Margaret Thatcher interview | Conservative | British Politics | 1982

Llew Gardner speaks to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for TV Eye
First shown: 18/02/1982
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[@waltjacob3776]

This woman had more balls than all the PM’s that have followed her since.

[@dhvanitdesai1044]

Combined

[@JasonGafar]

hahahahahaa

[@PrincePawn]

Backbone, she has a backbone

[@MrWelsh200]

I have never heard from such an organized politician ever before.... Love you Maggie.

[@paulfrost8895]

True ' she was the last of the old school of politicians ' although I was never a supporter of hers ' she was a case of better the devil we knew ' at least we had some good genuine leaders in opposition during her time ' like with Micheal Foot to begin with ' then Neil Kinnock eg ' unlike now with the modern Tory stooge LP clowns we have.

[@CorbalianVoss]

She literally never flaps. I’m sorry but Margaret Thatcher’s intellect and knowledge of the country came at you like tsunami and just didn’t stop. You compare this to modern day politicians and the difference is staggering.

[@nigel65deck]

And you can play this and sample her voice that dazzles you so kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJXGlX6unamZr6s

[@b00i00d]

Dear me! _That_ is what a leader is! Confidence, clear thinking, poise, arguments with real substance rather than emotional appeals and manipulation. She completely controls this interview, and she does it while expounding and defending the essence of her policies rather than using cheap media tricks. Truly inspirational! How did we get from Maggie to the clowns of the last decade plus? And where is a politician like that now, when GB needs it most?

[@HugoBoy30]

To think this was at a time when women didn’t hold these positions, and she was already heads and shoulders above the rest, even when compared to everyone who followed. People like her come along once in a lifetime.

[@thedangler1754]

Maggie knew her facts inside out, a truly great politician.

[@909rhythm]

Hahaha it's the way you tell em

[@tafftastic]

Rubbish. She was an absolute sociopath. She was even against the reunification of Germany and lobbied Gorbachev in an attempt to stop it. Money before people. Nasty.

[@909rhythm]

@@tafftastic and a megalomaniac

[@tinaforbes1059]

@ Scott Warwick. Yes, absolutely correct .

[@adolflenin4973]

@@909rhythm losers gonna hate🗿⛏🐉

[@secrets.295]

What a charisma. I am a recent graduate. Ive been through a lot of interviews and I got none. I figure out that during my interview I wasnt convincing enough. I later thought to my self, if I wanted to change my personality and started to be a very convincing person, who should be my mentor. I immediately came up with Thatcher, and surely enough on my next interview I got the job. So I should really thank her. Lol.

[@NotfromDateline]

What did you do differently?

[@NotfromDateline]

@scott warwick learning

[@NotfromDateline]

What is your answer?

[@app1esuk]

Congratulations

[@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus]

This is what a real conviction politician looks like, boys and girls. She knows how to answer each question. And has that knowledge at her fingertips. What a true leader!

[@AppleByte97]

She wasn't simply a politician, she was a fortuneteller. Very progressive and ahead of the curve.

[@ElinasAlchemy]

Yep! Indeed she had Pluto in the 8th house in her natal chart. Terribly intuitive and with a strong radar for bullshit!

[@5gonza541]

"So long as Britain needs me I'll be never tired of it (being prime minister)" She really was like a superhero, being there for when the people needed help, the Iron Lady. Rest in peace, you will be missed

[@humanforfreedom9583]

thats more evidence that she was actually ousted in a highly covert coup de tat and forced out of office by traitors over joining europe.

[@tinaforbes1059]

My number one PM . RIP Ma'am.

[@raisingbarssince1978]

Yeah cutting health care services...still suffering today...what a hero

[@zeddeka]

@@humanforfreedom9583 It's spelled coup d'etat. Not coup de tat. You're talking as if there was some kind of secret conspiracy. There was a perfectly legitimate leadership contest which she didn't win. All prime ministers are dependent upon parliament and if they can't command the confidence of the majority in parliament they must go. She had lost that confidence. Prime minister are not directly elected. There was no coup. She was removed perfectly fairly and legitimately.

[@briandelaney9710]

Terrible woman who divided her society

[@grahamm3139]

Tough interviewer. Good questions. Killer answers.

[@kimberlysi7005]

Interviewees like this do not exist in 2020

[@alexristovski9673]

What are you talking about he did not acknowledge or listen to any of the points she was trying to make. He was completely biased.

[@MArkGilfach]

Those were the days when interviewers interviewed, not preached; and interviewees answered.

[@Myndir]

@@alexristovski9673 What, do you expect him to say, "Awesome points, Socrates?"

[@hebertojosevanegasfajardo1280]

A great woman and one of the best PM Britrain ever had.

[@akk709]

You know what I like about this? The journalist asked full, complete articulate questions, and the politician (Maggie) gave full, complete articulate answers. No interruptions and respect when one wanted to add to a statement with “can I come in here” and “your turn”

[@simondavis8300]

Regardless of your politics, this woman's demeanor. Her sheer grasp of facts and joining the dots, huge intellect and gravitas is on another planet to politicians today.

[@joekool1907]

I can see how she was called the Iron Lady! She was a no nonsense Prime Minister! The UK needs her now more than ever.

[@morgansifer]

My god, she was marvellous.

[@Ronbo710]

*AMEN*

[@markwilliams5654]

Not she wasn't u are clueless and blind

[@leovaughan1902]

Give her a moustache and she queen lol

[@tinaforbes1059]

Andy N. You're a real PRICK , salty tears lefties WOKE . Do your bloody homework .

[@paulfrost8895]

The evil matriach ' who created mass unemployment ' and closed the pits ' and took us to war in the Falklands ' the Poll Tax at the end of her time ' jesus ' we could have done without her ' the only positive thing I can say about her is her directness ' and not being born privaledged like the modern Tory clowns ' starting in a green grocer family.

[@tubularbill]

Maggie was right.

[@Ronbo710]

Hear hear!!

[@floris.927]

Yes and Kinnock was left ... I thought that was obvious.

[@VOLightPortal]

Truly intelligent woman. Not all can appreciate this refined lady's train of thought. Will continue to admire Thatcher to the end.

[@leonhughes134]

Her articulation is staggering.

[@davebonney7724]

not a fan of Mrs thatcher , but compared to present day politicians., she's a honourable leader ...can't believe I said that ..

[@jacksugden8190]

Dave Bonney - she’s dead Dave.

[@paulfrost8895]

I share your opinion ' I never liked her or many of her policies ' but she was better the devil we knew.

[@icedragon9097]

i don't like her. I can see how intelligent she is though

[@markuk8803]

Best leader we have had since Churchill - God I wish she was in charge now...

[@FarhanAmin1994]

Lady Thatcher is sheer class here, calm, erudite and ready with relevant facts and figures on her fingertips (not unheard of in politicians abroad, but well, our place is a tad different). It is also interesting, though not surprising, to see what a different time 1982 was; when the interviewer first introduces the topic of unemployment, he talks about 'men in Glasgow, Liverpool...' It was then, I suppose, much more a man's world than it is today (though the Prime Minister was a woman even in '82). If a journalist ever said such a thing today, we'd have to write the epitaph of his career on Twitter the next day.

[@qazaqtatar]

High IQ, elegant, and tough lady

[@ryanborder189]

What a great LEADER. Will we ever see her like again? Thanks Maggie!

[@jacksugden8190]

ryan border - she divided the country and broke up communities over council houses, she broke up the buses, done a lot of damage.

[@ryanborder189]

@@jacksugden8190 She rescued this country almost single handedly from from disaster. She was brave, she was fearless and she was the greatest peace time Prime Minister in this country's history. Every bit of prosperity this country has we owe to Margaret Thatcher-she was a Titan and one of Britain's greatest heroines and every day we should thank God for her life.

[@ryanborder189]

@DML1888 The world has a splattering of thugs and morons, sociopaths who because they cannot win the argument want to intimidate people with violence and thuggery. You didn't succeed with Maggie and you won't succeed now.

[@tinaforbes1059]

Not in a million years.

[@RickCT2000]

Maggie was proved overwhelmingly right in the end

[@dimwit3006]

Right about what? What exactly has happened to us that she understood would change our lives

[@schmuelsonsradang4301]

The world is getting less and less of such magnificent leaders today. Her sentences are spontaneously worded, a sign of a clear picture of what she believed in; the path that Britain should take or should have taken. She is always the a manifestation of a true mindset of the Great British leaders of the past.

[@juanchoresultay2704]

and that she gave clear and concise answers regardless of her controversial policies thats expected in politics in my opinion but she is honest and not dodging or avoiding answers

[@masoodahmed2041]

As a teenager of the late 80s I hated her and the Tories and now I have become one and think she was brilliant RIP the best leader wee ever had.

[@ochukwu]

Natural order of things. I was told she stole my milk!

[@thomashowe1509]

@@ochukwuthe irony of that policy is that Labour did it and had no problem doing it yet thatcher inherited the policy and got stuck with it.

[@markbennett2464]

My goodness what a woman - everything she said in this interview turned out to be 100% right

[@bereal6590]

What an insane comment

[@Vivapito]

The world needs someone like her now, with balls, not afraid, and a true leader

[@marksmith7425]

I loved the way she put the interviewers in their place and wouldnt allow them to talk over her.

[@bannon1000]

She was amazing

[@jacksugden8190]

bannon1000 - at the time No. looking back No. does it matter looking back the year if this interview in 1989 - No, as all water under the bridge, as my world had moved on so many times, as what was important then, wasn’t now.

[@tinaforbes1059]

However, in business building, competitions still applied . The more attractive your business offers, the more successful you will be . Competitions /undercutting are the key . If you don't, others will .

[@so_cold7776]

More countries need strong, and intelligent leaders like this. Not emotion driven weak leaders.

[@paulfrost8895]

As much as I disliked most of her policies ' I think she would have put Bozo and his cronies in their place ' and I'm a left wing socialist.

[@abodavidov4073]

G-D rest her precious soul. She and Churchill are sorely missed in the world stage. I hope we in America learn a thing or two from her conviction.

[@ianhowlett4682]

1:22 That piece about “We have to fight our battles every day” is so true.

[@Mark_A8_0]

7:36 "your turn" 🤣 nice one. What happened with interviewers talking over politicians now..

[@michaelgrace1298]

I got sent to prison for 2 weeks for none payment of pole tax, went on the dole and it was called bridging allowance, lasted for 6 weeks, my last giro was for £2.50, I tore it up and shoved it back under the counter at the benefits office, I had no where to live at the time too, I was 17/18 walked out the benefits office and in to the job centre, got an interview for a job in pangbourn Berkshire the next day, got a travel warrant for the train had my interview, manager said when can I start, started next day and I've never been unemployed since

[@zeddeka]

Poll, not pole. A pole is someone from Poland, or a vertical stick.

[@michaelgrace1298]

@@zeddeka I don't know why I put that, I knew it was poll, thanks

[@MrDanielfff777]

Glad things worked out for you! Thatcher was brilliant! So do you have a criminal record?

[@messagetoyourudie5390]

I lived in Pangbourne for 22 years, a great place!

[@amberteetay7753]

Thatcher encourages people to work and not attend JobCentre biweekly, that’s something, as a taxpayer, truly appreciates.

[@leewilkinson5928]

What a lady a true leader

[@mrjoewho2]

Dublin Ireland here, it is so refreshing to watch a real-world leader talking such truth, I live in here world in the 80s in London it was amazing time I seen my friend become millionaires and they came from nothing,and to this day even thoe i have had the challenges her legacy still lives on in me I will never stop to improve my life no matter what happens to me, Miss To Margret.

[@Chi-uk7zl]

She was a great leader.

[@jacksugden8190]

Chi - depends on what side of the fence you were.

[@boblammas6250]

The absolute BEST of British! Long live our now SOVEREIGN Christian Nation! And thank you so much for posting!! God bless the UK and all our patriot citizens!!! 🇬🇧

[@PC-lu3zf]

The BEST PM since Churchill and last good one.

[@johnboycooper4914]

Margaret Thatcher's second interview with 'TV eye' on Thursday, 18 February 1982.

[@pawelbromann2416]

'As long as Britain needs me, I shall not be tired of that'

[@dhvanitdesai1044]

"Reflation is dishonest money" Somebody please tell that to the fed 😅😅😅

[@MrDanielfff777]

😂😂 abolish the fed!!

[@ianshippen279]

I notice shew cited the property boom of the time as a bad thing which it is as it devalues savings and labour - unlike now when the politicians and the media promote it as a good thing ..

[@coarclee4583]

A resolute and true leader of men. Even her enemies admitted that she was a tough and brilliant Prime Minister.,as an ex miner from during the strike I have to say that most of us miners admired her strength and ruthlessness. We knew she would emerge victorious.

[@formerlybernard6460]

That's an honest ( and very rare) admission.

[@nudisco300]

What's interesting is she constantly talks of competing with Germany. She had vision and ambition, compare that to the PMs that preceeded her who had no game plan, no ambition and no idea of where they wanted to take the country. Boris is one of those - there isn't really a game plan it's just living from day to day. I bet Thatcher is turning in her grave thinking the Conservatives would eventually be led by subsequent jokes.

[@yetifanuk]

We need her right now !!!!!!

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

when I was a teenager I did not like her - now I miss her - I am right now

[@brandonfredrickaldwych4179]

We need Margaret Thatcher now more than ever. To uphold this country against the mobs trying to topple it.

[@A1DJPaul]

EVERYONE 14 yrs old to 20 yrs old MUST WATCH THIS !! To Open their Minds to innovation & investment in People & skills. & Up Coming New Technology. Anyone older should be wise enough to Know what MAGGIE Says IS Right ! The Right thing to DO. (Right as in Correct thing to do )

[@zeddeka]

I think the young know that already. It's the older generation who seem intent on clinging to the past.

[@lalique512]

She truly was the Iron Lady - not once did she shy away from the questions that Mr. Gardner gave her. She was a Woman of Substance indeed.

[@ianhowlett4682]

I don’t think any prime minister since Thatcher would have been able to answer these questions in this detailed way.

[@rafaelb.8057]

I wish Poland would have such a brilliant leader as mrs. Tatcher...Britons - you were extremely lucky, eventhough some of you opposed her.

[@ronnie2764]

Rafał Babicki exactly

[@NihonDream]

@MrPippinsays Not possible to satisfy all.

[@jeffsmith3392]

These interviews gleaned information. Now all we have are the bite size gotcha questions and the politician answering their own question.

[@druharper]

So brave. The establishment was so shocked. He seems to say “this just isn’t the way things are done!”. They had been doing it wrong for decades.

[@christinesavage725]

Such timeless elegance

[@andyh0010]

She says as much with her eyes as she does with her voice. As for her tone..... whether you agreed with her not, you know what she believes in. Politicians seem to be less forceful with their opinions and values these days..... incase its unpopular.... even if it would be the "right thing" to do.

[@buckspa]

This is from early 1982, pre-Falklands.

[@navillus15]

A crucial observation/point. Arguably, her whole premiership could be termed as pre- and post-Falklands. It absolutely and radically changed her public image and level of respect both domestically and internationally.

[@alisonleaman333]

She mentions the need for improved World trade within 12 seconds..!

[@PabloAlvestegui]

She had clarity.

[@thatguygreg]

How the world needs another Maggie right now. What an incredible woman.

[@paullamola2317]

She knew the recipe, she knew what resources are needed for the desired outcome and she also knew that only patience and discipline will get her there.

[@A1DJPaul]

I Wish we were back in 1982 Now, WOW Money Grew on trees & Houses were so cheap !! You had to be asleep not to make big money back then. Iv'e never earned so much in my life since. cheap houses, Cheap Privatisation Shares !! I had a company car & A Range Rover when i was 20. & a House ! Who can do that today ? House Paid & Bought Outright No Finance & No Mortgage ! By age 20. !!! MAGGIE MADE SMART PEOPLE WEALTHY VERY QUICKLY !

[@chrisbennett606]

Gemi Brexit revisionist clap trap

[@Boomer2k6]

@@chrisbennett606 One part the comment is right on is house prices. If you compare house prices in the North West from 1978 until now with inflation, a house now costs 3 times as much, relative to income/inflation, what they did in 1978. It's one of the reasons that the average first time buyer's house in the UK now costs 9x average salary as opposed to between 2-3x average wage in 1978. Interest rates were higher, which bumped up mortgages but it also let savers earn a ton. Nowadays it's simply much harder to save unless you're living with your parents. Case in point, a £12000 house in 1978 would now be worth between £200K and £250K. In contrast, £12,000 then is now worth about £70,000 now. If you were someone with a good job in the 80's you raked it in compared to now.

[@renhoek3851]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't recall a major station broadcasting a 30 minute conversation with the prime minister. They do quite a lot on the radio but it's not quite the same. Whatever your politics, something like this has to be good for holding politicians to account and allowing them to explain their policies.

[@F-J.]

Now we have twitter. 🤣😁

[@growinsane9123]

It's a rather sad state of affairs. Partly it's the media's fault, they want to catch them out so the politicians don't bother taking the risk. We have gone so far down this dangerous path we now have a U.S president who only reads from autocue and was knowingly put into office with no thought to his mental health with the only objective being to defeat Trump, all aided and abetted by the media.

[@masoodahmed2041]

History has proven that she was right wanting to embrace new technologies of the future like Japan were doing, nearly 40 years later we living amidst a technological revolution delivering unparalleled consumer choice the hallmark of classical capitalism.

[@peterhodgkinson9287]

Maggie had a grasp of reality & knew her brief. That is more than now in 2020.

[@Adiudicium-1776]

Amazing woman! The world needs more people like her!

[@aquarius910]

RESPECT

[@convanjo]

I love you Maggie！

[@truthchannel200tv]

It's not until one looks back until you have a realisation that there have always been problems but Maggie and those that supported her had the guts to make the hard decisions. All we get now is a circus of lies, arguments & self interest also why do any so called solutions consist of just (printing more) & throwing money at problems, (NHS is a prime example). Efficiencies & improvements are brought about by spending what is available wisely and not outsourcing of overpriced services which only make a small minority of greedy business owners even wealthier, while people in need suffer.

[@bobsmoczkiewicz]

Outsourcing? She started it

[@dandam7412]

God she was good

[@davidviner4932]

Hopefully Boris can live up to her, lets hope

[@BuckyTheN00b2]

David Viner Keep hoping.

[@jacksugden8190]

David Viner - how would have Thatcher have dealt with 🦠 I asked myself, Boris is a tough man, Thatcher lived under different times.

[@tinaforbes1059]

Margaret Thatcher was from normal working class family background. She run the country's as if it was her own household budgets/planning . Where as Boris, he had nannies, house keepers etc . Everything's on his plate .

[@Dango167]

Margaret Thatcher an outstanding leader. Whatevers anyone's option of Boris is, he has done what previous leaders failed to do, get us out of the shambles of the EU. We have reclaimed our own rule of Government democratically elected unlike the unelected Brussels Beaurocrates.

[@formerlybernard6460]

This didn't age well

[@dtunlimited8746]

This woman was incredible!

[@BuckyTheN00b2]

Incredibly cruel.

[@erikjw5916]

@@BuckyTheN00b2 Stop being weak.

[@simonanders5676]

An individual of honesty & integrity...irrespective of outcome.....a true legend in terms of a leader.....i didnt vote for Starmer....but i am warming to him...

[@danielcaprani5637]

Maggie we want you back.. love you girl, from a working class English Man x

[@bereal6590]

Yeah, the woman who backed saville and got him his knighthood what a fab idea. Dig the old bag back up shed be as bad now as she was then. She also fought for pinochet to be free in Britain and even sent him gifts! He murdered and tortured people and she loved him. A very sick woman

[@danielcaprani5637]

@@bereal6590 the understanding of cruelty,is a power, with wealth,I won't educate you,but,I will not pay my taxes for your education,🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🐝🌪️

[@bereal6590]

@@danielcaprani5637 that makes zero sense

[@briandelaney9710]

She was the most unpopular PMat this time. Early 1982.

[@formerlybernard6460]

And yet...

[@thomashowe1509]

Well politics changes quickly. She went from hated to god by 1983. Even today Rishi Sunak isn’t approved of yet by this time next year he could be mister popular. Politics is funny game

[@martinlintzgy1361]

Without doubt, the greatest post war PM. Let's see what BJ can do.

[@PleasantPlucker]

Such a consummate politician whether talking the talk or walking the walk. She turned Britain around from one of its biggest slumps. This interview takes place before the boom of the mid to late 80s, with a minor blip in the the early 90s, but her foundations and legacy led Britain through all of its later prosperity - right up until Brexit harikari in fact. Oh and that interviewer is getting more and more frustrated that Thatcher is wiping the floor with him.

[@jameswilson3370]

“Education, job, or further training.” Brilliant.

[@nancyhobson9710]

About the money back: Yers, you're right! Love watching this lady in action. Nobody's fool.

[@Duncan1974]

Could you imagine Angela Rayner or Dawn Butler giving an interview like this? Chalk and cheese, modern day politicians couldn’t hold a candle to Maggie

[@peterhodgkinson9287]

I meant in 2022. Boris Johnson, Kier Starter & Ed Davey are complete amateurs compared to her. She knew where she wanted to go she had a vision. Boris is gaff after gaff!! She would have fired him without reservation.

[@AdFeath]

Her comments are highly relevant to today

[@theoklas]

2:41 Did she say Japs???

[@adminemails]

And how refreshing! Nobody batted an eyelid, especially the naps, nobody cared, exactly the way it should be. No sensitive egos.

[@coco1301]

@@adminemails it's racist hun

[@arealbobbydazzler2520]

This shows how Boris is not a true conservative Maggie came on air and did her interviews regardless if she received critasicm

[@jacksugden8190]

Both Llew Gardner 1929-1990 and of course Margaret Thatcher are no longer with us, Llew was a familiar face on Thames, as was TV Eye, Llew died very young at 60, with TV Eye replaced the long running This Week series in 1992. This film was a tribute to both of them.

[@solowanty]

Reflation is dishonest money

[@markwilliams5654]

It's not her country its ours the people wow

[@Matt-Durham]

God I wish she was in charge today my God Britain needs her now more than ever!

[@silvav5596]

Respect to her

[@rickythegun1]

I see her and then reflect on our President Biden. 😥

[@formerlybernard6460]

Lol. Yes like comparing Einstein with a plate of sliders.

[@robbillington1982]

12% inflation and we have almost none and we can’t get it right in 2020! You’ve been lining your own pockets at the expense of youth, talent and the greatness of the Country!

[@djnixe7182]

On a different level in every way. May she r.i.p. Liz Truss should try to listen to MT and pay heed rather than emulating MT’s looks and photo ops.

[@khalidmahmood2850]

What a great leader that she was iron lady was small word for her I think she was much above that.

[@carolking6355]

So wonderfull ❤

[@steayob6706]

The iron lady she was great leader we need her today

[@NihonDream]

Sharp brain.

[@formerlybernard6460]

Knew her subject inside and out and had a consistency of thought and outcomes.

[@NihonDream]

@@formerlybernard6460 I remember her visit in Poland in 1988. It was quite funny since she met Walesa who represented labor unions while she had fought with labor unions. Quite ironic. The quote I like the most is the one about government and money. Iconic. "There is no such thing as public money; there is only taxpayers' money." Many years passed and people are still stupid believing that government can give them its own money. Cheers!

[@crisjapopcris1564]

Argentina's corrupt military government and crumbling economy in the 80's desperately needed a cause to unite the country. So, nothing better to revive old bitter feelings against Britain and in an attempt to save their own regime Argentina invaded the Falklands/Malvinas Islands. Argentina's generals actually underestimated Thatcher's ability to run a country into war and the rest became history. It is not surprising at all that in the last 40 years Argentina crashed itself to be now nicknamed 'Latin America's next Venezuela'. If instead of Evitas and Cristinas Argentina had just one Maggie it would be a very different country now. If you Brits think she wasn't good enough for you, just look where Argentina is now.

[@crisjapopcris1564]

'How Argentina is now' is what I meant (dawn automatic corrector!).

[@johncarr4885]

With the benefits of. Hindsight Mrs T was spot on because Argentinian Navy took no further part in conflict

[@cheyenneasiafoxe292]

You go Girl!

[@Derrako]

Decimated the North of the country. Kept this vision of Britain as an electronics utopia, which it never became. Suggesting we keep pace with Japan? Like that was going to happen... Not!