Description | 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
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