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PDF 77 Oct 8 Sa Declassified documents Key Conservative Party The Right Approach to the Economy (Conservative policy statement)
PDF 77 Nov 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Sherman MSS) Conservatism: Sherman memorandum to Sir Keith Joseph (“RE: British Leyland”) [Conservative policy “tantamount to unconditional surrender ... you have not thought it through”]
PDF 77 Nov 14 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: “Stepping Stones” Report (final text)
Text 78 Feb 21 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 78 Feb 24 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Policing: Sir Keith Joseph to Willie Whitelaw (lack of police training for handling demonstrations) [Trotskyists saying “we must dominate the streets not the police”]
PDF 78 Feb 27 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (noting Adam Ridley minute on Wass & Richardson’s views) [“very alarming in its analysis of the attitude of Wass”]
Text 78 Feb 28 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 78 Mar 1 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (conclusions on “The Great & The Good”, quangoes, etc) [“counteproductive to focus limelight”]
PDF 78 Mar 7 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Energy: Sir Keith Joseph to Tom King (Arnold Weinstock’s views on reorganisation of electricity supply industry) [“completely wrong use of parliamentary time”]
PDF 78 Mar 16 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) General Election: Sir Keith Joseph to Angus Maude (contribution to manifesto) [base on MT speech to EEF and relevant section of Right Approach to the Economy]
PDF 78 Mar 21 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Crime: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (recommended reading) [Patricia Morgan’s “Delinquent Fantasies”]
PDF 78 Apr 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Hurd & Elles "The European Democratic Union")
PDF 78 May 9 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Crime: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (proposed KJ speech on press freedom) [encloses Bruce-Gardyne draft]
PDF 78 May 15 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Civil service: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (Leslie Chapman book) [could save hundreds of millions by third year of your government]
PDF 78 May 16 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Press: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (attacks on MT) [“always ready ... to speak in your defence”]
PDF 78 May 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) General Election: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (regional manifestoes) [“distance yourself”]
PDF 78 Jun 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) General Election: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (Jimmy Goldsmith) [“would like to help in any way he can”]
PDF 78 Jun 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Civil service: Sir Keith Joseph to Chris Patten (Leslie Chapman book) [MT seeks CRD examples of wasteful public spending]
PDF 78 Jun 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) General Election: MT to Sir Keith Joseph (regional manifestoes) [agrees to distance, but would like to see them]
PDF 78 Jun 8 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Civil service: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (ways to reduce size of civil service) [outcome of talks with Ken Baker & David Howell]
PDF 78 Jun 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Speeches: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (proposed draft speeches) [Eldon Griffiths, Letwins, Utley, Bruce-Gardyne]
PDF 78 Jun 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Energy: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (possible sale of BNOC) [Tom King wants to keep options open]
PDF 78 Jun 22 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (urges September meeting in midlands or north) [another Selsdon]
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 Jun 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Speech: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (Malcolm Fraser speech) [useful on world economy]
PDF 78 Jun 28 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Speech: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (possible leak to Financial Times on regional policy) [no leak - Ken Clarke saw them]
Text 78 Jun 29 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 78 Jul 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Labour: Sir Keith Joseph to Thorneycroft (Labour’s Programme 1976) [Lawson suggests treat it as their real programme]
PDF 78 Jul 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (Nick Ridley & Howe concept of Enterprise Zones) [hopes to include in manifesto]
PDF 78 Jul 7 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Sir Keith Joseph to all Shadow ministers (wind up policy work) [planning for October election]
PDF 78 Jul 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Public spending & external relations: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (forwards Blaker Report) [MT loath to cut BBC Overseas Services]
PDF 78 Jul 19 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 216th Meeting (manifesto discussion)
PDF 78 Jul 20 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Speeches: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (proposed draft speeches) [progress report]
PDF 78 Jul 24 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Energy: Michael Portillo to Adam Ridley (policy towards BNOC) [MT comments colliding with Tom King’s]
PDF 78 Jul 25 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Sir Keith Joseph to Ian Percival (thanks) [papers submitted]
PDF 78 Jul 31 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Energy: Adam Ridley to MT (policy towards BNOC) [queries policy after her Sun interview]
PDF 78 Jul 31 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Energy: Adam Butler to Sir Keith Joseph (policy towards BNOC) [MT does not want it sold in its entirety]
PDF 78 Jul 31 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Adam Ridley note for MT (Conservative stance on BNOC)
PDF 78 Aug 1 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Keith Joseph to Nigel Wingate (policy towards small businesses) [no commitment to appoint a specific minister for]
PDF 78 Aug 3 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Housing: Sir Keith Joseph to Angus Maude (decision not to publish a paper on housing before October election) [policy on land still needs to be announced]
PDF 78 Aug 4 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) CRD: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (wishes to discuss next director of CRD) [Sykes to replace Patten?]
PDF 78 Aug 6 Su Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) EMS: Sir Keith Joseph to John Nott (Sigmund Warburg urges joining EMS negotiations) [“killing it from within if need be”]
PDF 78 Aug 10 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Housing: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (Hugh Rossi work on land policy) [still needs to be announced]
PDF 78 Aug 21 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Heritage: Adam Butler note for MT (comments from Keith Joseph) [agreement to publicise the policy]
PDF 78 Aug 21 Mo Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (encloses his lecture on Conditions for Fuller Employment ) [read in advance by Jim Prior]
PDF 78 Aug 29 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Housing: Sir Keith Joseph to Michael Heseltine (suggestion regarding Hugh Rossi work on land policy) [useful to incorporate]
PDF 78 Aug 29 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Keith Joseph to Thorneycroft (encloses speech drafts) [Labour creating unemployment]
PDF 78 Sep 21 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Sir Keith Joseph to MT (fishing industry) [request from Grimsby that MT should make statement on]
PDF 78 Sep 22 Fr Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Regions: Sir Keith Joseph to Adam Butler (suggested minister for the north west) [Oulton Wade suggestion but not viable]
PDF 78 Oct 9 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Strikes: Sir Keith Joseph to Sir Geoffrey Howe (supplementary benefits for strikers) [MT now agrees group to reconsider issue]

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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