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Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1989.

The conversations are with the following people:

Christopher Tugendhat, 21 May 1989
Chris Patten, 22 May 1989

William Waldegrave, 5 June 1989

John Major, 4 July 1989*

[William] Waldegrave and [Geoffrey] Howe, 3 September 1989

Roger Tomkys, 17 October 1989
Margaret Thatcher, 29 October 1989
Chris Patten, 29 October 1989

[Roy]Hattersley, 2 November 1989
John Smith, 14 November 1989
Middle Temple dinner, 23 November 1989
Richard Ryder, 4 December 1989

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

Margaret Thatcher and her leadership of the Conservative party
Neil Kinnock and his leadership of the Labour party
The Economy
Labour party policy
Europe
Creator: DS/UK/122

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1992.

The conversations are with the following people:

John Gummer, 9 January 1992
Chris Patten, 28 January 1992
Paddy Ashdown, 30 January 1992
[J Eideman] and notes from interview with John Major in 1991, 31 January 1992*

Robin Cook, 12 February 1992
David Owen, 14 February 1992
Douglas Hurd, 19 February 1992

Jack Straw, 3 March 1992
Douglas Hurd, 12 March 1992

Douglas Hurd, 5 April 1992
Douglas Hurd, 20 April 1992

'CP' 10 May 1992
Roy Hattersley, 13 May 1992*
Chris Patten, 21 May 1992
Tristan Garel Jones, 22 May 1992

Tony Blair, 1 June 1992*
Sir Peter Kemp, 2 June 1992
Douglas Hurd, 8 June 1992
George Robertson, 24 June 1992
Peter Hain, 24 June 1992
Bill Cash, 25 June 1992
'JB' 30 June 1992

Gareth Williams, 2 July 1992
Garrick AGM, 6 July 1992
Richard Ryder, 7 July 1992*

David Gilmour,10 September 1992

Tristan Garel Jones,1 October 1992
'CFP' 3 October 1992
Richard Ryder, 3 October 1992
David Madel, 18 October 1992
Bill Cash, 18 October 1992
Tristan Garel Jones, 18 October 1992
Tony Blair, 20 October 1992
'JB' 20 October 1992
John Biffen, 22 October 1992
John Biffen, 25 October 1992
Jack Cunningham, 25 October 1992
Terence Higgins, 25 October 1992
William Waldegrave, 27 October 1992

Douglas Hurd, 3 November 1992
Malcolm Rifkind, 26 November 1992

Maurice Kogan, 7 December 1992

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

General Election 1992
John Major and his leadership of the Conservative party*
Neil Kinnock and his leadership of the Labour party
The campaign for a new leader of the Labour party
John Smith and his leadership of the Labour party
Paddy Ashdown and his leadership of the Liberal Democrats
Reform of the judiciary and legal system
The Maastricht Treaty
Europe
Hong Kong
Creator: DS/UK/122

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1993.

The conversations are with the following people:

[Ideas - Rachel Lomax] 28 January 1993
Raymond Seitz, 29 January 1993

Gordon Brown, 2 February 1993
Robert Jackson, 3 February 1993
Richard Shepherd, Ollie Grender and Giles Radice, 10 February 1993*
Douglas Hurd, 18 February 1993

Tristan Garel Jones, 23 March 1993
Paddy Ashdown, 30 March 1993
Francis Cornish, 30 March 1993
Andrew Duff, 31 March 1993
Iain Duncan Smith, 31 March 1993

Chris Patten, 5 April 1993 (2 copies)
Douglas Hurd, 21 April 1993
John Smith, 22 April 1993
George Robertson, 27 April 1993

Tony Blair, 4 May 1993
William Waldegrave, 4 May 1993
Raymond Seitz, 14 May 1993
Douglas Hogg, 18 May 1993
John Major, 19 May 1993*
Paddy Ashdown, 25 May 1993
Stephen Dorrell, 26 May 1993

David Steel, 8 June 1993
Salman Rushdie, 27 June 1993
John Monks, 30 June 1993

Neil Kinnock, 6 July 1993
Gordon Brown, 20 July 1993

John Harris, 13 September 1993
Michael Portillo, 14 September 1993
Paddy Ashdown, 15 September 1993
Peter Mandelson, 29 September 1993

[Unidentified] 5 October 1993
Richard Ryder, 12 October 1993
Anthony Teasdale, 15 October 1993

David Williamson, 1 November 1993
John Major, 1 November 1993
Sir Christopher Prout, 2 November 1993
Michael Palliser, 11 November 1993
Michael Ancram, 15 November 1993
Raymond Seitz, 16 November 1993
Anthony Teasdale, 30 November 1993

Rachel Lomax, 1 December 1993
Anne Sofer, 1 December 1993
Tony Blair, 6 December 1993*
Margaret Thatcher, 16 December 1993

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

John Major and his leadership of the Conservative party*
John Smith and his leadership of the Labour party
Paddy Ashdown and his leadership of the Liberal Democrats
Government foreign policy
Reform of the Police force
The Maastricht Treaty
Europe
Politics in Northern Ireland
Bosnia
Hong Kong
US Politics
Creator: DS/UK/122

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1994.

The conversations are with the following people:

Bill Cash, 23 January 1994
Hugh Dykes, 24 January 1994
Christopher Prout, 25 January 1994
Anthony Teasdale, 25 January 1994*

Michael Heseltine, 1 February 1994
John Biffen, with attached article from the Evening Standard about John Major's leadership, 8 February 1994
Peter Mandelson, 8 February 1994
Anthony Barnett, 15 February 1994
Heath seminar, 16 February 1994
Kenneth Clarke, 17 February 1994*

John Smith, 1 March 1994
Peter Lloyd, 1 March 1994
James Cornford, 2 March 1994
Charles Kennedy, 14 March 1994
Martyn Bond, 17 March 1994
Hugh Dykes, 17 March 1994
Anthony Teasdale, 17 March 1994
Paddy Ashdown, 22 March 1994
Bill Morris, 22 March 1994
John Monks, 22 March 1994
Herman Ouseley, 23 March 1994
John Major, 23 March 1994
Leon Brittan, 25 March 1994
Anthony Teasdale, 28 March 1994*
Douglas Hurd, 30 March 1994

Richard Shepherd, with attached article from the Evening Standard, 19 April 1994
Europe Conversations, 25 April 1994
Anthony Teasdale, 26 April 1994
Michael Portillo, 26 April 1994

Anthony Teasdale, 2 May 1994
John Biffen, 3 May 1994
Christopher Meyer, 9 May 1994
Copy of memo to Peter Preston about a potential investigative profile of David Hart, 10 May 1994
Max Hastings, 10 May 1994
Richard Ryder, 10 May 1994
Anthony Teasdale, 11 May 1994
Gordon Brown, 24 May 1994
Peter Lilley, 24 May 1994
Peter Lilley, 24 May 1994
Tony Blair, 25 May 1994
Anthony Teasdale, 31 May 1994

Sarah Hogg, 1 June 1994
Peter Reith, 5 June 1994
Tony Blair, 15 June 1994
'CP' 20 June 1994
Conrad Black, 21 June 1994
[Unidentified] 26 June 1994
Gordon Brown, 28 June 1994

Stephen Dorrell, 4 July 1994
Eddy George, 5 July 1994
Jonathan Aitken, 12 July 1994
Jonathan Aitken, discussing Europe, 12 July 1994
Teasdale, 18 July 1994*
David Hunt, 18 July 1994
Dalyell, 19 July 1994
'FF' 19 July 1994
Peter Hain, 19 July 1994
Douglas Hurd, 25 July 1994
Chris Patten, 27 July 1994

Jacques Delors, 31 August 1994

Douglas Hurd, 7 September 1994
[Anthony] Teasdale, 8 September 1994*
Paddy Ashdown, 13 September 1994
John Prescott, 20 September 1994
David Hill, with note attached 'Quotes Women Labour Party' 25 September 1995
Tessa Jowell, 26 September 1994
'GA' 25 September 1994

William Waldegrave, 6 October 1994
Tristan Garel Jones, 6 October 1994
Anthony Teasdale, 7 October 1994*
Chris Patten, 9 October 1994
Newspaper cutting of article by Hugo Young about John Major, from the Guardian, 11 October 1994
Newspaper cutting of article by Hugo Young about the Conservative party, from the Guardian, 15 October 1994
Bill Cash, 19 October 1994
Peter Mandelson, 19 October 1994
Iain Duncan Smith, 19 October 1994

Tony Blair, 3 November 1994
Douglas Hurd, 10 November 1994
Georges Berthoin, 14 November 1994
Anthony Teasdale, 14 November 1994
Richard Holbrooke, 24 November 1994
Schmidt, 29 November 1994

Robin Cook, 12 December 1994
Maurice Fraser, 20 December 1994

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

John Major and his leadership of the Conservative party
John Smith and his leadership of the Labour party
The campaign for a new leader of the Labour party
Tony Blair and his leadership of the Labour party
Paddy Ashdown and his leadership of the Liberal Democrats
The economy
Crime
The Maastricht Treaty
Europe
European Parliament and elections
European Legislation
Political corruption
Creator: DS/UK/122

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1996.

The conversations are with the following people:

Peter Mandelson, 8 January 1996
Bernard Jenkin, 8 January 1996
Brian Wilson, 9 January 1996
George Young, 9 January 1996
Stephen Dorrell, 11 January 1996
William Waldegrave, 14 January 1996
Michael Portillo, 25 January 1996
Michael Butler, 29 January 1996
Clare Short, 30 January 1996
Peter Mandelson, 31 January 1996

Robin Cook, 5 February 1996
David Blunkett, 6 February 1996
David Davis, 7 February 1996
Tony Blair, 7 February 1996
Fax copy of speech by Silvio Fagiolo ' The Italian Presidency of the EU and the Intergovernmental Conference', 7 February 1996
Cecil Parkinson, 8 February 1996
Silvio Fagiolo, 8 February 1996 with attached newspaper cutting
Paddy Ashdown, 20 February 1996
David Blunkett, 21 February 1996
Raymond Plant, 27 February 1996
Peter Lilley, 27 February 1996

Cecil Parkinson, 4 March 1996*
Alastair Goodlad, 4 March 1996
Geoffrey Howe, 11 March 1996
Douglas Hurd, 11 March 1996
PA, 18 March 1996
Biancheri - Chappori, 23 March 1996
David Davis, 26 March 1996
Peter Mandelson, 28 March 1996

AL, 1 April 1996
Michael Heseltine, 2 April 1996
Fax copy of statement by the Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party on the Political Cabinet, 3 April 1996
John Biffen, 10 April 1996
Princess Diana, 11 April 1996
David Trimble, 16 April 1996

David Madel, 2 May 1996
Anthony Teasdale, 2 May 1996
Tony Wright, 2 May 1996
Tristan Garel-Jones, 2 May 1996
Richard Shepherd, 4 May 1996
Donald Dewar, 7 May 1996
Tony Blair, 8 May 1996
Clare Short, 15 May 1996
Antonio Armellini, 28 May 1996
Anthony Teasdale and Kenneth Clarke, 29 May 1996*

Bob MacLennan, 2 June 1996
Daniel Finkelstein, 4 June 1996
Robin Cook, 4 June 1996
Geoff Martin, 4 June 1996
Patrick Rock, 17 June 1996
Charles Clarke, 18 June 1996
Max Hastings, 19 June 1996
Anthony Teasdale, 19 June 1996
David Owen, 22 June 1996
Peter Mandelson, 29 June 1996

Anthony Teasdale, 1 July 1996
Bernard Jenkin, 2 July 1996
Kenneth Clarke, 2 July 1996
Robin Cook, 2 July 1996
Clare Short, 2 July 1996
Philippe Seguin, 2 July 1996
Richard Holme, 8 July 1996
Peter Mandelson, 8 July 1996
Alan Leaman, 8 July 1996
Tony Blair, 15 July 1996
William Waldegrave, 15 July 1996
George Young, 22 July 1996
Norman Lamont, 22 July 1996
Anthony Teasdale, 22 July 1996
Paddy Ashdown, 23 July 1996
John Gummer, 24 July 1996
[Unidentified] 28 July 1996
Anthony Teasdale, 30 July 1996*

Anthony Teasdale, 17 September 1996
Jimmy Goldsmith, 18 September 1996
Tony Blair, 19 September 1996

Karel van Miert, 15 October 1996
Formal interview transcript with Robin Renwick, discussing the prime ministership of John Major, 17 October 1996. Includes additional 'off-tape stuff' from the same interview.
Jonathan Haslam, 18 October 1996
Virginia Bottomley, 21 October 1996
Formal interview transcript with Chris Patten, discussing the prime ministership of John Major, 22 October 1996
Bill Crowe, 22 October 1996
Ruud Lubbers, 22 October 1996
Sarah Hogg, 24 October 1996, all concerning the character of John Major and his leadership style*
Douglas Hurd, 28 October 1996, all concerning the character of John Major and his leadership style

Geoffrey Howe, 5 November 1996
Gordon Brown, 5 November 1996
Richard Shepherd, 5 November 1996
John Major, 11 November 1996
Norman Lamont, 12 November 1996
Clare Short, 12 November 1996
John Major, 15 November 1996
Bob MacLennan,17 November 1996
Robin Cook, 17 November 1996
James Cornford,18 November 1996
Tony Blair, 18 November 1996
Anthony Teasdale, 20 November 1996
Raymond Seitz, 21 November 1996
Anthony Teasdale, 24 November 1996*

Anthony Teasdale, 2 December 1996
Anthony Teasdale, 4 December 1996
Anthony Teasdale, 10 December 1996*

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

John Major and his character and leadership of the Conservative party
Government domestic policy
The forthcoming General Election
The prime ministership of John Major and Margaret Thatcher
Tony Blair and his leadership of the Labour party*
Labour party policy
Liberal Democrat policy
The BSE crisis
Europe
Electoral reform
The Royal family and their relationship with the media
Creator: DS/UK/122

Correspondence sent to Hugo Young in his capacity as political columnist of the Guardian during 1989.

The letters are predominantly from members of the public to comment on the content, views and writing of Hugo Young's Guardian columns.

Also includes letters from students asking for assistance with research, personal correspondence from family, friends and colleagues, professional letters concerning work and appointments, invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations, and internal Guardian correspondence.

Includes letters to comment on work or writing, or to send wishes from:
Bill Rodgers
John Major
David Marquand
David Blunkett
Dick Douglas
Creator: DS/UK/122

Personal correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young during 1993.

Includes correspondence from friends and colleagues, letters from family members including birthday cards from his daughters, letters from members of the public in response to his writing and letters from students asking for assistance with research.

Also includes professional letters concerning work and appointments, colleague comments on writing, invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations, and correspondence from publishers. Includes internal Guardian correspondence.

The papers include personal letters from:
Paddy Ashdown, about military action in Bosnia
Basil Cardinal Hume to Lucy Young, about their meeting
Lord Ackner, re amendments to the Ayslum Bill
Max Hastings, re telegraph writing on John Major and military intervention in Bosnia

There are also letters to comment on writing or discuss former appointments or arrange new ones, with:
Professor Bhiku Parekh
Richard Ryder
Maurice Frankel
Basil Cardinal Hume
Neil Kinnock
Jon Snow
Professor David Marquand
Roger Tomkys
David Hunt
Roy Jenkins
Michael Portillo
Anthony Teasdale
Tony Blair
Creator: DS/UK/122

Papers relating to research of John Major which Hugo Young conducted when writing 'This Blessed Plot'

Includes:
Handwritten research notes
Booklet of Guardian lecture 'Leaving the ERM:Did the media miss the mark?' by Graham Ingram
Booklet 'John Major and Europe: The failure of a policy 1990-7' by Martin Holmes
Booklet 'Winning the Argument - The 1994 European elections'
Copy of Hansard for 23 October 1990
Copy of speech made by John Major 'Europe and the World after 1992' 7 September 1992
Copy of speech made by John Major 'The Future of Europe' 19 June 1996
Copy of Ditchley Foundation Lecture 'Has Diplomacy a Future?' given by Douglas Hurd, 12 July 1996
Copy of speech made by John Major 'The role and limits of the state' 27 July 1994
Transcript of 'Breakfast with Frost' interview with John Major, 6 October 1996
Photocopies of articles
Newspaper and magazine cuttings, including many articles about BSE and ERM
Creator: DS/UK/122

Papers relating to research of John Major which Hugo Young conducted when writing 'This Blessed Plot'

Includes:
Draft of chapter about John Major
Handwritten research notes
'Note to self' about Edward Heath, 17 June 1996
Transcript of television interview with John Major from 'On the Record',1 December 1996
Copy of speech made by Douglas Hurd, 11 July 1996
Papers relating to Kenneth Clarke, including copies of speeches, transcript of BBC interview and press cuttings
Photocopies of research articles
Newspaper cuttings
Creator: DS/UK/122

File entitled 'Narrative 1994' by Hugo Young.

Contains political cuttings from various newspapers collected by Hugo Young during 1994 for research of his book 'This Blessed Plot'

Includes:
Transcript of interview with John Major on 'Breakfast with Frost', 9 January 1994
Transcript of speech by Sir David Steel, 1 March 1994
Creator: DS/UK/122