Remarks visiting Wiltshire (demonstrations proof of a free society)

Document type:	Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue:	Salisbury, Wiltshire
Source:	Ingham MSS (INGH2/2/3)
Editorial comments:	These quotations figured widely in press coverage - e.g., the Evening Standard . MT visited Salisbury (0900-1040), Wilton (1050-1200), Devizes (1250-1430), Calne (1445-1540) and Newbury 1630-1940.
Importance ranking:	Minor
Word count:	1p
Themes:	Strikes & other union action

PRESS OFFICE BULLETIN FRIDAY

date: 15 FEBRUARY, 1980

The Prime Minister was greeted by a small demo at the council offices in Salisbury. Asked about it during her walkabout, she said "I am rather glad to see demonstrations because I am glad we live in a free society". Asked about Hadfields, she said "When one trade unionist can intimidate another, there is something gravely wrong".