Photographic negatives of portraits of Cecil Parkinson taken by Ted Hamilton West for the Guardian.
Sin títuloTyped and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1983.
The conversations are with the following people:
'Treasury on sterling' conversation with Sir Peter Middleton and Sir Douglas Wass, 12 January 1983
Comments on the life of Christopher Monckton, 17 February 1983
Ferdy Mount, 18 February 1983
[Pratap]Chitnis, 4 March 1983
Richard Holme, 4 March 1983
Francis Pym, 12 March 1983
Denis Healey, 25 March 1983
'PC' 26 March 1983
William Waldegrave, 18 April 1983
Notes from Robert Waller and John Curtice, 19 April 1983
Francis Pym, 11 June 1983
Notes on 'Lawson lobby', 8 July 1983
John Biffen, 21 July 1983
Kenneth Clarke, 23 July 1983*
Richard Holme, 31 August 1983
John Biffen, 16 September 1983
Leon Brittan, 26 September 1983
Note on Prior, 30 September 1938
Transcript of Cecil Parkinson's interview with Panorama about the Sarah Keays affair and his subsequent resignation, Monday 10 October 1983
Francis Pym, 14 October 1983
Christopher Monckton, 27 October 1983
Downing Street party, 31 October 1983
Lunch with Rhodes Boyson, 1 November 1983
Patrick Mayhew, 2 November 1983
Roy Hattersley, 13 December 1983*
Adam Ridley, 14 December 1983
Adam Ridley, 15 December 1983
Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:
General Election 1983
Margaret Thatcher and her leadership of the Conservative Party
Labour and Conservative party policy
The future of the SDP and Liberal party
Developments within the Treasury and issues relating to the economy
Electoral reform
Cecil Parkinson and the Sarah Keays affair*
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2Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1986.
The conversations are with the following people:
Jim Prior, 5 January 1986
Barney Hayhoe, 5 January 1986
Keith Hampson, 5 January 1986
John Biffen, 12 January 1986
Keith Hampson, 12 January 1986
Douglas Hurd, 14 January 1986
Chris Patten, 26 January 1986
John Biffen, 26 January 1986
'BI' 27 January 1986
William Whitelaw, 28 January 1986
Ian Gilmour, 2 February 1986
Francis Pym, 2 February 1986
Michael Mates, 2 February 1986
Simon Jenkins, 6 February 1986
John Cunningham, 19 February 1986
Bernard Ingham, 20 February 1986*
William Waldegrave, 24 February 1986
Chris Patten, 25 February 1986
Geoffrey Howe, 11 March 1986
David Steel, 19 March 1986
Roy Hattersley, 10 April 1986*
Norman St John Stevas, 13 May 1986
Francis Pym, 20 May 1986
David Howell, 21 May 1986
John Burgh, 2 June 1986
Ian Gilmour, 25 June 1986
[John] Wakeham, 1 July 1986
Kenneth Baker, 14 July 1986
Peter Shore, 15 July 1986
Peter Middleton, 21 July 1986*
Patricia Hewitt, 23 July 1986
Bob Worcester, 23 July 1986
William Waldegrave, 29 July 1986
Bernard Donoughue, 28 August 1986
Tim Bell, 8 September 1986*
Cecil Parkinson, 9 October 1986*
Chris Patten, 9 November 1986
John Biffen, 10 November 1986
Article from The Listener Magazine about 'The art of dressing as a prime minister', 20 November 1986
Peter Middleton, 26 November 1986*
William Waldegrave, 10 December 1986
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
Government education policy
Forthcoming general election
The Westland affair and subsequent resignations
The SDP-Liberal Alliance
Europe
Political situation in Ireland
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Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1987.
The conversations are with the following people:
George Walsh, 6 January 1987
Patrick Mayhew, 21 January 1987
John Moore, 10 February 1987
John Patten, 11 February 1987
Bernard Ingham, 16 February 1987*
Bryan Gould, 16 February 1987
William Whitelaw, 16 March 1987
Renee Short, 23 March 1987
Lynda Chalker, 23 March 1987
David Owen, 24 March 1987
Tim Bell, 24 March 1987*
M Rutherford, 30 March 1987
Richard Holme, 28 April 1987
Roy Hattersley, 5 May 1987
Cecil Parkinson, 7 May 1987
John Biffen, 13 May 1987
Des Wilson, 14 May 1987
Cecil Parkinson, 31 May 1987*
List of 'Election words' from press conferences, containing direct quotes from MPs made during the election campaign, 11 May-10 June
Tim Bell, 6 June 1987*
Chris Beauman, to discuss the history of the steel strike 1979-80 for 'work on Heath',18 July 1987
Chris Patten, to discuss the history of the General Election, October 1974 for 'book', 20 July 1987
Chris Patten, 20 July 1987
Cecil Parkinson, 21 July 1987
John Biffen, 21 July 1987
Transcript of television interview by Russell Harty with Margaret Thatcher, as she lists her 'favourite things', 23 July 1987
Brian Griffiths, 23 July 1987
William Waldegrave, 27 July 1987
'Thoughts on David Owen', 7 August 1987
Roy Hattersley, 7 September 1987*
Douglas Hurd, 27 October 1987
Chris Patten, 16 November 1987
Cecil Parkinson, 17 November 1987*
Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:
General Election 1987
Margaret Thatcher and her leadership of the Conservative party
Government Education policy
Neil Kinnock and his leadership of the Labour party
Labour party policy
The SDP-Liberal Alliance
The Poll Tax
AIDS epidemic
Official Development Assistance (ODA)
History of the Steel strike 1979-80
History of the General Election, October 1974
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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
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Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1991.
The conversations are with the following people:
Chris Patten, discussing the events leading to the resignation of Margaret Thatcher and subsequent leadership campaign, 8 January 1991
Alan Clark, discussing the events leading to the resignation of Margaret Thatcher and subsequent leadership campaign, 14 January 1991
Alan Clark on the Gulf War, 14 January 1991
Douglas Hurd, 16 January 1991
Sir George Young, 23 January 1991*
Sir Geoffrey Howe, with comments and edit notes for writing by Hugo Young, 7 February 1991
Richard Ryder, 11 February 1991*
Douglas Hurd, 21 February 1991
Peter Mandelson, 9 April 1991
Chris Patten, 18 April 1991
Raymond Seitz, 7 May 1991
Cecil Parkinson, 14 May 1991*
Norman Lamont, 25 June 1991
Geoffrey Howe, 2 July 1991
Gus O'Donnell, 10 July 1991
John Stevens and Anthony Teasdale, 19 July 1991
Chris Patten, 23 July 1991
Tristan Garel Jones, 3 September 1991
Michael Howard, 10 September 1991
'CP' 16 September 1991
Roy Hattersley, 23 September 1991*
'MB' 25 September 1991
Raymond Seitz, 7 October 1991
Douglas Hurd, 7 October 1991
Robert Jackson, 13 November 1991
Douglas Hurd, 5 December 1991
[C Parkes] 11 December 1991
Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:
Resignation of Margaret Thatcher as prime minister and subsequent leadership campaign
John Major and his leadership of the Conservative party*
Neil Kinnock and his leadership of the Labour party
The forthcoming General Election
The Poll Tax
Europe
The Gulf War
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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
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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
Personal correspondence sent to and from Hugo Young during 1996.
Includes correspondence from friends and colleagues, letters from family members, letters from members of the public in response to his writing and letters from students asking for assistance with research.
Also includes professional letters concerning work and appointments, comments from colleagues on his writing, invitations to attend events and presentations or support organisations, correspondence with charitable organisations Hugo Young supported and internal Guardian correspondence.
The papers include personal letters from:
Paddy Ashdown
Cecil Parkinson
Donald Trelford
Antonio Armellini
Roy Denman
Anthony Teasdale
Virginia Bottomley
Anthony Lester
Roy Jenkins
Geoffrey Howe
Harold Pinter
These letters comment on writing or discuss former meetings or appointments, or give invitation to events or arrange future meetings.
Also includes papers from the Venice seminar 21-23 March 1996, with draft article by Hugo Young about privatisation.
Creator: DS/UK/122
Interviews with significant individuals conducted by Hugo Young during the research of his book 'This Blessed Plot'. The interviews are with the following people:
Charles Powell, 23 September 1987
Douglas Hurd, 19 December 1990
Cecil Parkinson, 17 January 1991*
Chris Patten, 4 February 1991
Sir Michael Butler, 5 February 1991
Robert Armstrong, 21 March 1991
Douglas Hurd, 27 March 1991
Michael Heseltine, 27 March 1991
Anthony Teasdale, 9 April 1991
Brian Griffiths, 15 April 1991
Anthony Teasdale, 23 April 1991*
Lord Gladwyn, 21 May 1992
Tristan Garel-Jones, 22 May 1992
Bill Rodgers, 26 May 1992
Julian Amery, 27 May 1992
Eric Roll, 16 June 1992 (2 copies)
Sir Frank Roberts, 7 January 1993
Lord Hailsham, 12 January 1993
John Hunt, 13 January 1993
Sir Michael Palliser, 15 January 1993
Donald Maitland, 15 January 1993
Crispin Tickell, 19 January 1993
Julian Bullard, 19 January 1993
Douglas Maitland, 4 February 1993
David Hancock, 26 February 1993
Sir Michael Palliser, 26 February 1993
John Robinson, 25 April 1993
Lord Sherfield, 6 May 1993
Michael Palliser, 7 May 1993
Peter Thorneycroft, 21 May 1993
Lord Douglas Croham, 27 May 1993
Christopher Audland, 3 June 1993
Ernst van der Beugel, 17 June 1993
Emil von Lennep, 18 June 1993
John Pinder, 23 June 1993
Michael Palliser, 9 July 1993
John Robinson, 20 August 1993
Michael Palliser, 3 September 1993
Emile Noel, 28 October 1993
Emile Noel, 29 October 1993
Ian Gilmour, 9 November 1993
Roger Tomkys, 19 November 1993
Robert Armstrong, 2 December 1993
Roy Denman, 1 February 1994
Edward Heath, 8 February 1994
Robert Renwick, 12 April 1994
George Ball, 12 April 1994
Edward Heath, 21 May 1994
Couve de Murville, 30 June 1994
Jean-Pierre Brunet, 30 June 1994
JR Bernard, July 1994
Georges Berthoin, 1 July 1994
Jacques Folin, 1 July 1994
Sir David Hannay, 26 August 1994
Rachel Lomax, 14 February 1995
Roy Denman 'gathering', 10 July 1997
Lord Chalfont, 17 July 1997
Christopher Audland, 9 September 1997
Transcript of taped conversation with Michael Butler, undated
Transcript of conversation with Robin Renwick, undated
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