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Text 71 Aug 7 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech in Finchley (urging Common Market entry)
Text 71 Oct 14 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Party Conference
CD only 71 Oct 25 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Interview for Guardian
Text 71 Nov 5 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S [Debate on the Address - Education]
Info only 72 Jan 9 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] Miners’ strike began
PDF 72 Jan 12 We Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Education: Minute of Chequers meeting with Heath [declassified] [240K scan]
Info only 72 Jan 20 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Unemployment passed 1m
Info only 72 Jan 30 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] "Bloody Sunday": British troops killed 13 in Londonderry
Info only 72 Feb 10 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Saltley Coke depot closed by pickets
CD only 72 Feb 12 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Scottish Conservative Women (miners’ strike)
PDF 72 Feb 18 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (Hailsham MSS) Miners' strike: Hailsham diary (government's hand forced) [coded diary with translation]
PDF 72 Feb 18 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Miners' strike: Cabinet minutes (government's hand forced) [CM (72) 8th Conclusions]
Info only 72 Feb 19 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Heath conceded miners’ demands
Info only 72 Mar 21 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Budget: full scale reflation
Info only 72 Mar 22 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Industry White Paper, basis of 1972 Industry Act
Info only 72 Mar 24 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Northern Ireland: Stormont suspended; direct rule began
Text 72 Apr 4 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to National Union of Teachers
CD only 72 Apr 4 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Press Conference after speech to National Union of Teachers
Info only 72 Jun 23 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Sterling floated: left European `snake’ and unpegged from dollar
Text 72 Oct 12 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Party Conference
Info only 72 Nov 6 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Statutory control of pay, prices, dividends and rents (Phase I)
Info only 72 Dec 6 We Chronology Key [Chronology] MT's White Paper published: Education: A Framework for Expansion
Text 72 Dec 6 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Written Statement launching Education White Paper (A Framework for Expansion)
CD only 72 Dec 6 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Press Conference launching Education White Paper (A Framework for Expansion)
Info only 73 Jan 1 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Britain acceded to the European Community
Video 73 Mar 5 Mo Multimedia Key Archive (BBC) TV Interview for BBC1 Val meets the VIPs (too inexperienced to be Prime Minister)
Text 73 Mar 5 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher TV Interview for BBC1 Val meets the VIPs (too inexperienced to be Prime Minister)
PDF 73 May 22 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (State Department) Conservative Party: State Department record of MT conversation (lunch at the Connaught) [declassified 1998]
PDF 73 Jun 24 Su Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Conservative Party: Chief Whip note to PM (MT would like to leave Education but not go to Health) [reshuffle recommendations] [declassified 2002]
Info only 73 Oct 6 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Arab-Israeli War (ended 24 Oct); oil price increased 70 per cent
Info only 73 Oct 8 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Phase III announced: 2.25 or 7 per cent; inflation linked `threshold’ payments
Text 73 Oct 13 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Party Conference
Info only 73 Nov 12 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] NUM overtime ban began; State of Emergency following day
Info only 73 Dec 9 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] Sunningdale Agreement
Info only 73 Dec 13 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Three day week announced
Text 74 Jan 28 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S [Education (Expenditure) (Opposition motion)]
Info only 74 Feb 7 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] General Election called for 28 Feb
Info only 74 Feb 10 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] Miners’ strike began (ended 11 Mar)
Text 74 Feb 11 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Speech at adoption meeting
Info only 74 Feb 28 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] General Election: no overall majority for any party
PDF 74 Mar 1 Fr Declassified documents Key Archive (Hailsham MSS) General Election: Hailsham diary (MT & Keith Joseph oppose deal with Liberals)
Info only 74 Mar 2 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Heath offered Liberals seats in coalition; rejected by them
PDF 74 Mar 2 Sa Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Heath: Robert Armstrong note (“Note for the Record”) [Heath meeting with Thorpe] [declassified 2005]
PDF 74 Mar 4 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Hailsham MSS) General Election: Hailsham diary (note of failed negotiations with Liberals)
PDF 74 Mar 7 Th Declassified documents Key Education: MT to John Vaizey (despite the problems thoroughly enjoyed her time at the DES)
PDF 74 Mar 14 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Ralph Harris record of conversation (visit from Keith Joseph) [plans "a new 'crusade' for private enterprise", acknowledging 'guilt' for Heath Government failings]
PDF 74 Mar 16 Sa Declassified documents Key Archive (TNA) Heath: Robert Armstrong note (“Events leading to the resignation of Mr Heath’s Administration on 4 March 1974”) [declassified Oct 2005]
PDF 74 Mar 21 Th Declassified documents Key Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph note ("The Erhard Foundation") [Fabian Society for Conservatives, Howe among managing trustees]
Info only 74 May 15 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Northern Ireland: Loyalist strike began; executive resigned (28 May)
Text 74 May 17 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Radio Interview for London Broadcasting Corporation ("we shall finish up being the more radical party")

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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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