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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 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

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political research conversations held with individuals during 1976. Participants were specifically interviewed about the events surrounding General Election, February 1974.

The conversations are with the following people:

Peter Walker, 20 January 1976
Nigel Lawson, 20 January 1976
James Prior, 21 January 1976
Michael Wolff, 21 January 1976 - CLOSED
Chris Patten, 21 January 1976 - CLOSED
Willie Whitelaw, 22 January 1976
[Peter] Carrington, 23 January 1976
Joe Haines, 27 January 1976
Ian Gilmour, 28 January 1976
[Mark] Schreiber, 29 January 1976
Willie Whitelaw, 29 January 1976
Draft of writing by Tom Boardman about the events prior to General Election, February 1974, dated January 1976

Lord Jellicoe, 4 February 1976
James Prior, 4 February 1976
Brendon Sewill, 4 February 1976 - CLOSED
William Armstrong, 5 February 1976
Ronnie Mackintosh, 6 February 1976
Len Murray, 6 February 1976
William Waldegrave, 10 February 1976 - CLOSED

Chris Patten, 21 April 1976

Adam Ridley, 9 September 1976

Maurice Macmillan, undated
Robert Carr, undated - CLOSED*
Kenneth Baker, undated
Derek Robinson, undated
Bob Huston, undated
Lord Campbell of Croy, undated
Jeremy Thorpe, undated
S Vincent, undated
George Hutchinson, undated
John Davies, undated
Geoffrey Howe, undated
Derick Ezra, undated
David Madel, undated
Bert Ramelson, undated
Joe Godber, undated
Frank Figgures, undated
'CH' undated*
David Basnett, undated
Sid Greene, undated
Joe Gormley, undated
'A civil servant' undated
John Mackintosh, undated
Tom Boardman, undated
Notes on Ted Heath

Related papers include:

An edited digest of interviews conducted
A detailed timeline compiled from research of the political events of 8 November 1973 - 7 February 1974
Handwritten research notes
Creator: DS/UK/122