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for introduction, 655–8; political crisis, 658–63; Trafalgar Square riot, 661; capping, 663–7; Heseltine and, 666–7; leadership election campaign (1990), 848–9

Community Housing Trusts, 605

Community Land Act, 39

Confederation of British Industry (CBI): Heath plans, 7; price controls, 39; trade union reform, 99, 104–5; MT’s relationship, 130, 271; Industrial Trends Survey, 149; Scottish, 621

Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE): preparations for summit (1990), 764; role, 796, 799–800, 805; summit (1990), 802, 836, 842–3; German reunification, 814

Congdon, Professor Tim, 696

Conqueror, HMS, 214–15

Conquest, Robert, 451, 452

consensus, 167

Conservative Party: Shadow Cabinet, 4, 13n, 14–15; policies, 6–7, 276–80; general election (1979), 17; Conference (1979), 54, 101; Conference (1980), 122; Central Council, 138, 477; Conference (1981), 153–5; funding, 275; general election manifesto (1983), 281–5, 305–6; Conference (1984), 365, 367–8, 379–83; problem issues, 560, 564; Conference (1986), 566–9, 571; general election manifesto (1987), 570–5; Scottish antipathy, 619; Scottish, 621; 892 Conference (1989), 714; leadership election (1989), 830; Conference (1990), 831; leadership question, 832; leadership election (1990), 840–55, 860–1

Conservative Research Department, 12, 282–3, 286, 291, 567, 859

Conservative Trade Unionists (CTU), 101

Contingency Reserve, 49

Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) negotiations, 788, 799–800, 842

Cortonwood colliery, 344

Cossiga, Francesco (Italian Prime Minister 1979–80, President 1985–92), 82–3, 84, 241, 246

Costa Mendez, Nicanor (Argentinian Foreign Minister 1981–82), 193, 197, 199

Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (CATE), 598

Coventry, HMS, 227, 228

Cradock, Sir Percy (British Ambassador to Peking 1978–83, Prime Minister’s Foreign Policy Adviser 1984–92), 473, 492

Crawford, Cynthia (‘Crawfie’): Downing St arrival, 25; Brighton bomb (1984), 380–1; MT’s clothes, 575–6; MT’s toothache, 584; Lawson resignation, 716; leadership election, 843; Downing St departure, 858, 861; Chequers departure, 860

Craxi, Bettino (Italian Prime Minister 1983–7). 549–51

crime, see law and order

Criminal Justice Act (1988), 628

Cropper, Peter, 283, 287

cruise (and Pershing) missiles: deployment decision (1979), 156, 241, 243, 245, 300; deployment significance, 171; US development, 240; ‘dual track’ approach, 240; European attitudes to deployment, 241, 243–4, 258–9, 269, 318, 323, 335; opposition to deployment, 267–9, 332, 335; ‘dual key’ question’, 268, 332; deployment preparations, 450; Soviet response to deployment, 453; defence strategy, 472; INF treaty implications, 771–2; see also NATO, nuclear weapons Cuba, 158–9, 329

Cuckney, Sir John, 426, 429, 431, 434

current account deficit, 668

curriculum, national, 593–7, see also education

Czechoslovakia: Havel Presidency, 789–90; MT’s visit (1990), 808–9

Daily Express, 103

Daily Mail, 332, 714

Daily Mirror, 295

Davies, Edmund, Lord Justice, 32

Davies, John (Shadow Conservative Foreign Secretary 1976–78), 421

Davy Loewy, 170

Day, Graham (Chairman BL/Rover 1986–91), 679

Day, Sir Robin, 111, 293, 351, 586

Deal Music School bomb (1989), 414

defence: spending, 49, 51, 125, 128, 185, 237, 316; MT’s objectives, 237; political issue, 267–70; unilateralism, 267–8; policy group, 565; troops in Germany, 772; see also cruise, NATO, nuclear weapons, Trident

Defence Review (1981), 177, 185, 249–51

de Gaulle, Charles (French President 1958–69), 82, 85, 798, 802, 806, 815

Deidesheim, MT’s visit (1989), 746–8, 786–7

de Klerk, F.W. (South African State President 1989-), 529, 531–4

de la Billière, Sir Peter (Commander British Forces in the Middle East, 1990–1), 90, 825–6

Delors, Jacques (President of EC Commission 1985-): Finance minister, 338, 547; President of European Commission, 547, 740; EC objectives, 551, 555, 742, 759, 833; Luxemburg Council, 555, 556; Presidential style, 558–9; MT’s relationship, 558, 726, 740;