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Info only 87 Jun 14 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Steel called for fusion of Alliance parties; Owen opposed (27 Jun)
Info only 87 Jun 29 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Brussels European Council; no budget agreement reached (ended 30 Jun)
Info only 87 Jul 1 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Single European Act came into force
Info only 87 Jul 7 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 1 per cent, from 9 to 10 per cent, reversing pre-election cuts
Info only 87 Jul 17 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-American summit in Washington
Info only 87 Jul 29 We Chronology Minor [Chronology] Anglo-French summit in Paris; Channel Tunnel Treaty ratified in Paris
Info only 87 Jul 30 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] House of Lords banned reporting of Spycatcher allegations
Info only 87 Aug 6 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Owen resigned as SDP leader
Info only 87 Aug 19 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Hungerford massacre; review of firearms law announced (21 Aug)
Info only 87 Sep 24 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] IDU Conference in Berlin (ended 25 Spt)
Info only 87 Oct 6 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Community Charge: "dual running" attacked in Conservative conference debate, MT seeming to approve
Info only 87 Oct 13 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Vancouver Commonwealth Meeting (ended 17 Oct); UK dissent over South Africa
Info only 87 Oct 16 Fr Chronology Minor [Chronology] "The Great Storm": hurricane in southern England
Info only 87 Oct 19 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] "Black Monday": Dow Jones fell 23 per cent
Info only 87 Oct 23 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 10 to 9.5 per cent, following Black Monday
Info only 87 Oct 26 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Havers resigned as Lord Chancellor; replaced by Mackay
Info only 87 Oct 28 We Chronology Minor [Chronology] BP share sale price guaranteed by government
Info only 87 Oct 31 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] French intercepted huge IRA arms shipment from Libya (Eksund)
Info only 87 Nov 3 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Brooke succeeded Tebbit as Conservative Chairman
Info only 87 Nov 4 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 9.5 to 9 per cent
Info only 87 Nov 8 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] IRA bombed Enniskillen remembrance service (11 killed)
Info only 87 Nov 17 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Community Charge: "dual running" with rates abandoned
Info only 87 Nov 18 We Chronology Minor [Chronology] King’s Cross Underground fire
Info only 87 Dec 3 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent to 8.5 per cent
Info only 87 Dec 4 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Copenhagen European Council (ended 5 Dec)
Info only 87 Dec 7 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] MT briefly met Gorbachev at Brize Norton
Info only 87 Dec 8 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] INF Treaty signed at US-USSR summit in Washington
Info only 87 Dec 16 We Chronology Major [Chronology] NHS given £100m emergency funding
Info only 87 Dec 17 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] HC: Heath attacked community charge on 2R; backbench rebellion
Info only 88 Jan 3 Su Chronology Minor [Chronology] MT became longest serving British PM of twentieth century
Info only 88 Jan 4 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] MT toured Kenya and Nigeria (ended 8 Jan)
Info only 88 Jan 10 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Reshuffle: Whitelaw resigned following a stroke
Info only 88 Jan 25 Mo Chronology Minor [Chronology] HC: Mayhew announced no prosecutions from Stalker-Sampson inquiry
Info only 88 Jan 28 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-French summit in London
Info only 88 Feb 2 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent, from 8.5 to 9 per cent
Info only 88 Feb 2 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Anglo-German summit in London
Info only 88 Feb 8 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Gorbachev announced Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan from May
Info only 88 Feb 11 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Brussels European Council (ended 13 Feb): budget agreement
Info only 88 Feb 18 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Next Steps published: reform of civil service
Info only 88 Mar 2 We Chronology Major [Chronology] NATO summit in Brussels
Info only 88 Mar 7 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Sterling `uncapped’ on MT’s insistence; rose above 3DM
Info only 88 Mar 15 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Budget
Info only 88 Mar 17 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 9 to 8.5 per cent
Info only 88 Mar 19 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Army corporals murdered at Republican funeral in Belfast
Info only 88 Apr 6 We Chronology Minor [Chronology] MT visited Turkey (returned 8 Apr)
Info only 88 Apr 8 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 8.5 to 8 per cent
Info only 88 Apr 18 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] HC: Mates amendment 'banding’ community charge backed by 38 Tories
Info only 88 May 12 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] MT rift with Lawson detected at PQs
Info only 88 May 17 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Interest rates reduced 0.5 per cent, from 8 to 7.5 per cent (lowest 1979-90); MT formula of support for Lawson at PQs
Info only 88 Jun 2 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Interest rates increased 0.5 per cent, from 7.5 to 8 per cent

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