| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Conservative leadership election: MT’s notes on handling Ted Heath |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
Conservative leadership second ballot: MT elected leader |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
Press Conference after winning Conservative leadership (Grand Committee Room) |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
Press Conference after winning Conservative leadership (Conservative Central Office) |
| 75 Feb 16 Su |
Archive |
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Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Conservative leadership: MT letter to Hailsham (warm thanks) [realises magnitude of her task] |
| 75 Feb 18 Tu |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
Shadow Cabinet complete |
| 75 Mar 5 We |
Multimedia |
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Margaret Thatcher |
Party Political Broadcast (introducing MT) [film] |
| 75 Apr 4 Fr |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Joseph "Notes towards the definition of policy") [464K] |
| 75 Apr 8 Tu |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [European Community (Membership)] |
| 75 Apr 9 We |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
MT met Ronald Reagan for the first time (or possibly the second) |
| 75 Apr 11 Fr |
Archive |
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Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Conservative policy: Hailsham diary (Shadow Cabinet squabbles over Keith Joseph paper) |
| 75 Apr 11 Fr |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 57th Meeting |
| 75 Apr 30 We |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Cold War: Reagan letter to MT (fall of Saigon) [released 2003] [127K scan] |
| 75 May 13 Tu |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Minutes of 27th Meeting |
| 75 May 18 Su |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Fentiman Road seminar (principles of economic policy) |
| 75 May 19 Mo |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Maudling on economics) |
| 75 Jun 5 Th |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
European Referendum: 67.2 per cent for; 32.8 per cent against (64 per cent turnout) |
| 75 Jun 9 Mo |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Minutes of 29th Meeting |
| 75 Jul 1 Tu |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
Labour Government proposed pay policy; White Paper (11 Jly) |
| 75 Jul 21 Mo |
Archive |
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Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Heath: Hailsham letter to MT (coalition risks) |
| 75 Jul 26 Sa |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Chelsea Conservative Association (attacking detente) |
| 75 Jul 27 Su |
Archive |
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Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Heath: MT letter to Hailsham (coalition risks) |
| 75 Jul 29 Tu |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Heath: Hailsham letter to MT (danger of Wilson recruiting Heath) |
| 75 Aug 3 Su |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: MT to Professor Merrett (economic & political outlook) |
| 75 Aug 7 Th |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
Interview for Observer |
| 75 Sep 13 Sa |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
MT visited USA and Canada (returned 26 Spt) |
| 75 Sep 15 Mo |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to the Institute of SocioEconomic Studies ("Let Our Children Grow Tall") |
| 75 Oct 10 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Party Conference |
| 75 Nov 13 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - Minutes of Meeting 9 |
| 75 Nov 19 We |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Debate on the Address] |
| 75 Nov 20 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - Minutes of Meeting 10 |
| 75 Nov 27 Th |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
Ross McWhirter murdered by IRA - MT given 24 hour police protection |
| 76 Jan 19 Mo |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
Speech at Kensington Town Hall ("Britain Awake") (The Iron Lady) |
| 76 Jan 20 Tu |
Archive |
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Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Heath: Hailsham diary (Heath says MT no good) ["I am much better and I ought to be there still"] |
| 76 Feb 13 Fr |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 97th Meeting |
| 76 Feb 16 Mo |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 98th Meeting |
| 76 Mar 1 Mo |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Lawson to MT ("benign neglect" of trade union leaders) |
| 76 Mar 2 Tu |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: MT to Lawson (incomes policy cannot work without union support) |
| 76 Mar 11 Th |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Government Economic Strategy (motion of confidence)] |
| 76 Mar 16 Tu |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
Wilson announced his resignation as Prime Minister |
| 76 Apr 5 Mo |
Speeches |
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Joseph (Sir Keith) |
Stockton Lecture ("Monetarism Is Not Enough") |
| 76 Apr 5 Mo |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
Callaghan elected Labour leader; became Prime Minister |
| 76 Apr 7 We |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
Government lost its majority (Stonehouse resigned whip) |
| 76 May 24 Mo |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Maudling "Incomes Policy") |
| 76 May 26 We |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Thorneycroft note for MT (suggestions for an economic speech) |
| 76 Jun 3 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Heseltine "Industrial Policy Recommendations") [325K] |
| 76 Jun 9 We |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion) (motion of confidence)] |
| 76 Jul 13 Tu |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Heseltine on nationalised industries; Nationalised Industries Policy Group - Report) |
| 76 Sep 28 Tu |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
Sterling crisis resumed: Healey turned back from Heathrow |
| 76 Oct 1 Fr |
Archive |
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Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Labour: Hailsham diary (Brian Walden offers support to bring down government) [coded entry with translation] |
| 76 Oct 4 Mo |
Archive |
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Conservative Party |
The Right Approach (Conservative policy statement) |
| 76 Oct 4 Mo |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
The Right Approach published |
| 76 Oct 8 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Party Conference |
| 76 Oct 11 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Economic situation] |
| 76 Oct 21 Th |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Joseph & Maude on next stage of policy work) |
| 76 Nov 20 Sa |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Conservative Party: Hailsham diary (criticism of Keith Joseph) ["You wear too much sackcloth"] |
| 76 Nov 24 We |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Debate on Address] |
| 76 Dec 1 We |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
Shadow Cabinet decided to oppose devolution on 2R; Buchanan-Smith and Rifkind resigned |
| 76 Dec 7 Tu |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Joseph "Our Tone of Voice & Our Tasks") [273K] |
| 76 Dec 8 We |
Archive |
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Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Hailsham diary (threatens to resign over devolution) [likely to go "if the Scots went"] |
| 76 Dec 12 Su |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Hailsham letter to Angus Maude (devolution) [still thinks of resigning] |
| 76 Dec 13 Mo |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
HC S 2R [Scotland and Wales Bill] |
| 76 Dec 15 We |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
Budget: Letter of Intent to IMF published (loan granted 3 Jan 77) |
| 77 Feb 22 Tu |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
HC: devolution guillotine defeated 312:283 |
| 77 Mar 4 Fr |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Howe on pay policy) |
| 77 Mar 14 Mo |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Zurich Economic Society ("The New Renaissance") |
| 77 Mar 23 We |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 156th Meeting |
| 77 Mar 23 We |
Chronology |
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[Chronology] |
Lib-Lab Pact |
| 77 Mar 23 We |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion) (motion of confidence)] |
| 77 Mar 29 Tu |
Archive |
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Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
MT: Hailsham diary (discussion with Peter Carrington) [serious doubts about MT & Keith Joseph] |
| 77 Apr 7 Th |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Sir Geoffrey Howe to Sir Keith Joseph (general economic approach) |
| 77 May 26 Th |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Sir Geoffrey Howe to MT ("Concerted Action" frightens MT to death) |
| 77 May 31 Tu |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Sir Keith Joseph to Jim Prior (conversation with union leader, John Lyons) ["in general terms a monetarist"] |
| 77 Jun 24 Fr |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
Speech on Europe ("Europe as I see it") |
| 77 Jun 30 Th |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Report of Nationalised Industries Policy Group (leaked Ridley report) |
| 77 Jul 4 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Greater London Young Conservatives (Iain Macleod Memorial Lecture - "Dimensions of Conservatism") |
| 77 Jul 20 We |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Counter-Inflation Policy (motion of confidence)] |
| 77 Jul 25 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
TV Interview for Public Broadcasting Service Firing Line |
| 77 Aug 11 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Transition to power: MT letter to Alcon Copisarow (advisers) [“I shall have to take most of the major decisions myself”] [released 2010] |
| 77 Sep 18 Su |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
TV Interview for London Weekend Television Weekend World |
| 77 Oct 8 Sa |
Archive |
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Key |
Conservative Party |
The Right Approach to the Economy (Conservative policy statement) |
| 77 Oct 14 Fr |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Party Conference ("Confrontation with reality") |
| 77 Oct 25 Tu |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Conservatism: Sherman letter to MT (initiatives) [proposes Tories bid for social democracy as Labour becomes marxist] |
| 77 Oct 28 Fr |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Conservatism: Richard Ryder letter to Sherman (speech outline on Conservatives as “heirs to the Social-Democratic heritage”) [MT ‘very impressed’ - go ahead as soon as possible] |
| 77 Nov 1 Tu |
Archive |
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Archive (Hailsham MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Hailsham diary (devolution meeting) [MT moving towards federalism with England a single unit] |
| 77 Nov 3 Th |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Debate on Address] |
| 77 Nov 14 Mo |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: “Stepping Stones” Report (final text) |
| 78 Jan 11 We |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Sir Geoffrey Howe speech draft on trade unions (MT: "the press will crucify you for this") |
| 78 Jan 15 Su |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Strategy: Lawson paper (Patten paper on "Stepping Stones") [513K] |
| 78 Jan 19 Th |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Hoskyns on "Stepping Stones") |
| 78 Jan 27 Fr |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
TV Interview for Granada World in Action ("rather swamped") |
| 78 Jan 30 Mo |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Minutes of 51st Meeting (argument over "Stepping Stones") |
| 78 Feb 10 Fr |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Whitelaw on control of immigration) |
| 78 Feb 16 Th |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Whitelaw "The Control of Immigration") |
| 78 Feb 23 Th |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Patten on "Stepping Stones" & strategy) |
| 78 Feb 24 Fr |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Whitelaw "The Control of Immigration" - supplementary paper) |
| 78 Feb 27 Mo |
Archive |
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Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Minutes of 54th Meeting ("Stepping Stones") |
| 78 Mar 30 Th |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
Speech at St Lawrence Jewry (“I BELIEVE - A speech on Christianity and Politics”) |
| 78 Apr 18 Tu |
Archive |
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Commentary (The Times) |
Strikes: “Mrs Thatcher warned in secret report of defeat in confrontation with unions” (leak of Carrington Report - Authority of Government Policy Group) |
| 78 May 6 Sa |
Speeches |
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Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to the Bow Group ("The Ideals of an Open Society") |
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