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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 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

Papers relating to research of William Cash which Hugo Young conducted when writing 'This Blessed Plot'

Includes:
Draft of chapter about William Cash
Handwritten research notes
Notes on meeting with William Cash, 18 May 1992
Notes on meeting with William Cash, 8 September 1992
Transcript of interview with William Cash, 27 January 1998
Booklet 'Shared thoughts, shared values: A first collection of public speeches to the Bruges group' 1990
Copy of speech made by Michael Howard 'The way forward for Britain and for Europe' 16 September 1994
Copy of Hansard for 8 March 1995
Photocopies of articles
Newspaper cuttings
Creator: DS/UK/122