Level | Item |
Ref No | HJSY/2/7 |
Title | Conversations 1981 |
Date | 8 January 1981 - 5 December 1981 |
Extent | 1 file |
Creator Name | Young; Hugo John Smelter (1938 - 2003) journalist |
Description | Typed and handwritten notes written by Hugo Young to record political conversations and informal interviews held with individuals in 1981.
The conversations are with the following people:
Chris Patten, 8 January 1981 Tom Jackson, 8 January 1981 Bill Sirs, 8 January 1981 Frank Chapple, 22 January 1981
Richard Luce, 11 March 1981 Murdoch lunch for 'Gang of Four', 20 March 1981 Bernard [Capham] 25 March 1981
Chris Patten, 29 April 1981
'PC' 'mid- May' 1981 Bill Rodgers, 27 May 1981
Transcript of formal interview by Michael Jones of the Sunday Times with James Callaghan, 4 June 1981 Pratap Chitnis, 17 June 1981 Chris Patten, 18 June 1981
Ian Gilmour, 1 July 1981
D Maitland,September 1981 'PC' 9 September 1981 'TD' 9 September 1981
SDP - Wexmouth, 8 October 1981 Letter to Hugo Young from [H.Atkins] 19 October 1981 Letter to Hugo Young from John Biffen, 19 October 1981
Adam Ridley, 7 November 1981 Sir Michael Havers, 15 December 1981
Significant subjects covered in conversation discussions include:
The Labour party and its relationship with trade unions The departure of the 'Gang of Four' from the Labour Party and the formation of the Social Democratic Party Margaret Thatcher and her leadership of the Conservative party African Politics |
System Of Arrangement | Chronological |
Access Status | Open |
Term | Internal Politics |
Political Parties |
Trade Unions |
Political Leadership |
Format | Manuscript |
Typescript |
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