I don’t have live access to full, uncensored public statements beyond what’s publicly available online right now. I can summarize how to access Margaret Thatcher’s complete public statements from 1945–1990 and point to reputable sources.
Direct answer
- The largest publicly available compilation of Thatcher’s public statements from 1945–1990 is Margaret Thatcher: Complete Public Statements 1945-1990. It’s published on CD-ROM and lists about 7,500–7,600 items, including speeches, interviews, press conferences, articles, and written statements. This edition is designed for scholarly use and provides full text where copyright allows [source context: the Thatcher site and scholarly reviews].
Key avenues to access
- Thatcher official archive: The Margaret Thatcher Foundation site hosts extensive collections of speeches, interviews, and statements. It’s the most comprehensive free-access repository for Thatcher’s public remarks, including transcripts and context for many items.[1]
- Bibliographic and library records: The CD-ROM edition Thatcher complete public statements 1945-1990 is described in academic reviews and library catalogs as containing thousands of statements with indexable entries and a searchable list of about 7,500 items; it also notes that a portion of items could not be located textually due to availability or copyright constraints.[2][5][7]
- Background and context: For overview of Thatcher’s public statements and the scope of her public communications through the end of her premiership, reputable summaries are available from government histories and major reference works. Britannica covers her life and role, while BBC obituaries and histories provide context about her public statements and impact.[8][10]
Important notes
- If you need verbatim transcripts of specific speeches or interviews, start with the official Thatcher site for available texts, then consult library catalogs or the CD-ROM edition’s index to locate additional items. Some statements may be missing text due to copyright or non-text formats (audio/video), as noted in bibliographic reviews.[5][1]
- For scholarly analysis or full-text search across thousands of items, the CD-ROM edition (and any subsequent digital replicas that scholars publish) is the most comprehensive curated source, with a searchable index and structured metadata.[2][5]
Illustration (how to proceed)
- Example plan: 1) Identify a timeframe or topic (e.g., Bruges Speech, 1988; 1989-1990 parliamentary remarks). 2) Retrieve text from the Thatcher site for free items. 3) If you need a broader corpus or full historical coverage, reference the Complete Public Statements CD-ROM edition and library catalogs to locate and request copies or abstracts.
Would you like me to guide you to specific items on the Thatcher site or help assemble a bibliography with exact citations for a particular topic or period within 1945–1990?
Sources
Between 1945-90 *every* statement made by Margaret Thatcher is listed, as far as can be known. There are more than 8,000. Since 1990 a *selection* of statements is listed. (MT gave up public speaking in March 2002.) Texts for listed statements are available on the site in almost 70 per cent of cases. … Elected for a third term in June 1987, she told an interviewer "there is no such thing as society" and is still being scolded for the remark.You can read here exactly what she said, verbatim and...
www.margaretthatcher.orgCollection of more than 7,100 statements made by Margaret Thatcher and includes speeches, broadcasts, press conferences, interviews, and articles.
books.google.comUnknown function: General Editor: Chris Collins... FROM LONG DESCRIPTION
search.worldcat.orgBritain's first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, became a central figure in 20th Century politics.
www.bbc.comThe disc comprises a complete edition of Margaret Thatcher's public statements between June 1945 and November 1990, with a selection of material from the period since her departure from office. The term "public statement" is used throughout the disc to denote any and every form of statement intended for the public domain - speeches, interviews, press conferences, articles, broadcasts and thirteen other categories of material. At the heart of the disc is a list of just over 7500 separate...
www.margaretthatcher.orgThe disc comprises a complete edition of Margaret Thatcher's public statements between June 1945 and November 1990, with a selection of material from the period since her departure from office. The term "public statement" is used throughout the disc to denote any and every form of statement intended for the public domain - speeches, interviews, press conferences, articles, broadcasts and thirteen other categories of material. At the heart of the disc is a list of just over 7500 separate...
www.margaretthatcher.org*Margaret Thatcher: Complete Public Statements, 1945-1990*, is a massive quantitative and technological leap beyond all such efforts that have come before. Compared to Peel’s 697 speeches, and Churchill’s 2,360, Thatcher’s *Complete Public Statements* contains 7,564 records – over three times the number in Churchill’s *Complete Speeches*, while covering only two-thirds the number of years. Of the 7,564 public statements, 605 (eight per cent) are non-oral: letters, articles, written statements...
reviews.history.ac.ukMargaret Thatcher, British Conservative Party politician and prime minister (1979–90), Europe’s first woman prime minister. She accelerated the evolution of the British economy from statism to liberalism and became, by personality as much as achievement, the most renowned British leader since Winston Churchill.
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