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Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1985.

The conversations are with the following people:

Bob Worcester, 24 January 1985

[Helmut] Schmidt, 6 February 1985
Robin Renwick, 26 February 1985

[P Crossman] 1 June 1985
Robin Cook, 4 June 1985
Tony Benn, 7 June 1985
Letter from Dave Nicholson, a lecturer in Industrial studies, to Hugo Young, to comment on his writing, 11 June 1985
Anthony Lester, 14 June 1985
Neil Kinnock, 25 June 1985

Margaret Thatcher, 7 July 1985

David Owen, 2 September 1985
Francis Pym, 25 September 1985

Malcolm Rifkind, 28 October 1985

Transcript of television interview by Miriam Stoppard with Margaret Thatcher, November 1985

Douglas Hurd, 2 December 1985

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

Margaret Thatcher and her leadership of the Conservative party
Government foreign policy
Soviet relations
Neil Kinnock and his leadership of the Labour Party
Labour party policy
The SDP-Liberal Alliance
Europe
European convention on human rights
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 1995.

The conversations are with the following people:

Howard Davies, 10 January 1995
Anthony Teasdale, 18 January 1995*
Douglas Hurd, 18 January 1995
Tony Blair, 30 January 1995*
Ian Lang, 31 January 1995

[Unidentified] 1 February 1995
Anthony Teasdale, 1 February 1995*
Michael Heseltine, 6 February 1995
Michael Portillo, 13 February 1995
William Waldegrave, 14 February 1995
CH, 15 February 1995
David Williamson, 17 February 1995
Tony Blair, 20 February 1995*
Tony Blair, 21 February 1995*
Gillian Shephard 27 February 1995
FCO dinner, 27 February 1995
Richard Ryder, 28 February 1995*

Robin Cook, 12 March 1995
Ray Seitz, 14 March 1995
David Howell, 25 April 1995
Anthony Lester, 9 May 1995
Cecil Parkinson, 10 May 1995*
David Davis, 10 May 1995

Michael Portillo, 4 June 1995
Donald Dewar, 6 June 1995
Harriet Harman, 6 June 1995*
Anthony Teasdale, 6 June 1995*
Kenneth Clarke, 12 June 1995*
Tony Blair, 16 June 1995*
Stephen Dorrell, 21 June 1995
Cecil Parkinson, 25 June 1996*
David Madel, 25 June 1996
Richard Shepherd, with other unidentified interview notes, 26 June 1996*
Alan Howarth, 27 June 1995
Douglas Hurd, 29 June 1995

David Madel, 2 July 1995
Cecil Parkinson, 2 July 1995*

Paddy Ashdown, 1 August 1995
Tony Blair, 1 August 1995*

Dr Werner Hoyer, 13 September 1995
Anthony Carey, 19 September 1995
'CFP' 25 September 1995

Untitled notes, 20 October 1995
Mike O'Brien, 21 October 1995

Malcolm Rifkind, 15 November 1995
Paddy Ashdown, 27 November 1995
'MH' 28 November 1995

Tony Blair, 5 December 1995*
Bill Cash, 8 December 1995
Gordon Brown, 12 December 1995
Bob MacLennan, 12 December 1995
Anthony Teasdale, 19 December 1995*

J Hayes, undated

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

John Major and his leadership of the Conservative party*
Government foreign policy
The forthcoming General Election
Labour party policy
Clause Four
Europe
Creator: DS/UK/122

Donald Trelford's general correspondence with individuals and organisations beginning with R.

Correspondents include: Masihur Rahman, Michael Redington, Simon Redington, Maggie van Reenen, Tony Rennell, Michael Reupke, Malcolm Rifkind, Sir Frank Rogers, Piers Rodgers, Toby Rowland, Tiny Rowland, RCAF, Colonel Alexander Rubens.

Subjects covered: Commissioning articles, letter of appreciation, invitations, support for The Observer, complaints.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford

Photographs taken by Tom Jenkins for news stories or features in 1996 as follows:

23 March:
Pricess Diana lookalike (3 sets of negatives and contact prints)

13 April:
[Mens] fashion show (2 sets negatives)

21 April:
Touring cars, Brands Hatch (4 sets of negatives)

25 April:
Paul Clegg, makeup salesman (3 sets of negatives and contact prints)

26 April:
Butler (2 sets of negatives and contact prints)

9 May:
Ken Clarke (2 sets of negatives)

23 May:
John King, football writer (2 sets of negatives and contact prints)

16 June:
John Crace (1 set of negatives and contact prints)

5 September:
Roman gaming board (2 sets of negatives)

3 October:
Malcolm Rifkind (1 set of negatives)

10 October:
Cliff Morgan (2 sets of negatives)

3 December:
Patrick O'Brian books (1 set of negatives)

3 December:
Virgin bridal launch (2 sets of negatives)

4 December:
Boyzone (3 sets of negatives and contact prints)

8 December:
Postcard art sale (3 sets of negatives and contact prints)

Drawing to accompany article by Ian Black

10 x 12"

Depicts Ken Clarke as an elephant marked with the EU flag and blocked by a determined Stephen Dorrell in mouse form, calling to an attacking tiger Major: 'Get off my back, John - and call off the mouse!' whilst surrounded by Conservative politicians Malcolm Rifkind as a snake, Michael Portillo as an ostrich and Michael Howard as a hyena.