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Michael Heseltine is seen dropping a fish labelled 'Red Menace' into a bin outside the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament's (CND) office. He has a peg on his nose, and CND staff are covering their noses. There is a large slogan: 'When Conservatives rubbish things, it makes scents'.

Context: the CND claimed that there was an ongoing smear campaign against their organisation by the government, including to frame them as dangerous communists. They and Labour MPs compared it to the Red Scare and McCarthyism of the 1950s.

William Whitelaw, Margaret Thatcher, and Michael Heseltine sit on the front bench in the House of Commons. Whitelaw looks concerned and Heseltine angry. Geoffrey Howe stands reading a speech. Ronald Reagan waves at the MPs as he walks towards Howe. The head of the House of Commons mace is labeled 'Jelly beans' and has them inside it in reference to Reagan's habit of eating them.

Context: Reagan was invited to address a joint meeting of the House of Commons and Lords. This information was leaked to the news before Thatcher talked to the opposition, causing Labour to seriously consider boycotting such a visit. (Source: The Guardian 9 March 1982 via Proquest)

Cartoon depicts John Major, Kenneth Clarke and Micheal Heseltine in a sinking rowing boat. Major is trying to stop one of the holes in the boat with a bowler hat. Tony Blair is shown as a shark watching them sink. Major is saying to him 'Back off! Technically we're still seaworthy!'. a woman's legs are visible, having floated abovef the water in a life-ring.

Individuals featured include: John Major, Michael Heseltine, Neil Kinnock, Paddy Ashdown, Norman Lamont, Prince and Princess of Wales.

Subjects and events featured include: banks, unemployment, recession, political party disunity, elections, the poll tax, the economy, the budget, the NHS, the Citizen's Charter, international politics.

Individuals featured include: Margaret Thatcher, Edward Heath, Michael Heseltine, Neil Kinnock, John Major, David Steel, Geoffrey Howe, Nigel Lawson, Denis Healey.

Subjects and events featured include: censorship, the NHS, unemployment, the welfare state, national security, trade union disputes, domestic politics, hooliganism, the poll tax, the European Community.

Individuals featured include: Margaret Thatcher, Neil Kinnock, David Steel, Nigel Lawson, Michael Foot, Geoffrey Howe, John Major, Michael Heseltine.

Subjects and events featured include: trade union disputes, unemployment, the NHS, economic issues, inflation, domestic politics, censorship, privitisation, hooliganism, national security, international politics, oil.

Individuals featured include: Margaret Thatcher, Alec Douglas-Home, Nigel Lawson, Michael Heseltine, John Major, Douglas Hurd, Edward Heath, Len Murray, James Callaghan, Harold Wilson, Edwina Currie.

Subjects and events featured include: trade union disputes, the welfare state, domestic politics, the economy, privitisation, the European Community, the NHS, unemployment, nuclear power.

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1988.

The conversations are with the following people:

David Cornwell, 27 January 1988*

Jonathan Aitken, 1 February 1988
Cecil Parkinson, 1 February 1988*
'CP' 14 February 1988
Alistair MacAlpine, 24 February 1988
Geoffrey Howe, 26 February 1988

Brian Griffiths, 13 April 1988*

Elie Kedourie, 20 April 1988
John Smith, 26 April 1988
'AG' 26 April 1988

Colin Morris, 3 May 1988
Bryan Gould, 11 May 1988
'Essence of Griffiths' 15 May 1988
Letter from Jonathan Aitken to Hugo Young, to send information about peers, 18 May 1988
Christopher Tugendhat, 21 May 1988
Neil Kinnock, 24 May 1988
Alan Beith, 24 May 1988

Paddy Ashdown, 7 June 1988
Brian Griffiths, 14 June 1988*
Frank Cooper, 22 June 1988

Michael Heseltine, 6 July 1988
Brian Griffiths, 19 July 1988*

Michael Shea, 3 August 1988

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

Margaret Thatcher and her leadership of the Conservative party
Neil Kinnock and his leadership of the Labour party
Paddy Ashdown and his leadership of the Liberal Democrats
Conservative party policy
Government Education policy
Reflections on General Election 1987
Gorbachev and Soviet relations
Europe
Politics in South Africa
Creator: DS/UK/122

Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1990.

The conversations are with the following people:

[R Cork] 2 January 1990
Neil Kinnock, 18 January 1990
'JC' 'early January' 1990

Bernard Ingham, 26 February 1990*

Michael Heseltine, 13 March 1990
Brian Griffiths, 14 March 1990*
Douglas Hurd, 29 March 1990

Cecil Parkinson, 14 May 1990*

Gordon Brown, 6 June 1990
Roger Tomkys, 7 June 1990
Geoffrey Howe, 12 June 1990
Chris Patten, 25 June 1990

[Helmut] Kohl, 30 August 1990

Roger Tomkys, 10 September 1990
Michael Howard, 18 September 1990

Chris Patten, 7 October 1990
Douglas Hurd, 8 October 1990

Alan Clark, 4 November 1990
Michael Mates, 4 November 1990
'CFP' 24 November 1990

Notes on the resignation of Margaret Thatcher, 4 December 1990

Notes, undated

Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:

Margaret Thatcher and her leadership of the Conservative party
Resignation of Margaret Thatcher as prime minister
Neil Kinnock and his leadership of the Labour party
The forthcoming General Election
Government foreign policy
The economy
The Poll Tax
Europe
Iraq invasion of Kuwait
Hong Kong
South Africa
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