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Date range: 4 May 197928 Nov 1990. Document type: Chronology.

Showing items 201 - 300 of 586.

Info only 84 May 2 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-German summit at Chequers
Info only 84 May 3 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Local elections
Info only 84 May 10 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent, from 8.625 to 9.125 per cent
Info only 84 May 29 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Picket violence at Orgreave coke works (also 18 Jun)
Info only 84 Jun 2 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] South African Prime Minister visited Chequers
Info only 84 Jun 8 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] London G7 opened (ended 9 Jun)
Info only 84 Jun 14 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] European Election
Info only 84 Jun 25 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Fontainebleau European Council (ended 26 Jun); budget settlement
Info only 84 Jun 27 We Chronology Major [Chronology] "Day of Action" for miners received uneven support
Info only 84 Jun 29 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 0.125 per cent, from 9.125 to 9.25 per cent
Info only 84 Jul 6 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 0.75 per cent, from 9.25 to 10 per cent
Info only 84 Jul 10 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] 1st national dock strike (over coal imports; ended 20 Jly)
Info only 84 Jul 11 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 2 per cent, from 10 to 12 per cent
Info only 84 Jul 16 Mo Chronology Minor [Chronology] High Court ruled GCHQ union ban unlawful
Info only 84 Aug 9 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 12 to 11.5 per cent
Info only 84 Aug 10 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 11.5 to 11 per cent
Info only 84 Aug 20 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 11 to 10.5 per cent
Info only 84 Aug 24 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] 2nd national dock strike (ended 18 Spt)
Info only 84 Sep 2 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Chequers meeting of ministers agrees 'studies' of local government finance; step towards community charge
Info only 84 Sep 10 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Hurd replaced Prior as Northern Ireland Secretary
Info only 84 Sep 28 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] NACODS (mine supervisors) ballot to strike on 25 Oct (abandoned 24 Oct)
Info only 84 Oct 9 Tu Chronology Minor [Chronology] Ponting trial began
Info only 84 Oct 12 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Brighton bomb
Info only 84 Oct 18 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-Italian summit in London
Info only 84 Oct 25 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] High Court ordered sequestration of NUM
Info only 84 Oct 27 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] NUM link to Libya revealed in Sunday Times
Info only 84 Oct 31 We Chronology Minor [Chronology] Mrs Gandhi assassinated; MT attended funeral (3-4 Nov)
Info only 84 Nov 6 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Reagan reelected US President
Info only 84 Nov 7 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 10.5 to 10 per cent
Info only 84 Nov 15 Th Chronology Minor [Chronology] Cranley Onslow defeated Edward Du Cann for 1922 Chairmanship
Info only 84 Nov 18 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-Irish summit at Chequers
Info only 84 Nov 20 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.125 per cent, from 10 to 9.875 per cent
Info only 84 Nov 20 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Flotation of British Telecom
Info only 84 Nov 22 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] House of Lords upheld GCHQ union ban
Info only 84 Nov 23 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.25 per cent, from 9.875 to 9.625 per cent
Info only 84 Nov 29 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-French summit in Paris (returned 1 Dec)
Info only 84 Nov 30 Fr Chronology Minor [Chronology] Striking miners killed taxi driver in Wales
Info only 84 Dec 3 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Dublin European Council (ended 4 Dec)
Info only 84 Dec 16 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] Gorbachev visited Chequers
Info only 84 Dec 19 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Hong Kong: MT signed Joint Agreement with China
Info only 84 Dec 22 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] MT met Reagan at Camp David
Info only 85 Jan 11 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 0.875 per cent, from 9.625 to 10.5 per cent
Info only 85 Jan 14 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Sterling fell to $1.11; interest rates increased 1.5 per cent, from 10.5 to 12 per cent
Info only 85 Jan 18 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-German summit in Bonn
Info only 85 Jan 26 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-Dutch summit at Chequers
Info only 85 Jan 28 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 2 per cent, from 12 to 14 per cent
Info only 85 Feb 11 Mo Chronology Minor [Chronology] Ponting acquitted by jury
Info only 85 Feb 20 We Chronology Major [Chronology] MT visited US (returned 22 Feb)
Info only 85 Feb 28 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Newry RUC Station attacked by IRA mortars; 9 killed
Info only 85 Mar 3 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] NUM voted to end coal strike
Info only 85 Mar 11 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Gorbachev Soviet leader on death of Chernenko; MT at funeral 13 Mar
Info only 85 Mar 19 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Budget
Info only 85 Mar 21 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 14 to 13.5 per cent
Info only 85 Mar 29 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.375 per cent, from 13.5 to 13.125 per cent
Info only 85 Mar 29 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Brussels European Council (ended 30 Mar)
Info only 85 Mar 31 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Chequers seminar on local government finance; work on community charge began
Info only 85 Apr 4 Th Chronology Minor [Chronology] MT began tour of Far East (returned 14 Apr)
Info only 85 Apr 12 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.25 per cent, from 13.125 to 12.875 per cent
Info only 85 Apr 19 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.25 per cent, from 12.875 to 12.625 per cent
Info only 85 May 2 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Bonn G7 (ended 4 May)
Info only 85 May 2 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Local elections
Info only 85 May 14 Tu Chronology Minor [Chronology] Pym formed "Centre Forward" group
Info only 85 May 18 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-German summit at Chequers
Info only 85 May 29 We Chronology Minor [Chronology] Heysel Stadium disaster
Info only 85 Jun 3 Mo Chronology Minor [Chronology] Fowler Social Security Review: Green Papers published
Info only 85 Jun 12 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.125 per cent, from 12.625 to 12.5 per cent
Info only 85 Jun 28 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Milan European Council (ended 29 Jun); IGC set up
Info only 85 Jul 4 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Brecon and Radnor by-election: Conservative loss to Alliance on 16 per cent swing
Info only 85 Jul 15 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 12.5 to 12 per cent
Info only 85 Jul 25 Th Chronology Minor [Chronology] MT visited US for International Democrat Union Conference (returned 27 Jly)
Info only 85 Jul 29 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 12 to 11.5 per cent
Info only 85 Jul 30 Tu Chronology Minor [Chronology] BBC Governors withdrew Real Lives for editing
Info only 85 Aug 7 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Flotation of Britoil
Info only 85 Sep 2 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Reshuffle: Hurd replace Brittan at Home Office; Tebbit new Party Chairman; Jenkin replaced as Environment Secretary by Baker
Info only 85 Sep 9 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Handsworth riot (ended 10 Spt)
Info only 85 Sep 13 Fr Chronology Minor [Chronology] 24 Soviet diplomats expelled from UK (retaliation 14 Nov)
Info only 85 Sep 17 Tu Chronology Minor [Chronology] MT visited Egypt and Jordan (returned 20 Spt)
Info only 85 Sep 25 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Plaza Agreement: G5 policy to drive down the dollar
Info only 85 Sep 28 Sa Chronology Minor [Chronology] Brixton riot
Info only 85 Oct 1 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Kinnock attacked Militant at Labour Conference
Info only 85 Oct 1 Tu Chronology Minor [Chronology] Riots in Toxteth and Peckham
Info only 85 Oct 6 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Broadwater Farm riot; murder of PC Blakelock
Info only 85 Oct 7 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro hijacked by Palestinian terrorists (arrested on Sicily 11 Oct)
Info only 85 Oct 16 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Nassau Commonwealth Meeting (ended 23 Oct); South Africa dominated
Info only 85 Nov 13 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Ministerial meeting to consider ERM entry; vetoed by MT
Info only 85 Nov 15 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Anglo-Irish Agreement signed at Hillsborough
Info only 85 Nov 18 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-French summit in London
Info only 85 Nov 19 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Geneva (ended 21 Nov)
Info only 85 Nov 21 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] NATO Summit in Brussels
Info only 85 Nov 27 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-German summit in London
Info only 85 Dec 2 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Luxembourg European Council; Single European Act agreed (ended 3 Dec)
Info only 85 Dec 3 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Church of England's Faith in the Cities report published
Info only 85 Dec 6 Fr Chronology Minor [Chronology] UK signed SDI participation agreement
Info only 85 Dec 9 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Westland: press coverage of Brittan-Heseltine rift
Info only 85 Dec 13 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Westland: company board decided in favour of Sikorksky offer
Info only 85 Dec 17 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Ulster Unionist MPs resigned seats in protest at Anglo-Irish Agreement
Info only 85 Dec 27 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Palestinian terrorists killed 27 at Rome and Vienna airports; Libya involved
Info only 86 Jan 6 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Westland: leak of Solicitor-General’s letter to Heseltine
Info only 86 Jan 9 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 1 per cent, from 11.5 to 12.5 per cent
Info only 86 Jan 9 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Westland: Heseltine resigned; Younger replaced him at Defence; Rifkind joined the Cabinet as Scottish Secretary

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