult to see his amused respect for Mrs Thatcher's ability to bounce off him. Mrs Thatcher had something she wanted to say and knew how to say it. I am by no means a fan of all that the Thatcher governments did - far, far from it. But I have to say the intelligence, competence, sincerity, quick-wit, and even humour in Mrs Thatcher's delivery were formidable. All are on show here.

[@stoufville99]

My god we could do with her now - probably the only prime minister in my lifetime that everyone respected - whether they loved her and loathed her ....

[@kevinlongman007]

A lot of people did not respect her. The coal miners and majority of Scots loathed her and why would they respect a woman who had no respect for them?

[@DaleKirkley]

Respect her? I wouldn't have pissed on her if she was on fire.

[@GuilhermeDRMatos]

I wish I could find his interview with Nigel Lawson

[@dlk1dlk1]

You already know what he said: 'it was all her fault'.

[@chrysalis72]

Her position is unassailable and her emotional resilience admirable. We could learn emotional intelligence from her and do well.

[@sibionic]

the best political interviewer ever, surely - listen to his dissection of her pat deflections at 6.05, just brilliant

[@mrblondeno2]

Takes a brave interviewer to take on Margaret Thatcher. We miss you Maggie, always to the point, a very intelligent women and the best PM we have ever had.

[@howardwilliamsmith]

"Brian if anyone is coming over as domineering it is you". 24 minutes in.

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

👍👌😂😂

[@PotterSpurn1]

@@steffanhoffmann8937 I thought his position was unassailable.

[@wilverbal]

From his smile, you can sense his admiration for her. It's like he wants to compliment her on her zinger. He even looks like he's almost laughing.

[@theeggtimertictic1136]

Tittle Tattle

[@Jantv81]

She was indeed a leader on freeing up Britain from Socialism. God bless Lady Thatcher. America could use another leader like her.

[@stevel7977]

In Britain our political system is very different, we pursued socialism because it was more responsible to give people council houses and a free NHS and after the war most of country was rebuilt by the welfare state, before that there was much widespread poverty and inequality in Britain. Maggie never seemed to focus on the good points of socialism only the economic benefits of free markets and privatisation despite the issues that were caused in terms of housing and unemployment.Considering Mrs Thatcher's various fallouts with the Church at the time of her influence due to negative social consequences I'm not sure God would necessarily bless her at all.

[@andrewparkerlarocca8591]

There's nothing wrong with socialism, apart from extreme socialism which is communist.

[@mrnashvilletalkslarryfergu2640]

The greatest western leader in post ww2 history!

[@sandhurstwolves3956]

Sold off all the council houses triggering a housing crisis

[@JamesKing-el3ry]

​@@sandhurstwolves3956that's not what happened at all. With the policy of sale came the continued building of council houses. The numbers of new council houses proportionate with population growth dwindle in the mid 90's under a labour government.

[@sandhurstwolves3956]

@JamesKing-el3ry er so it's all labour's fault? Like the world wide financial crisis /HS2. It was thatchers policy which is where we are today

[@JamesKing-el3ry]

@@sandhurstwolves3956 HS2's planning spanned labour and conservative governing. And now the funds are going back to other travel projects in the north because you all kept moaning about London being a different country. Still bitter about your inefficient coal pits closing I must assume? Her policies weren't kind to everyone, but they were the right policies.

[@sandhurstwolves3956]

@JamesKing-el3ry I've never lived up north . Yes HS2 was started as a labour project but after 13 yrs tory mismanagement I agree it had to stop. I drive past some of it a monument to how bad this country has been ran by the tories

[@sandhurstwolves3956]

The sad thing about thatcher she didn't go out on her own terms and was ditched by the party and their supporters who now claim she loved her. Ironic

[@Robby334]

What a Lady she was. So beautiful and such a leader, you will go down in history. RIP Lady T

[@sibionic]

for God's sakes

[@m80tmm]

I made a Victoria sponge the other day and iced it with ‘ I love Maggie’

[@kevinlongman007]

@@m80tmm How sad are you!!

[@88njtrigg88]

@@kevinlongman007 Only a fool would give another fool the time..

[@growinsane9123]

@@88njtrigg88 Mrs T lives in a lot of fools heads on both sides of the political spectrum, rent free.

[@afritimm]

A very impressive lady.

[@binagarten4667]

Lady she was not this is why there were parties when the B died! Which cow would steal the Milk for school kids?

[@Dunk1970]

@@binagarten4667 The luke warm milk we had to drink at school? None of us liked the stuff. We were very happy when that stopped happening.

[@kevinlongman007]

Nigel Lawson's resignation was the beginning of the end for Thatcher.

[@steffanhoffmann]

No effect it was Geoffrey Howe

[@kevinlongman007]

@@steffanhoffmann No Howe was the final nail in the coffin!

[@steffanhoffmann]

@@kevinlongman007 👌

[@heshamabdo4557]

She stood firm for what she believes in. And nothing could make her give in.!

[@briandelaney9710]

Yes but this had the negative effect especially in her later years of not listening and blundering into the poll tax which finally defeated her. She surrounded herself with yes men

[@heshamabdo4557]

@@briandelaney9710 Agree totally with you . she lost touch with reality and was living in in her own fantasy world. this cost her the job and was voted down by her own party.

[@simonanders5676]

I'm a Labour voter. Not since MT have we had a PM, or for that instance...an interviewer.....that asks and answers with such integrity. Integrity died with Margaret Thatcher. Our political system has diminished ever since. This interview is historic. Brian Waldren, sadly forgotten, was calm, to the point and sharp.....amazing. Margaret Thatcher had a presence, was honest, true to herself, and irrespective of her standing, she was everything one desires in terms of a leader. ....sadly, we probably have Kier Starmer imminent...last week we had an inane ITV stooge asking KS if he likes a pint???? Interviewer clearly as thick as pig ****. Apparently we are world leaders....NO we are not....our political system is a sham.....and dead. We need a reset, and....common sense.

[@jaygatsby3039]

You're a tory.

[@simonanders5676]

@@jaygatsby3039 and you have clearly not read my comment.....I feel embarrassed for you. Such ignorance and unintelligence..... you utter fuckwit.....if you can read......

[@jaygatsby3039]

@@simonanders5676 Try using a period once rather than 7 times, then we can start to talk about someone's lack of intelligence. You're a working class Tory. Wake up and see what class you belong to or keep dreaming you'll be a millionaire one day.

[@simonanders5676]

@@jaygatsby3039 no I am not. But clearly, you are an individual of low intelligence to suggest as such.

[@simonanders5676]

@@jaygatsby3039 please elaborate on your, unintelligent, moronic, sweeping analysis of my comment. Which part, exactly, "out's", me as a Tory? Please learn to read & understand before embarrassing yourself.

[@rajesh4cat]

I have watched this interview few times. I love Lady Thatcher.

[@zeddeka]

Hero worship of politicians, no matter which side they're on, is always a bad idea. They're all human and humans are very flawed. Margaret Thatcher was no exception.

[@Da1Dez]

As much as we give Thatcher a lot of grief, give her credit how despite her role going down hill and probably getting trauma behind the scenes she still maintains a professional, relaxed and controlled persona, that's no easy challenge to maintain.

[@steffanhoffmann]

An admirable accolade and analysis

[@johnsharples1291]

I remember watching this interview live. I was 26 years old and I feel the same way now as I did then. He wasted his time asking the question same question in so many ways and she stood strong and firm. I loved her, I still do and the only people that hated her were those who wanted something for nothing or wanted the rest of us to fund businesses that were losing money. Rest in Peace and Thank you for saving Britain.

[@belfastrepeire8442]

John Sharples LOL Shes still dead HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA WHAT A SHITE LIFE SHE HAD. IMAGINE HER LAST FEW YEARS, GETTING HER ARSE WIPED FOR HER BY SOME UNLUCKY SOD CUZ SHE COULDNT HAHAHA lolLOL!

[@johnsharples1291]

That comment says far more about you than it does about the great Lady.

[@sw5mister]

***** Same fate awaits you if you live long enough

[@belfastrepeire8442]

armoredinnerjacket Maggies ten feet under and her rotten old corpse is being eaten away by maggots and worms at this very moment. Anything you could possibly say will not hurt or affect me in the slightest with that great knowledge in mind. You can try though.

[@version736ha2]

watching at 2?

[@paulwright958]

I just chanced upon this interview. I thought Mr Walden was very good. BUT..i am saddened to read so much bile on here.whether it's pro Thatcher, Pro Argentina, Pro Socialist etc. the level of vitriol is appalling.. It appears we live in an age were swearing and personal insults are the norm. Reasonable argument/debate are consigned to history.Surely the internet is better than this?

[@MrGranfield]

Almost as impressive as Brian Walden.

[@andrewparkerlarocca8591]

Most people aren't educated enough to have a proper, reasonable debate. The swearing and personal insults perfectly illustrate that fact. And their upbringing is also a major factor.

[@anthonywhite-wt9qx]

An excellent interview. Walden was a master of his art and Thatcher's favourite interviewer despite his tenacity. However they sadly fell out over this one...

[@tonyclifton265]

greatest Prime Minister Britain ever had

[@seanlewis1033]

She answered his question...

[@binagarten4667]

A person who is a phatalogical liar, and evil thinks they have answered the question and the public who listen and think that she was great remind me of why are so many white people have done the white flight! TOday they want an Audi, a Chinese TV, a Indian curry a Indian girl friend, a trip to Aussie land.

[@JohnSmith-xw6pq]

"I like strong men and women around me, that's how we make a strong government", Thatcher worked so hard to turn this country around, she would turn her grave to see the Conservative party led by Cameron, Maybot, insisting on surrounding themselves by imbeciles, paid £billions to keep Maybot in power, not even able to face live debate during the election that Maybot requested herself. The labour alternative is no better. Now, they are negotiating Brexit. Sovereignty can only be withheld by strong leadership, Thatcher and Churchill were. Thatcher understood economy and executed in full force. I love watching her interviews, strong, decisive, facts based.

[@TheJohnCube]

She was a very good prime minister

[@billadams2059]

Nigel was best ever chancellor.

[@ChrisDWXX]

Rubbish

[@sibionic]

superb interview by Walden - so glad someone posted this.

[@dlk1dlk1]

Do you think this interview ended her career?

[@sibionic]

@@dlk1dlk1 this interview certainly didn't end her career but it exposed a strain of vulnerability in her leadership which triggered further events. Losing Lawson was arguably fatal - the damage limitation is why she's doing this interview at all

[@dlk1dlk1]

@@sibionic Perhaps she should have done her sweet housewife act here instead of her Gloriana Imperiatrix one.

[@sibionic]

@@dlk1dlk1 yes!

[@ABC_DEF]

@@dlk1dlk1 No it didn't. She was in a tight spot, but she got over it and moved on. John Major became Chancellor.

[@Pixaroxys]

"There's nothing mechanical about exchange rates". Although I have complex and often uncertain views on Thatcher's methods, I think we can all agree that that's one heck of a quote. And one heck of an interview too!

[@VanlifewithAlan]

I was rather hoping to see the Nigel Lawson interview as well. Like this one, I saw it at the time but it is just as fascinating now as one can look back with hindsight and see what happened as a result. Thanks very much for posting - I just watched it again and share your opinion on how cool Mrs Thatcher looks under pressure on what must have been a very difficult interview for her.

[@sibionic]

One of the greatest political TV interviews of all time - Walden, brilliant, ruthless and on top form and Thatcher was comprehensibly cornered and obviously rattled. She was apparently furious about this and never agreed to be interviewed by Walden again.

[@Thorpeman]

I think they were actually quite friendly towards each other. Brian Walden wasn't your regular thuggish lefty of that time. He was very fair & everyone knew it.

[@sibionic]

@@Thorpeman They *were* friendly, and after this she never spoke to him again. Trust me, this is true.

[@BobbyManford]

Is that Del Boy in a suit?

[@eamonnca1]

I wouldn't have wanted to play poker against her. No matter how tough the questioning she didn't flinch in the slightest.

[@pix046]

She was unassailable in this interview.

[@johnellis414]

A great woman and politician! She has to present an image of confidence sureness for the people to have confidence in. AND IT HAS WORKED!

[@richardlaversuch2901]

No. Unrestrained in admiration for M T

[@redrum4100]

Thatcher vs Walden was always the best tonic for a boring Sunday.

[@dlk1dlk1]

Great to see this. Thanks for uploading it.

[@PixPix-cz6yd]

Maggie RIP love the way she repeats the mantra 'Unassailable' many times.

[@drgrahambeards9776]

Thatcher never forgave Walden for this. He never got another interview with her.

[@alanberkeley7282]

She was out of office a year later.

[@nudisco300]

No stupid 'Peppa Pig' theme Park bollocks from Thatcher. Just professionalism, considered thought and conviction. Can you imagine the clown being questioned like this? He'd run a mile.

[@whitefields5595]

Maggie, thanks for being there as I grew up

[@VanlifewithAlan]

Mrs Thatcher made the point very clearly that the ERM had to have the same rules for all. The present crisis in the eurozone is a direct result of different rules being applied to each country in a much more complex project (the euro). In this case, history has shown her to be absolutely correct - and I very strongly support the introduction of the euro!

[@IWalkAloneGuy]

This man was very disrespectful to Maggie.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Whoa, and Maggie was respectful to the people she talked to?

[@Spac8]

Ahahah, that woman was disrespectful to the whole country.

[@DisleyDavid]

You mean he should have treated her as a god?

[@IWalkAloneGuy]

No@@DisleyDavid

[@TheBluewolf117]

indeed her original position -gut instinct if you will- was vindicated. Yet she agreed to enter the ERM in October 1990...

[@markwall4532]

Not popular towards the end of her career but she was a very good leader

[@stucardiff1969]

This is not accessible for the Deaf Community as it does not have subtitles

[@stevebarton8313]

Can you imagine Andrew Neil interviewing Maggie, that would be great. Glad they left the adverts in too.

[@Duncan1974]

“What do you mean trouble in the markets?” 🤣....Maggie wasn’t happy!

[@PotterSpurn1]

If Thatcher had been a spotty teenager down the nick in the interview room, she would have said 'no comment' throughout. The art of a good interview is to talk a lot and say nothing.

[@dandominare]

Anyone else here after reading Rob Burley's book?

[@stevecommons3822]

I'm reading it at the moment and have reached the point of this interview, so I am grateful to Thomas Gatehouse and KZbin for making it available. Pity we are still living with the results of Thatcherism - railways, postal service, NHS, schools, wrecked industry, and all made so much worse by the national malaise caused by Brexit. But at least Thatcher answered the questions - unlike the slippery weasels of today.

[@mohammedjelloo8023]

They don't make them like this anymore.

[@NoviceAngel1]

I’m responsible for uploading this video many, many years ago. The last time I checked it had been blocked, (content Match in the ads) I’m glad it’s available again. I never voted for the Conservatives but I do think she was a remarkable woman and I love Brian as an interviewer. The poll tax ended my love for her, but I still respect her - RIP xxxxx

[@steffanhoffmann]

However she relented

[@scalarnai]

Margaret Thatcher is so dignified and calm under goading by Brian Walden. That was the golden era of British politics. Oh how it has descended into pantomime with the current crop of Tories. Shame indeed.

[@Lellobeetle]

Brilliant PM

[@YouTubeSpareTime]

"refashioning ones cabinet" I just loved the way she spoke. I know that a famous Hollywood Legend actually suggested that she use his vocal coach and it was this training which led to her distinct voice.

[@trinity9365]

I would like to hear her view on what happened in Capitol Hill yesterday, I wonder what her take on Trump would be.

[@DLZBGMO]

God Bless Maggie. We could do with her leadership now.

[@chaipup7045]

Thatcher did two great things for the UK. Getting the Channel Tunnel built and.....

[@corinabove4546]

"I put it to you".....

[@SimonSverige]

FABULOUS WOMAN.

[@WilliamMorris]

Wow. What an interesting interview

[@khalidmahmood2850]

maggie was great leader for us and shown this for 10 years as leader.

[@staffie1uk]

We need her now!

[@staffie1uk]

@Richard JW Errmm..right.

[@DanAxl-x9d]

Now more than ever!!! Crazy this comment was 6 yr ago. I wish I could go back to 6 years ago!

[@lauragatehouse7935]

For gods sake - infuriating questions. Round and round they go.

[@RobGordon35]

Thanks for posting this!

[@alanberkeley7282]

One interview where Thatcher didn't get the better of her interviewer. She came off worst here and she knew it. In hindsight this was the beginning of the end. Compare this to todays garbage with Johnson having selfies with Holly and Phil and hiding in fridges. Imagine if Walden had been let loose on Starmer and Abbott or Farage or Johnson or Patel or Gove?

[@jonnobloggs1139]

This was a pivotal moment in the fall of the T Lady. Walden had been very sycophantic to her in previous years but this time he went after her with both barrels. The "off her trolley" remark stuck in the minds of the public and if one looks at her distant expression to Walden's badgering it certainly inspired confidence in her detractors in her own party to go after her and dethrone her in a very Conservative coup the following year.

[@steffanhoffmann]

Unfortunately.

[@ROCKINGMAN]

Very nice interview with a fantastic politician. She only wanted the best for her country and it's people and had this foremost in strong policies that were sometime criticised but there was much common sense and logic in her conservative views. I really admire this formidable dynamic lady.

[@steffanhoffmann]

An admirable accolade and analysis

[@ROCKINGMAN]

@@steffanhoffmann Hey thanks friend!

[@steffanhoffmann]

@@ROCKINGMAN 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇸

[@TomRipley7350]

One in a million. We need her now.

[@peterbradshaw8018]

She should have pointed out the contradiction in his argument in that he criticized her not agreeing with everything her chancellor says while saying she only wanted yes men. He needed to move on and stop repeating the same question. He comes off as looking silly. I would have asked him to identify any two people who agree on everything. I would have asked him if he would like to answer the questions in his exact words.

[@peterbradshaw8018]

TJsMusicUploads She entered that ERM against her better judgement and it ended in tears for her successor Major who wanted her to implement it. I have a friend like that interviewer. He plans to enter asset management. God help those who invest with him. She made a grave error with the poll tax. Her intentions were good but the execution was horrible. Overall she did a very good job. Best PM since Churchill.

[@peterbradshaw8018]

Lee Kuan Yew is one of mine and Malcolm X join Maggie DWL I love listening to Malcolm X. He is so powerful. Dangerous threatening to lesser minds. Noel Gallagher I will have to research him.

[@peterbradshaw8018]

Ah. I will Wiki him. Have you listened to Malcolm X or Lee Kuan Yew?

[@peterbradshaw8018]

They will also cane you for graffiti. When in Rome do as the Romans do. Capital punishment is still practiced as is corporal punishment in schools. They have one of the lowest murder rates in the world. Buggery is illegal as are other homosexual acts.However the current PM has said they will quit prosecuting. As a same gender loving individual I still admire and dare say endorse the man. He was instrumental in making his people richer than most white countries. I say bully for him. I am a fan. This one size fits all thing will never work. You need order and discipline to create wealth. African and Caribbean countries have been following the dictates of the West re so called human rights. It has not worked. He has an almost one party state. The media cant get away with anything. If you knew my views on the gay community you would drop or blacks for that matter. I am black really mixed race and "gay" dont like that word. I am also a dye in the blood pragmatist :) As you would imagine from the above.

[@peterbradshaw8018]

No I see no evidence to support that. So what if she was :) People have all kind of prejudices. You have blacks who hate whites too. People who hate me because I am light skinned. Their problem. LOL If they talk sense I will listen. I think that is why I am a Lee Kuan Yew fan. He actually changed his views on homosexuality he thought it was genetic based on the the scientist have to say. I was having a pow pow with some on Adolf Hitler. They thought Neville Chamberlain was right to opt for appeasement. I admire Hitler LOL Would have killed him if given the chance. But there goes he was a genius. Wicked but a genius. I think they should have knocked him out cold as he came out of the blocks. Hitler would have me in some gas chamber in a flash but he was superb at organizing the Nazi party. Its like looking at a tiger dangerous wouldn't want to be anywhere near but you have to admire the beast DWL. That was way off topic.

[@thatcheritescot]

it was not thin on the ground then or since. it was all over the press at the time and at least half of the treasury have always thought it.

[@jikkuabraham6650]

Feel like Brian Walden has psychic powers.

[@gumusluk05]

John Ashworth would last 5 seconds with Brian 😆

[@nickmonopoli3579]

Brian you must be some kind of crazy ! LOL 18:30

[@softshallow7435]

I remember the show he did before this one called Weekend World, the music then him coming on scared me as a kid.

[@KenNickels]

is this a skit? Why did Nigel resign? Because he had made up his mind. But why did Nigel resign? His position was unassailable. But but but ... I gave up @ 14:00. Enough!

[@monstrouscarbuncle]

Amazing how consequently she avoids answering the questions she's been asked, by repeating that one phrase for several times...

[@nickkellerman1638]

Oh so you live on benefits do you?

[@julesjacobs1]

She answered all of his questions, except when he asks a hundred times why Nigel resigned. Then she rightly responds that she did not want him to resign, and that it is not up to her to disclose the reason and that he has to put that question to him. Completely reasonable. Of course, the reason probably was that Nigel wanted to join the ERM and she did not, because she knew that the ERM was preparation for the single currency, and the single currency was preparation for further political integration. History has shown us that she was right.

[@MB-eg3fi]

​@@nickkellerman1638why do all right wing fascist types always come out with that nonsense?

[@dlk1dlk1]

Does anyone have the interview with Thatcher on 'Wogan'?

[@ujenix1]

Funny how fresh this political era seems in my memory and yet all the protagonists involved and mentioned in this interview are now dead.