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...meantime, the Callaghan government has fallen and if Margaret Thatcher and her Conservatives win Britain's May 3 election, they will undoubtedly alter British policy in the direction of support for Muzorewa and Smith. Some Tory advisers have pointed out that Britain's relations with its African allies, notably Nigeria, could be jeopardized by an abrupt change in policy on Rhodesia. The Commonwealth Prime Ministers are scheduled to meet in Zambia later this year. If the African members should still be angry with Mrs. Thatcher at that time, they could embarrass her greatly by deciding upon some kind of retaliation...
...Thatcher on the attack...
...personality, Thatcher poses a problem for Labor. Drawing on his own reassuring image, Callaghan makes the most of Thatcher's radical brand of conservatism, her inexperience in foreign affairs and her hard line on the unions. So far, he does not mention her by name, and he has warned his aides against any personal attacks for fear of a backlash. Women make up more than half of the electorate, and polls show that more women vote Conservative than vote Labor. Somewhat surprisingly, working-class women tend to favor Thatcher more than middle-class women do, and the Tory leader...
Unruffled as ever, Thatcher introduced the Conservative manifesto at her first open press conference for both the British and foreign press. She presented and defended a document that promised income tax cuts at all levels, a curb on secondary picketing, secret ballots in union elections, cuts in government spending except for defense and the police, a stop to further nationalization, and an end to government interference in wage negotiations in private industry. The Tories also called for a change in British policy toward Rhodesia, which would bring a Thatcher government into confrontation with the Carter Administration. Although...
...Thatcher, the campaign is a crusade for a free economy and greater individual responsibility; Callaghan sees it as a choice between a caring society and a callous one. The Liberals and the minor parties are, for the moment, on the sidelines. The British will be spared a television onslaught, since both major parties will be allowed a total of 50 minutes each throughout the campaign for party broadcasts. Still, Labor delights in poking fun at the glossy publicity campaign mounted by the Tories and their trendy London advertising firm, Saatchi & Saatchi Garland-Compton Ltd. Says Callaghan...