Description | 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
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