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PDF 75 May 13 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Minutes of 27th Meeting
PDF 75 May 18 Su Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Fentiman Road seminar (principles of economic policy)
PDF 75 May 19 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Maudling on economics)
Info only 75 Jun 5 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] European Referendum: 67.2 per cent for; 32.8 per cent against (64 per cent turnout)
PDF 75 Jun 9 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Minutes of 29th Meeting
Info only 75 Jul 1 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Labour Government proposed pay policy; White Paper (11 Jly)
PDF 75 Jul 21 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Hailsham MSS) Heath: Hailsham letter to MT (coalition risks)
Text 75 Jul 26 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Chelsea Conservative Association (attacking detente)
PDF 75 Jul 27 Su Declassified documents Key Archive (Hailsham MSS) Heath: MT letter to Hailsham (coalition risks)
PDF 75 Jul 29 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Hailsham MSS) Heath: Hailsham letter to MT (danger of Wilson recruiting Heath)
PDF 75 Aug 3 Su Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: MT to Professor Merrett (economic & political outlook)
CD only 75 Aug 7 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Interview for Observer
Info only 75 Sep 13 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] MT visited USA and Canada (returned 26 Spt)
Text 75 Sep 15 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to the Institute of SocioEconomic Studies ("Let Our Children Grow Tall")
PDF 75 Sep 18 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Ford Library) Cold War: White House memcon (President Ford, Brent Scowcroft, MT) [declassified 2004]
Text 75 Oct 10 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Party Conference
PDF 75 Nov 13 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - Minutes of Meeting 9
Text 75 Nov 19 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S [Debate on the Address]
PDF 75 Nov 20 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - Minutes of Meeting 10
Info only 75 Nov 27 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Ross McWhirter murdered by IRA - MT given 24 hour police protection
Text 76 Jan 19 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech at Kensington Town Hall ("Britain Awake") (The Iron Lady)
PDF 76 Jan 20 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Hailsham MSS) Heath: Hailsham diary (Heath says MT no good) ["I am much better and I ought to be there still"]
PDF 76 Feb 13 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 97th Meeting
PDF 76 Feb 16 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 98th Meeting
PDF 76 Mar 1 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Lawson to MT ("benign neglect" of trade union leaders)
PDF 76 Mar 2 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: MT to Lawson (incomes policy cannot work without union support)
Text 76 Mar 11 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S [Government Economic Strategy (motion of confidence)]
Info only 76 Mar 16 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Wilson announced his resignation as Prime Minister
Info only 76 Apr 5 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Callaghan elected Labour leader; became Prime Minister
Text 76 Apr 5 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Joseph (Sir Keith) Stockton Lecture ("Monetarism Is Not Enough")
Info only 76 Apr 7 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Government lost its majority (Stonehouse resigned whip)
PDF 76 May 24 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Maudling "Incomes Policy")
PDF 76 May 26 We Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Thorneycroft note for MT (suggestions for an economic speech)
PDF 76 Jun 3 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Heseltine "Industrial Policy Recommendations") [325K]
Text 76 Jun 9 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S [Her Majesty’s Government (Opposition Motion) (motion of confidence)]
PDF 76 Jul 13 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Heseltine on nationalised industries; Nationalised Industries Policy Group - Report)
PDF 76 Aug 6 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (Hoskyns MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph notes (goals) ["internal note by KJ"]
Info only 76 Sep 28 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Sterling crisis resumed: Healey turned back from Heathrow
PDF 76 Oct 1 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (Hailsham MSS) Labour: Hailsham diary (Brian Walden offers support to bring down government) [coded entry with translation]
Info only 76 Oct 4 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] The Right Approach published
Text 76 Oct 4 Mo Declassified documents Key Conservative Party The Right Approach (Conservative policy statement)
Text 76 Oct 8 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Party Conference
Text 76 Oct 11 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S [Economic situation]
PDF 76 Oct 21 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Joseph & Maude on next stage of policy work)
PDF 76 Nov 20 Sa Declassified documents Key Archive (Hailsham MSS) Conservative Party: Hailsham diary (criticism of Keith Joseph) ["You wear too much sackcloth"]
Text 76 Nov 24 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S [Debate on Address]
Info only 76 Dec 1 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Shadow Cabinet decided to oppose devolution on 2R; Buchanan-Smith and Rifkind resigned
PDF 76 Dec 7 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Joseph "Our Tone of Voice & Our Tasks") [273K]
PDF 76 Dec 8 We Declassified documents Key Archive (Hailsham MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Hailsham diary (threatens to resign over devolution) [likely to go "if the Scots went"]
PDF 76 Dec 12 Su Declassified documents Key Archive (Hailsham MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Hailsham letter to Angus Maude (devolution) [still thinks of resigning]
Text 76 Dec 13 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S 2R [Scotland and Wales Bill]
Info only 76 Dec 15 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Budget: Letter of Intent to IMF published (loan granted 3 Jan 77)
Info only 77 Feb 22 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] HC: devolution guillotine defeated 312:283
PDF 77 Mar 4 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Howe on pay policy)
Text 77 Mar 14 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Zurich Economic Society ("The New Renaissance")
Info only 77 Mar 23 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Lib-Lab Pact
PDF 77 Mar 23 We Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 156th Meeting
Text 77 Mar 23 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S [Her Majesty’s Government (Opposition Motion) (motion of confidence)]
PDF 77 Mar 29 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Hailsham MSS) MT: Hailsham diary (discussion with Peter Carrington) [serious doubts about MT & Keith Joseph]
PDF 77 Apr 7 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Geoffrey Howe to Sir Keith Joseph (general economic approach)
PDF 77 May 26 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Geoffrey Howe to MT ("Concerted Action" frightens MT to death)
PDF 77 May 31 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Keith Joseph to Jim Prior (conversation with union leader, John Lyons) ["in general terms a monetarist"]
Text 77 Jun 24 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech on Europe ("Europe as I see it")
PDF 77 Jun 30 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Report of Nationalised Industries Policy Group (leaked Ridley report)
Text 77 Jul 4 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Greater London Young Conservatives (Iain Macleod Memorial Lecture - "Dimensions of Conservatism")
Text 77 Jul 20 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S [Counter-Inflation Policy (motion of confidence)]
CD only 77 Jul 25 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for Public Broadcasting Service Firing Line
PDF 77 Aug 11 Th Declassified documents 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]
Text 77 Sep 18 Su Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for London Weekend Television Weekend World
PDF 77 Oct 8 Sa Declassified documents Key Conservative Party The Right Approach to the Economy (Conservative policy statement)
Text 77 Oct 14 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Party Conference ("Confrontation with reality")
PDF 77 Oct 25 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservatism: Sherman letter to MT (initiatives) [proposes Tories bid for social democracy as Labour becomes marxist]
PDF 77 Oct 28 Fr Declassified documents Key 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]
PDF 77 Nov 1 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Hailsham MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Hailsham diary (devolution meeting) [MT moving towards federalism with England a single unit]
Text 77 Nov 3 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S [Debate on Address]
PDF 77 Nov 14 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: “Stepping Stones” Report (final text)
PDF 78 Jan 11 We Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Geoffrey Howe speech draft on trade unions (MT: "the press will crucify you for this")
PDF 78 Jan 15 Su Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Strategy: Lawson paper (Patten paper on "Stepping Stones") [513K]
PDF 78 Jan 19 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Hoskyns on "Stepping Stones")
Text 78 Jan 27 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for Granada World in Action ("rather swamped")
PDF 78 Jan 30 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Minutes of 51st Meeting (argument over "Stepping Stones")
PDF 78 Feb 10 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Whitelaw on control of immigration)
PDF 78 Feb 16 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Whitelaw "The Control of Immigration")
PDF 78 Feb 23 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Patten on "Stepping Stones" & strategy)
PDF 78 Feb 24 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Whitelaw "The Control of Immigration" - supplementary paper)
PDF 78 Feb 27 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Minutes of 54th Meeting ("Stepping Stones")
Text 78 Mar 30 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech at St Lawrence Jewry (“I BELIEVE - A speech on Christianity and Politics”)
Text 78 Apr 18 Tu Declassified documents Key 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)
Text 78 May 6 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to the Bow Group ("The Ideals of an Open Society")
PDF 78 Jun 26 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Howe (Sir Geoffrey) Speech to the Bow Group (Enterprise Zones) [“Liberating Free Enterprise: A New Experiment”]
PDF 78 Jul 19 We Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Lawson to MT (denies Conservative economic plans will increase unemployment)
Info only 78 Jul 21 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Stage 3 White Paper: 5 per cent pay guideline
PDF 78 Aug 30 We Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Conservative Party Manifesto for 1978 General Election - 2nd draft) [1,436K]
Info only 78 Sep 7 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Callaghan surprise broadcast: no autumn General Election
Text 78 Sep 14 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Lawson (Nigel) Economy: "The economic perils of thinking for the moment" (case for a long-term stabilization plan) ["Rules rule: OK?"]
PDF 78 Oct 4 We Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 220th Meeting (Rhodesia discussion - extended minute)
Text 78 Oct 13 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Party Conference
PDF 78 Oct 16 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Strategy: Lawson to MT (importance of her faith & resolve)
PDF 78 Oct 25 We Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) EMS: Meeting of Shadows (Conservative view of European Monetary System) [deciding what to advise MT]
PDF 78 Oct 30 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Conservative Party: Ronnie Millar to MT (right approach between now & election) [stress failure of pay policy while giving Ted his dignity]

Documents lie at the core of this website, each one dated and sorted chronologically (by default) in search results. Most are images in PDF format of original paper documents scanned or filmed for the site. There also transcripts of speeches and interviews, press articles, photos, videos, and more. The document database contains tens of thousands of items and permits complex searching.

Files are multi-page PDFs from which most of the documents on the site are selected. All of Mrs Thatcher’s official files from No.10 are available in full on this site (paper copies are stored at the National Archives in the series PREM19), as well as most of those of Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson as Chancellor (stored at TNA as series T639 and T640).

Guides are articles about key events and topics. Many were written to accompany annual releases of Mrs Thatcher’s private and party papers at the Churchill Archive Centre in Cambridge.

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