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Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals from 1969-1976.

The conversations are with the following people:

Douglas Hurd, 5 November 1969

Willam Whitelaw, 20 January 1970

Michael Fraser, 10 March 1970
John Biffen, 24 March 1970

Notes of talk with Reginald Maudling, 28 May 1970
Notes of an off-the-record conversation with Douglas Hurd on Heath's staff, 29 May 1970 - CLOSED

Memorandum from F.T.R Giles to Hugo Young detailing discussion over lunch with Donald Maitland, 24 September 1970
Labour 'Post Mortem', 25 September 1970
Douglas Hurd, 29 September 1970

Robin Balniel, 4 November 1970
John Biffen, 12 November 1970
Lunch with MacDonnell ('MJB') 17 November 1970

'Off the record' with Lord Robens, 1 December 1970 - CLOSED

Notes on [Harold] Wilson memoirs, 31 March 1971

Notes on lunch with Reginald Maudling, 1 February 1972 - CLOSED

Douglas Hurd, 7 November 1973
Terry Pitt, 20 November 1973
Tony Benn, 30 November 1973

'BRW' (Conservative MP) 6 December 1973
Michael Wolff, 18 December 1973
Notes on Michael Wolff, 18 December 1973
Talk with Prime Minister, 20 December 1973 - CLOSED*

Copy of letter from Edward Heath to Joseph Gormley, concerning the restrictions on use of electricity in industry due to the world energy crisis, 23 January 1974
Len Murray, 24 January 1974
Memorandum from the Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, detailing a confidential conversation with James Prior, about 'The Crisis', 30 January 1974 - CLOSED

Memorandum from the Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, about Labour party opinion on the miner's strike, 7 February 1974
Notes taken from Richard Rose conversation, Feb-Mar 1974

Alexander Lyon, 24 May 1974

Lord Windlesham, 5 June 1974
Report from Foreign Office, 6 June 1974
Report from Cabinet Office, 6 June 1974
[Michael] Oakeshott, 6 June 1974
Memorandum from the Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, detailing a talk with George Thomson, 6 June 1974

[Lord] Hailsham, July 1974
Norman Atkinson, 10 July 1974
Shirley Williams, 12 July 1974

Perceptions of Roy Jenkins, 1 August 1974

'JL' [Labour MP] 30 November 1974

Memorandum from Ronald Butt, Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, to give a summary of lunch with Sir John Hunt, 5 December 1974
Memorandum from Ronald Butt, Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, to give a summary of lunch with Tony Benn, 5 December 1974
Comments to Bruce Page, about the Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 6 December 1974
Chris Patten, 11 December 1974
Gwyn Morgan, 12 December 1974
Alexander Lyon, 13 December 1974
Memorandum from the Editor of the Sunday Times, to Hugo Young, concerning notes of a lunch with a 'non-political source', dated 'late' 1974

[Anthony]Crosland, 14 January 1975
Douglas Hurd, 22 January 1975

Transcript of conversation between Denys Scott, former vice-chairman of Lexington International, Michael Jones and Peter Dunn about the Barnet Campaign, 6 March 1975
Martin Wright, 12 March 1975

Ian Gilmour, 9 April 1975
David Marquand, 15 April 1975

Tom McCaffrey, 21 May 1975
Dipak Nandy, 22 May 1975

Joe Haines, 25 June 1975

[John] Lyttle, 10 September 1975

Harold Wilson, 29 October 1975

Lunch with Harold Wilson and Roy Thomson, 26 November 1975
Notes on Defence cuts, November 1975

Memorandum from Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times to Hugo Young, detailing a talk with Henry Kissinger at Claridges, 16 December 1975

Douglas Hurd, 18 January 1976 - CLOSED
Lord Robens, 22 January 1976
Letter from Edward Heath to Hugo Young, declining invitation to discuss events of 1973-74, 28 January 1976
'HE' notes, 29 January 1976

Letter from Edward Heath to Harold Evans, 11 February 1976
Michael Wolff, 12 February 1976

Letter from Nigel Lawson to Hugo Young, concerning published material written by Hugo, 12 March 1976

Jim Prior, 3 June 1976
John Biffen, 3 June 1976
Gordon Wilson, 3 June 1976
William Whitelaw, 9 June 1976
John Biffen, 17 June 1976

'JP' (Conservative MP) 21 July 1976
Conservations entitled 'Pound notes' with Edmund Dell, Shirley Williams, David Owen, Bill Rodgers, and Jack Straw, all commenting on economic policy 28-29 September 1976

Burke Trend, 14 October 1976

Notes sent to Hugo Young about immigration, 28 October 1976

David Owen, 18 November 1976

'Note on the Left from moderate Whitehall advisor', undated
Note to 'Peter' containing relevant statistics that he may wish to use, undated
Mick McGahey, undated
'DB', undated
R Darlington, undated
Harris, undated
[Lord] Merlyn, undated
K Spears, undated
Tam Dalyell, undated
Francis Pym, undated
Leon Brittan, undated
Notes on Hattersley and Benn, undated*
[Frank] Soskice, undated

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

General Election 1970
General Election(s) 1974
Harold Wilson and his leadership of the Labour Party
Edward Heath and his leadership of the Conservative Party
Government foreign policy
Government defence policy
Campaign for leader of the Conservative Party
World energy crisis
The economy
Political situation in Ireland
Europe
UK European referendum
Prevention of Terrorism Act
Immigration
South African Arms
Creator: DS/UK/122

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1979. Also includes notebook which contains some brief information from conversations in early 1980.

The conversations are with the following people:

Sir Willam Pile discusses Margaret Thatcher, 9 May 1979
Notes on 'Thatcher Style', undated

Andrew Rowe, 13 September 1979
[Pratap] Chitnis, 26 September 1979
Mark Carlisle, 26 September 1979
Roy Hattersley, 28 September 1979 - CLOSED*

'AL' 25 October 1979
Haydon Phillips, 30 October 1979

Bill Rodgers, 8 November 1979
Willie Whitelaw, 27 November 1979

Margaret Thatcher to press gallery, 5 December 1979
Leon Brittan, 5 December 1979

Note book containing the following information - CLOSED*:
Notes from Tory party conference in Blackpool, 10 October 1979
'Ideas' 15 January 1980
Conservation with 'AR' 17 January 1980

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

General Election 1979
Margaret Thatcher and her leadership of the Conservative party
Analysis of the new Conservative government
Proposed Conservative policies for the first term
Government foreign policy
James Callaghan and his leadership of the Labour party
Europe
Creator: DS/UK/122

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1982.

The conversations are with the following people:

John Biffen, 16 January 1982
Richard Holme, 19 January 1982
Document presenting summary of outstanding trials in the crown courts, 29 January 1982
James Prior, 30 January 1982

Richard Holme, 2 February 1982
David Owen, 4 February 1982
Sir John Donaldson, 9 February 1982
Soames, 17 February 1982
Geoffrey Lane, with attached letter from Lane to Hugo Young, 17 February 1982
Elwyn Jones, 25 February 1982

John Nott, 20 February 1982

Ian Maxwell, 11 March 1982

Richard Holme, 24 March 1982
David Steel, 25 March 1982

John Barry, 1 April 1982
'RB' about the Falklands War, 9 April 1982
Neil Kinnock, 22 April 1982
James Prior, 23 April 1982

Comment from Michael Jones to Magnus Linklater concerning military intervention in the Falklands, 5 May 1982
Comment from Michael Jones to Magnus Linklater concerning military intervention in the Falklands with attached interview extract, 6 May 1982
Chris Patten, 6 May 1982
Formal transcript of interview with Margaret Thatcher on the Jimmy Young Show, mainly about the Falklands War, 19 May 1982
Comment from Michael Jones to Magnus Linklater entitled 'UK document on negotiations for a peaceful settlement guidance' , 20 May 1982
Comment from Michael Jones to Magnus Linklater concerning military intervention in the Falklands, 21 May 1982
Comment from Michael Jones to Magnus Linklater concerning military intervention in the Falklands, 22 May 1982
Peter Middleton, 26 May 1982*

Ken Livingstone, 3 June 1982
John Nott, 18 June 1982

William Whitelaw, concerning the break-in at Buckingham palace, July 1982
Geoffrey Pattie, 7 July 1982
William Whitelaw, formal interview transcript, 22 July 1982

Francis Pym, 23 October 1982
Eric Heffer, 28 October 1982

Leon Brittan, 4 November 1982

Tony Judge, 9 December 1982

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

Margaret Thatcher and her leadership of the Conservative party
Government defence policy
Falklands War
Michael Foot and his leadership of the Labour party
The forthcoming general election
The economy
Reform of the judiciary and legal system
Break-in at Buckingham palace and the subsequent inquiry
Creator: DS/UK/122

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1983.

The conversations are with the following people:

'Treasury on sterling' conversation with Sir Peter Middleton and Sir Douglas Wass, 12 January 1983*
Comments on the life of Christopher Monckton, 17 February 1983*
Ferdy Mount, 18 February 1983

[Pratap]Chitnis, 4 March 1983
Richard Holme, 4 March 1983
Francis Pym, 12 March 1983
Denis Healey, 25 March 1983
'PC' 26 March 1983

William Waldegrave, 18 April 1983
Notes from Robert Waller and John Curtice, 19 April 1983

Francis Pym, 11 June 1983

Notes on 'Lawson lobby', 8 July 1983
John Biffen, 21 July 1983
Kenneth Clarke, 23 July 1983*

Richard Holme, 31 August 1983

John Biffen, 16 September 1983
Leon Brittan, 26 September 1983
Note on Prior, 30 September 1938

Transcript of Cecil Parkinson's interview with Panorama about the Sarah Keays affair and his subsequent resignation, Monday 10 October 1983*
Francis Pym, 14 October 1983
Christopher Monckton, 27 October 1983*
Downing Street party, 31 October 1983

Lunch with Rhodes Boyson, 1 November 1983
Patrick Mayhew, 2 November 1983

Roy Hattersley, 13 December 1983*
Adam Ridley, 14 December 1983
Adam Ridley, 15 December 1983

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

General Election 1983
Margaret Thatcher and her leadership of the Conservative Party
Labour and Conservative party policy
The future of the SDP and Liberal party
Developments within the Treasury and issues relating to the economy
Electoral reform
Cecil Parkinson and the Sarah Keays affair*
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

Correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young in his capacity as political columnist of the Sunday Times during 1966-1984 with related papers.

The letters are predominantly personal correspondence from friends and colleagues, including many journalists and other professional letters concerning writing and appointments. Also includes comments on writing from members of the public and internal Sunday Times correspondence.

Includes lettters to comment on writing or research, or to send thanks or wishes from:
Frank Soskice
Lord Caradon
James Callaghan
Tony Benn
Edward Heath
Basil Cardinal Hume
Francis Pym
Geoffrey Howe
Melanie Phillips
Adrian Hastings
Chris Patten
Jack Ashley
Norman Tebbit
Leon Brittan
Michael Jopling
Maurice Saatchi
Alan Clark
Keith Hampson
Peter Preston
Ian Gilmour

The related papers include:

Comments on the transcript of Hugo Young's Harold Wilson memoirs from the Sunday Times editor, March 1971

Copy of article by Hugo Young about the Labour party, 1979

Copy of article by Hugo Young advertisting his forthcoming Radio 4 series about civil servants, June 1981
Copy of book review by Hugo Young of 'Politics is for People' by Shirley Williams, June 1981

Two draft versions of an obituary for Harold Evans by Hugo Young, with research notes and relevant newspaper cuttings 1981-82

Diary of events written by Hugo Young to record professional changes at the Sunday Times involving staff, 17 January 1982
Additional account of events at the Sunday Times, involving disagreement with Rupert Murdoch, 13 March 1982 and 3 July 1982

Draft of letter from Hugo Young to Peter Preston, discussing the offer of a job at the Guardian, 26 October 1982

Political research notes compiled in 1984 about Harold Wilson, Enoch Powell, Tony Benn, Christopher Chataway, Roy Hattersley and Peter Walker

Undated black and white photograph of Hugo Young and others asleep on an aeroplane.

Draft of writing about hunger strikes in Northern Ireland, undated

Draft of article by Hugo Young 'Contribution to The Masthead from the London Sunday Times', undated.
Creator: DS/UK/122

Correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young in his capacity as political columnist of the Guardian during 1988.

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, and invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations. There is also correspondence from publishers and internal Guardian correspondence.

Includes letters to comment on writing or send wishes from:
Sir John Keegan
Leon Brittan
Geoffrey Howe
Robert Jackson
Polly Toynbee
Alan Beith
Anthony Seldon
Michael Heseltine
Cardinal Basil Hume
Raymond Seitz

Additional papers include:

Transcript of Channel 4 television programme 'The Enchanted Glass:Britain and its Monarchy', February 1988

Booklet from a European Institute for the Media conference entitled 'Multimedia concentration and the free flow of information' which Hugo Young attended, 17 October 1988.
Creator: DS/UK/122

Papers relating to the launch of 'This Blessed Plot' in November 1998.

Includes:
Copies of letters sent by Hugo Young to friends and colleagues to enclose a copy of the book, July-October 1998.
Includes letters sent to David Cornwell, Chris Patten, Douglas Hurd, Geoffrey Howe, Lode Willems,Peter Mandelson, Lord Jenkins and Leon Brittan.

Also includes:
Draft lists of people to be invited to launch party
Draft launch party invites
Creator: DS/UK/122

Papers relating to research of Geoffrey Howe which Hugo Young conducted when writing 'This Blessed Plot'

Includes:
Notes from meeting with Leon Brittan, 2 November 1992
Notes from meeting with Edward Heath, 21 May 1995
Notes from Federal Trust conference, 5 December 1997
Handwritten research notes
Copy of speech by Geoffrey Howe, 28 October 1989
Lecture by Geoffrey Howe 'Sovereignty and Interdependence in the World today' 8 June 1990
Booklet 'European Unity and World Order: Federal Trust 1945-1995' by John Pinder
Photocopies of research articles and reports
Newspaper cuttings
Creator: DS/UK/122

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals from 1979-1985.
These were used as research when writing his book 'One of Us'.

The conversations are with the following people:

Tim Lankester, 12 May 1979
Chris Patten, 15 May 1979

Jim Prior, 5 June 1979
John Biffen, 12 June 1979
Francis Pym, 19 June 1979
Chris Patten, 28 June 1979

Chris Patten, 6 September 1979
Jim Prior, 11 September 1979
Adam Ridley, 20 September 1979
Douglas Hurd, 28 September 1979

Peter Walker, 5 October 1979
Willie Whitelaw, 24 October 1979

Ian Gilmour, 1 November 1979
Douglas Wass, 7 November 1979
John Hoskyns, 7 November 1979
Ian Gilmour, 9 November 1979
Norman St John Stevas, 14 November 1979
Chris Patten, 20 November 1979

Jim Prior, 7 December 1979
John Biffen, 13 December 1979

Jim Prior, 8 February 1980
Geoffrey Howe, 15 February 1980
Bernard Ingham, 20 February 1980*
Grey Gowrie, 27 February 1980

Norman St John Stevas, 4 March 1980
'Relevant extracts from my notes of conversations', March 1980
Peter Walker, 9 March 1980

Michael Jones, 2 May 1980
Peter Walker, 15 May 1980
Christopher Soames, 16 May 1980
John Hoskyns, 22 May 1980
Ian Gilmour, 31 May 1980
John Biffen, 31 May 1980

Ian Gilmour, 5 June 1980

Chris Patten, 1 July 1980
Margaret Thatcher, 9 July 1980

Ian Gilmour, 11 September 1980
Notes, 11-12 September 1980
Brian Macarthur, 17 September 1980

Norman St John Stevas, 8 October 1980
John Biffen, 31 October 1980

John Hoskyns, 21 November 1980

Willie Whitelaw, 9 December 1980
Michael Heseltine, 11 December 1980

'For Norma Percy' 4 January 1981
Jim Prior, 6 January 1981
'MJ' January 1981

Grey Gowrie, 20 February 1981 (off the record)

Jim Prior, 4 March 1981
Jim Prior, 11 March 1981

Margaret Thatcher, 15 May 1981 (Private and confidential/off the record)
John Biffen, 19 May 1981
Leon Brittan, 23 June 1981

Francis Pym, 7 July 1981
Douglas Hurd, 14 July 1981

John Hunt, 8 October 1981
Jim Prior, 28 October 1981
Michael Jones, 30 October 1981

David Howell, 19 November 1981
Chris Patten, 26 November 1981

Willie Whitelaw, 7 December 1981

Roy Hattersley, 18 March 1981*

Peter Shore, 4 June 1981

Roy Hattersley, 24 September 1981*

Roy Jenkins, 20 January 1982

William Rodgers, 23 February 1982

Denis Healey, 31 March 1982

Tony Benn, 29 July 1982

David Owen, 17 November 1982
Denis Healey, 26 November 1982

John Smith, 20 January 1983

Roy Hattersley, 17 February 1983*
Peter Shore, 23 February 1983

David Steel, 27 April 1983

Peter Middleton, 7 July 1983*

Alan Walters, 6 January 1985
Creator: DS/UK/122