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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 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

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 1988-1989.

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 colleagues, professional letters concerning work and appointments, invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations, and internal Guardian correspondence.

There are also personal letters from friends and family, including condolences on the death of his wife Helen Young, and a biography of David Young, Hugo Young's godfather who died in 1988.

Includes letters to comment on writing or send invitations or wishes from:
John Lyttle
Anthony Seldon
Bhiku Parekh
Ian Gilmour
Robin Squire
Anna Ford
Felicity Kendal
Baroness Janet Young

There are also letters from:
David Selbourne, to enclose letter from Peter Preston
Richard Shepherd and Jonathan Aitken, to thank Hugo Young for supporting their proposed changes to the Official Secrets Act.
Creator: DS/UK/122