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Handwritten letter page 4 discussing Mrs Thatcher's support for British Airways over Laker Airways Skytrain service

Handwritten letter page 4 discussing Mrs Thatcher's support for British Airways over Laker Airways Skytrain service

A handwritten letter page criticizing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's lack of support for Laker Airways' low-cost Skytrain service. The writer accuses Thatcher of supporting British Airways despite their inefficient bureaucracy and contributing to Laker's downfall, expressing disappointment in the British nation's response.

handwritten letter Margaret Thatcher British Airways Laker Airways Skytrain Sir Freddie Laker political criticism airline competition 1980s correspondence

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