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PDF 49 Feb 1 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) 1949-59 (candidate): Interview with Marjorie Maxse ("quite a good candidate there")
PDF 56 Mar 14 We Declassified documents Key Archive (Conservative Party) 1949-59 (candidate): Donald Kaberry Interview with MT (wishes to return to list)
Text 60 Mar 23 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Standing Committee [Public Bodies (Admission of Press to Meetings Bill]
Text 61 Dec 13 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC S Report [Family Allowances Bill]
Text 62 Mar 13 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HC S [National Insurance and National Assitance Benefits]
Text 62 Apr 1 Su Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Article for Conservative Viewpoint (rates and services)
Text 62 Apr 9 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC PQ [Pensions and National Insurance]
Text 63 Feb 5 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Committee [National Insurance Bill]
Text 63 Apr 9 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC S [National Insurance (Earnings) Regulations 1963]
Text 63 May 20 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC PQ [Pensions and National Insurance]
Text 64 Feb 17 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC PQ [Pensions and National Insurance]
Text 64 Dec 3 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Committee [National Insurance Bill] (Balniel Amendment)
Text 64 Dec 3 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Committee [National Insurance Bill] (Dean Amendment)
Text 64 Dec 15 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC S [National Assistance (Increased Scales)]
Text 65 Mar 9 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC PQ [Pensions and National Insurance]
Text 65 Mar 15 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC S [National Insurance (Colliery Workers)]
Text 65 Dec 16 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Standing Committee [Rating Bill]
Text 66 Feb 10 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Standing Committee [Rating Bill]
Text 66 Feb 17 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Standing Committee [Land Commission Bill]
Text 66 Feb 24 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC S Report [Rating Bill]
Text 66 Jun 22 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Committee [Finance Bill] (Thatcher Amendment)
Text 66 Jul 4 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Committee [Finance Bill] (Turton Amendment)
Text 66 Jul 12 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC S Report [Finance Bill] (1st Thatcher Amendment)
Text 66 Jul 13 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC S Report [Finance Bill] (2nd Thatcher Amendment)
Text 67 Jan 31 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC PQ [National Finance]
Text 67 Jun 7 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Committee [Finance (No.2) Bill] (2nd and 3rd Thatcher Amendments)
Text 67 Jun 12 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Committee [Finance (No.2) Bill] (1st Thatcher Amendment)
Text 68 Jun 14 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC S [Redundant Mineworkers (Payments Scheme) Order]
Text 69 Apr 1 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Standing Committee [Transport (London) (recommitted) Bill]
Text 69 Apr 24 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Standing Committee [Transport (London) (recommitted) Bill]
Text 70 Mar 10 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Standing Committee [Education Bill]
Text 70 Apr 7 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC S [National Library Committee (Report)]
Text 70 Apr 22 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HC S [Education Bill (re-committal motion and Instruction to Committee)]
Text 70 Apr 28 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC Standing Committee [Education (re-committed) Bill]
Text 70 May 7 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HC PQ [Education and Science]
PDF 71 Mar 22 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Hailsham MSS) Northern Ireland: Hailsham diary (Ulster PM resigns) [coded diary with translation]
Text 71 May 3 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HC Select Committee [Science and Technology]
Text 71 Jul 23 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC S [Secondary Education, Bexley (adjournment debate)]
Text 72 Jan 24 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HC S [Direct-Grant Schools Regulations (Opposition motion to withdraw)]
Text 72 Dec 6 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher Written Statement launching Education White Paper (A Framework for Expansion)
Text 73 Mar 7 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Letter to Roy Hattersley MP (educational spending)
Text 73 May 15 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HC S [School Building Costs (Opposition motion)]
Text 74 Feb 19 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher General Election Press Conference
PDF 74 May 30 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (IEA MSS) Conservatism: Ralph Harris letter to Keith Joseph (donors) [asks for help with 'tiresome' ones]
Text 74 Jul 8 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HC S [Rent Bill]
Text 74 Jul 24 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HC PQ [Environment]
Text 74 Sep 5 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Joseph (Sir Keith) Speech at Preston (“Inflation is Caused by Governments”)
Text 74 Nov 7 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech to Institute of Directors (Annual Conference)
PDF 74 Dec 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Conservative Party) Steering Committee: Circulated Paper (Joseph “Prospects for economic policy”)
Text 75 Jan 21 Tu Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HC Committee [Finance Bill] (Parkinson Amendment)]
Text 75 Jan 22 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher HC Committee [Finance Bill] (Howell Amendment)
PDF 75 Feb 11 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Ford Library) Conservative Party: State Department note on MT victory over Whitelaw (surprising) [declassified ?1984]
PDF 75 Mar 5 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 52nd Meeting
PDF 75 Mar 10 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EC: Dublin European Council record of conversation (Session 2) [declassified 2006]
Text 75 Apr 17 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC PQ [Business of the House]
PDF 75 May 13 Tu Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Minutes of 27th Meeting
PDF 75 May 21 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 63rd Meeting
PDF 75 Jul 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Home Ownership Policy Group - Interim Report) [222K]
Text 75 Jul 17 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Trivial Margaret Thatcher HC PQ [Business of the House]
PDF 75 Oct 1 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Vaizey MSS) Conservatism: MT to John Vaizey (thanks for help with National Press Club speech)
PDF 75 Oct 14 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Sherman MSS) Conservatism: John Hoskyns note for CPS (“Policy-making for the next Conservative Government”) [systems approach essential to real recovery]
Text 76 Jan 29 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher HC I [Employment]
Text 76 Jan 31 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech to Finchley Conservatives (admits to being an "Iron Lady")
PDF 76 Feb 4 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 95th Meeting
Text 76 Mar 8 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Speech to Finchley Conservatives (Association AGM)
Text 76 Mar 18 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Trivial Margaret Thatcher HC PQ [Business of the House]
Text 76 Apr 1 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Trivial Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 76 Apr 12 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 107th Meeting
PDF 76 Apr 20 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Nationalised Industries Policy Group - Minutes of 1st Meeting
PDF 76 May 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Nationalised Industries Policy Group - Minutes of 2nd Meeting
PDF 76 Jun 9 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Nationalised Industries Policy Group - Minutes of ?4th Meeting
Text 76 Jun 9 We Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S [Her Majesty’s Government (Opposition Motion) (motion of confidence)]
PDF 76 Jun 16 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 116th Meeting
PDF 76 Jul 8 Th Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (timetable for policy discussions)
PDF 76 Jul 19 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Transport Policy Group - Report) [272K]
Text 76 Jul 31 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Rally
Text 76 Oct 4 Mo Declassified documents Key Conservative Party The Right Approach (Conservative policy statement)
PDF 76 Nov 18 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Devolution: Weatherill note (secret SNP approach to Conservatives) [they see “room for agreement”]
PDF 76 Nov 24 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Devolution: Draft reasoned amendment to Scotland & Wales Bill (Conservatives debate how to vote on Bill’s Second Reading)
Text 76 Dec 13 Mo Speeches, interviews, etc. Key Margaret Thatcher HC S 2R [Scotland and Wales Bill]
PDF 77 Jan 12 We Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Nationalised Industries Policy Group - Minutes of Meeting
PDF 77 Feb 15 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Nationalised Industries Policy Group - Minutes of Meeting
PDF 77 Feb 21 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Devolution: Notes on guillotine motion for Scotland & Wales Bill (calculates a tied vote)
Text 77 Mar 11 Fr Speeches, interviews, etc. Minor Margaret Thatcher Remarks visiting Finchley (opening nursery school)
Text 77 Mar 19 Sa Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher Speech to Conservative Central Council
PDF 77 May 5 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: Nationalised Industries Policy Group - Minutes of Meeting
PDF 77 Jun 25 Sa Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Italy: MT office record of conversation (MT-Aldo Moro) [MT aims "to promote closer relations" between Conservative Party & DC] [released 2003]
Text 77 Jun 30 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons Statement [London European Council]
PDF 77 Jul 19 Tu Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Note for Chairman (Michael Havers)
PDF 77 Oct 8 Sa Declassified documents Key Conservative Party The Right Approach to the Economy (Conservative policy statement)
PDF 77 Nov 2 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Hailsham MSS) Enoch Powell: Hailsham diary (Carrington tells rumour Powell will lead National Front) ["Oh I DO hope it's true"]
Text 77 Nov 10 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 77 Nov 14 Mo Declassified documents Key Archive (Thatcher MSS) Economy: “Stepping Stones” Report (final text)
Text 77 Nov 24 Th Speeches, interviews, etc. Major Margaret Thatcher House of Commons PQs
PDF 78 Jan 13 Fr Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Lamont "British Steel Corporation")
PDF 78 Jan 16 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 185th Meeting
PDF 78 Feb 1 We Declassified documents Minor Archive (Thatcher MSS) Housing: Sir Keith Joseph to Hugh Rossi (council house subsidies)
PDF 78 Feb 6 Mo Declassified documents Major Archive (Thatcher MSS) Steering Committee: Minutes of 52nd Meeting
PDF 78 Jun 6 Tu Declassified documents Major Archive (Sherman MSS) Conservatism: Sherman memorandum for Sir Keith Joseph (possible arrangement with Enoch Powell) [“Britain and the EEC - The Flood Street Declaration”]
PDF 78 Jul 6 Th Declassified documents Major Archive (TNA) EMS: Bremen European Council record of conversation (Callaghan meeting with Giscard & Schmidt) [declassified 2008]

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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