Speeches, etc.

Margaret Thatcher

Remarks visiting Eastbourne after Ian Gow’s murder

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue: Hankham, near Eastbourne
Source: (1) BBC Radio News Report 1800 30 July 1990 (2) Eastbourne Gazette, 1 August 1990
Editorial comments: Available on CD-ROM only. Between 1520 and 1605. MT spoke immediately after comforting Jane Gow. The Times has a fuller account of one remark. "It’s a loss that’s difficult for us to grasp at present. It really brings home to you when someone whom you’ve known, worked with and been with recently is killed in this way" (31 July 1990).
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 766
Themes: Autobiographical comments