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Margaret Thatcher is shown aboard a ship in an old navy uniform, singing "... I polished up Trident so carefullee, That now I am the Seller of the Queen's navy!" Behind her, looking uncomfortable is Geoffrey Howe. Steering the vessel is Keith Joseph. Standing to attention are other members of Thatcher's cabinet, including William Whitelaw and John Nott. In the background an aircraft-carrier is sailing away with 'INVINCIBLE' written on the back and flying the Australian flag.

A Geoffrey 'Howetzer' fires 'Interest Rates', with 'Industry' clinging on, into the 'I.O.U. sphere', with 'Export Markets' in the distance. Keith Joseph stands by. However, an outline of its trajectory shows a steep fall back to Earth - Thatcher is denying that this represents a U-turn.

Context: Howe's budget was expected to mark a significant increase in taxation, and thus deflation. This shocked many Tory MPs and even ministers, at a time of a retracting economy and increasing unemployment.

Keith Joseph is stood on the gallows next to the lever. The top of the apparatus reads 'REGIONAL AID'. Three [MPs] rush towards him, with one holding a piece of paper that reads 'CBI Repreive'. Joseph, having already pushed down the lever, responds "Oh, very well - let's hear the defence then..." Margaret Thatcher watches on in delight, applauding the punishment being carried out.

Magaret Thatcher is depicted as a director, standing in front of a cinema, "THE ASSTORYA',' that appears to be showing adult films. The sign on the venue reads 'Thatcher's (Formerly Friedman's) MAGGIEGULA - The Decline and Fall of Industrial Britain; Disowned By Many of its Leading Men' To her left are [Keith Joseph] selling snacks and Geoffrey Howe selling tickets. To her right are a group of opposition MPs including David Steel, Michael Foot, David Owen and Dennis Healy queueing for the show. Above them seems to be a man [Jim Prior] changing the film for the screening. Other signs on the building read 'An Orgy of Redundancies! Rape! Cut & Thrust', 'Lusty Lunacy! Sadism in the Social Services!' and '"Not the way I would have handled it" - Dirty Mac'

Keith Joseph, Margaret Thatcher and Geoffrey Howe are joyfully strolling through the 'Electoral Forest' with two others following behind. The forest seems to have been destroyed by an abandoned 'Economic Policy' fire, stoking the flames of 'Unemployment', 'Inflation' and 'Industrial Decline'.

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals from 1980-1986.
These were used as research when writing his book 'One of Us'.

The conversations are with the following people:

'DO' 27 November 1980

Cecil Parkinson, 4 February 1982*

Peter Walker, 4 March 1982

Tim Lankester, 6 April 1982

Kenneth Baker, 6 May 1982
Cecil Parkinson, 12 May 1982
Peter Walker, 12 May 1982
'W/e' 16 May 1982
Cecil Parkinson, 28 May 1982

Michael Jones, 3 June 1982
Michael Jones, 4 June 1982
Maurice Saatchi, 10 June 1982
George Younger, 16 June 1982
Sir Henry Leach, 17 June 1982

Notes, 7 July 1982
David Gilmore, 8 July 1982
Notes, 9 July 1982
Tim Lankester, 9 July 1982
Humphrey Atkins, 13 July 1982
John Nott, 28 July 1982
Kenneth Clarke, 29 July 1982

Japan ideas, September 1982
China 'notebook gutting' September 1982

Margaret Thatcher, 27 October 1982

Ian Gilmour, 9 November 1982
Michael Jopling, 10 November 1982
David Howell, 11 November 1982

Peter Walker, 13 January 1983
Kady Young, 19 January 1983

Willie Whitelaw, 8 February 1983

Ferdy Mount, 8 March 1983
Chris Patten, 10 March 1983
Keith Joseph, 16 March 1983
Charles Morrison, 17 March 1983
Geoffrey Howe, 17 March 1983
Ed Streator, 22 March 1983
John Biffen, 23 March 1983
Patrick Jenkin, 29 March 1983

Keith Middlemass, 4 May 1983
Cecil Parkinson, 5 May 1983
Jim Prior, 12 May 1983
Notes on Conservative Party manifesto, 13 May 1983

Douglas Wass, 29 June 1983

William Waldegrave, 6 June 1985

Transcript of Radio 4 broadcast 'Pillars of Society:Programme One- The Bar' presented by Hugo Young, 23 January 1986
Creator: DS/UK/122

File entitled 'Journal Notes for Part III' by Hugo Young, containing transcripts with handwritten notes of interviews and informal conversations with individuals. These were used as research when writing his book 'One of Us'.

The conversations are with the following people:

Keith Joseph, 3 November 1981

Bernard Ingham, 10 February 1982*

John Biffen, 9 March 1982
Peter Carrington, 18 March 1982

Alan Walters, 27 April 1982

Tim Lankester, 13 July 1982
Michael Heseltine, 20 July 1982
Bernard Ingham, 27 July 1982*

Cecil Parkinson, 8 September 1982*

Jim Prior, 14 October 1982

Douglas Wass, 28 December 1982

Francis Pym, 6 January 1983

Maurice Saatchi, 10 February 1983
Bernard Ingham, 17 February 1983*

Francis Pym, 6 May 1983
Bernard Ingham, 26 May 1983*

Ian Gilmour, 7 July 1983
Sir Robert Armstrong, 8 July 1993
Jim Prior, 21 July 1983

Chris Patten, 28 September 1983

Cecil Parkinson, 15 October 1983 (off the record)*
David Goodall, 18 October 1983
Cecil Parkinson, October 1983*
Weinstick, 20 October 1983

'Glimpses of Thatcher' 2 November 1983
Clive Saville, 15 November 1983

John Biffen, 17 January 1984

Chris Patten, 4 February 1984
John Biffen, 29 February 1984

Cecil Parkison, 11 March 1984*

Alistair Macalpine, 9 May 1984

Jim Prior, 13 June 1984
Simon Jenkins, 13 June 1984

Chris Patten, 5 July 1984

Lord Jellicoe, 15 August 1984

Michael Quinlan, 14 November 1984
Chris Patten, 23 November 1984

Chris Priestley, 24 January 1985

Grey Gowrie, 12 February 1985
David Howell, 12 February 1985

Kenneth Baker, 26 March 1985

Michael Quinlan, 14 May 1985
John Gummer, 24 May 1985
Jim Prior, 28 May 1985

Tom King, 10 June 1985
Alan Clark, 10 June 1985
John Patten, 11 June 1985
Barney Hayhoe, 13 June 1985
Ian Gilmour, 13 June 1985

Simon Jenkins, 13 October 1985
Raymond Seitz, 23 October 1985

Bill Heseltine, 8 January 1986

Michael Heseltine, 15 April 1986

David Goodall, 28 May 1986

Tristan Garel-Jones, 24 June 1986

Commonwealth Conference, 5 August 1986

Peter Carrington, 22 February 1987

David Goodall, 17 March 1987
Ted Smyth, 25 March 1987

Ted Smyth, 23 November 1987

Michael Alison, 17 May 1988
Creator: DS/UK/122

Files of negatives of the following individuals:

Box 1:
Jabr, Saad Saleh
Jabotinsky, Vladimir
Jacklin, Tony
Jacks, Mike (set by Tony McGrath)
Jackson, Betty
Jackson, Brian
Jackson, Donald
Jackson, Eve
Jackson, Geoffrey & Lady (including set by David Newell Smith)
Jackson, Glenda (including sets by Tony McGrath & David Newell Smith)
Jackson, Gordon
Jackson, Hazel
Jackson, Reverend Jesse (set by Neil Libbert)
Jackson, Joe
Jackson, Mr (set by Tony McGrath)
Jackson, Michael
Jackson, Penny (set by Tony McGrath)
Jackson, Senator 'Scoop' (set by Tony McGrath)
Jackson, Sidney
Jackson, Tom (including set by Tony McGrath)

Box 2:
Jacob, Alarick
Jacobi, Derek (set by Neil Libbert)
Jacobs, Jane (set by David Newell Smith)
Jacobs, Commander John
Jacobs, Rabbi
Jacobsen, Per (set by Jane Bown)
Jacobsen, Quentin
Jacobsen, Stan
Jacobson, Dan (set by Tony McGrath)
Jacques, Elliott (set by Tony McGrath)
Jacques, Jean (set by Jane Bown)
Jacques, Martin
Jaeger, Andrea
Jaffe, Jack (set by Tony McGrath)
Jaffe, Rona
Jaffrey, Madhur
Jagger, Mick (set by Tony Prime, 1973 & David Newell Smith, 1964)
Jakobi, Stephen
Jakobovits, Dr Immanuel (set by Tony McGrath)
James, Charity
James, Clive (including sets by Neil Libbert & Jane Bown)
James, David (set by Tony McGrath)
James, Jack
James, JH (Deputy Master of the Mint)
James, John
James, Mr Justice (set by David Newell Smith)
James, Michael
James, Peter
James, Polly
James, Rosemary (set by Neil Libbert)
James, Lady Serena
James, Tony
Jameson, Conrad (set by Tony McGrath)
Jameson, Derek (including set by Jane Bown)
Jamieson, Detective Superintendent Colin
Janic, Bettina (set by Jane Bown)
Janiurek, Lenka (set by Tony McGrath)
Janowitz, Gundula (set by Tony McGrath)
Janson, Elly
Japan, Miss (Tenuko Ikeda)
Jara, Joan (set by Tony McGrath)
Jardim, Jorge (set by Neil Libbert)
Jarman, Dr Brian

Box 3:
Jarman, Derek (set by Ian Cook, 1971)
Jarosora, Madame M (set by Tony McGrath)
Jarratt, Alex
Jarreau, Al
Jarrett, Professor William
Jarvis, Fred (including set by Jane Bown)
Jarvis, Roly
Jaspar, Bobby
Jawad, Sabah
Jay, Douglas (set by Tony McGrath)
Jay, Peggy (set by David Newell Smith)
Jay, Peter
Jay, Tony
Jazy, Michel (set by David Newell Smith)
Jeanmaire, Zizi
Jeavons, Oliver
Jebb, Sir Gladwyn
Jeeves, Desmond (set by Neil Libbert)
Jefferson, Sir George (Chairman of British Telecom)
Jeffes, Simon
Jefford, Barbara
Jeffrey, Dr Ian
Jeffrey, Peter
Jellicoe, Admiral Lord
Jellicoe, Anne
Jenkin, Patrick
Jenkins, Charles (set by Neil Libbert)
Jenkins, Clive
Jenkins, David
Jenkins, Hugh (including set by Jane Bown)
Jenkins, Roy (including sets by David Newell Smith and Tony McGrath)

Box 4:
Jenkins, Clive
Jenkins, Roy
Jenkins, Simon
Jenkins, Tim
Jennings, Paul (staff) (set by David Newell Smith)
Jennings, Paul
Jennings, Richard
Jenson, Kaj (set by Neil Libbert)
Jessel, Oliver
Jessup, Leslie (Les) (staff) (sets by Jane Bown & David Newell Smith)
Jeuda, Diana (including set by David Newell Smith)
Jobey, Liz
Joffe, Grant
John, Barry
John, Brian
John, Elton (by John Reardon, 1985)
John, Rebecca
John, Sheila
Johnson, Mr (General manager of Euston Station)
Johnson, Andre
Johnson, Anne (set by Jane Bown)
Johnson, Anton
Johnson, Arthur (set by David Newell Smith)
Johnson, Gordon (including set by Tony McGrath)
Johnson, Henry C (Chairman British Railways Board)
Johnson, Hugo
Johnson, Joe (snooker)
Johnson, JJ (Trombonist)
Johnson, Ned
Johnson, Neville
Johnson, Paul
Johnson, Peter
Johnson, Philip (set by Tony McGrath)
Johnston, Frank
Johnston, Henry
Johnstone, James, Robert, Ian & Ernest
Johnstone, Patricia Gill
Johnstone, Raymond
Johnstone, Valerie E (set by David Newell Smith)
Jolly, Elton
Jolly, Mr (Sikh leader) (set by David Newell Smith)
Jones, Alan (set by Tony McGrath)
Jones, Aubrey (including set by Neil Libbert)

Box 5:
Jones, Aubrey (continued)
Jones, Bill
Jones, Colin (staff)
Jones, David
Jones, Daryl
Jones, Gareth
Jones, Griff Rhys
Jones, Sir Henry (set by David Newell Smith)
Jones, Jack (including sets by Colin Jones and David Newell Smith)
Jones, JE
Jones, Joey & Wally
Jones, Len
Jones, Liz
Jones, Mark Cornwall
Jones, Mary
Jones, Maurin
Jones, Mervyn
Jones, Michael
Jones, Nancy
Jones, Naomi
Jones, RT
Jones, Richard (set by Neil Libbert)
Jones, Tom & Trevor (Severnside Foods Ltd.)
Jones, Tristan
Jones, Dr Vicky Clement
Jonic, Bettina (set by Neil Libbert)
Joplin, Harold
Jopling, Michael
Jordan, King Hussein (set by Neil Libbert)
Jordan, Bill
Joseph of Joseph's, Sloane Street
Joseph, Adrian
Joseph, Sir Keith (including set by Neil Libbert)

Box 6:
Jordan, Joe
Jordan, Princess Muna of
Joseph, Sir Keith (continued)
Joseph, Maxwell (including set by David Newell Smith)
Josipovici, Gabriel
Jowitt, Harold (set by Neil Libbert)
Joxe, Louis
Joyce, Mr
Joyce, James
Juantorena
Judge, Paul
Jugunath, Aneeron
Juliana, Queen (set by David Newell Smith)
Jull, Philip (set by David Newell Smith)
July, Serge
Creator: The Observer Limited; Picture Desk; Observer Picture Library

Depicts a mountain labelled as 'Higher education' with a group of graduates on bicycles on top of it. They are waiting to go ride and jump off the mountain slope. The slope is labelled 'Spending Cuts.' One graduate, labelled 'Academic Careers,' rides off the slope looking worried. Another graduate, labelled 'Research' falls off his bicycle. At the bottom of the slope are a pile of people and crushed bicycles labelled 'The Nation's Long-Term Future'. A sign at the bottom reads 'Prepare to meet thy Don.' At the side of the mountain Keith Joseph shouts "Next competitor - on your bike!" Beside him at a table labelled 'Monetarist Sports Judges' are Margaret Thatcher and Geoffrey Howe, not really paying attention. On the far left is Michael Foot as a rescue dog with a barrel of brandy around his neck looking worried.

[This may refer to the spending cuts imposed on the education system, especially universities].