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Education Policy Group, 282

Education Reform Act (1988), 591

Edwardes, Sir Michael (Chairman BL 1977–82), 114–20

Edwards, Nicholas (Welsh Secretary 1979–87), 110, 565

Efficiency Unit, 30

Egypt, MT’s visit (1985), 508

EH 101 helicopter project, 425, 429

Eisenhower, USS, 227

Eksund, 406, 731

elderly people, 606

Election Call, 587

elections, general: (1979), 4–5, 15, 17; Conservative manifesto (1983), 281–5; campaign planning (1983), 285–9; campaign (1983), 291–304; Conservative manifesto (1987), 569–75; campaign (1987), 576–88; see also by-elections and European Parliament (under EUROPEAN COMMUNITY)

electricity: prices, 52; privatization, 682–4

Elizabeth II, Queen: MT’s audiences with, 17–18, 208, 850, 861; African tour (1979), 74; Falklands War, 180–1, 208; US invasion of Grenada, 330; Australian Bicentennial, 504

El Salvador, 158, 159, 322, 383

Eminent Persons Group (EPG), 518–19, 520

employment: new jobs, 668; labour mobility, 670–1; see also unemployment

Employment Acts: (1980), 97–108; (1982), 272–4; (1984), 279; (1988), 669; (1990), 669

Employment Policy Group, 565

Employment Protection Act (1975), 102

EMU, see Economic and Monetary Union under EUROPEAN COMMUNITY and MONETARY POLICY

Enders, Thomas, 192

Endurance, HMS, 177, 178

Energy Act (1983), 682

Engineering Employers’ Federation (EEF), 98

Enniskillen bomb (1987), 406

Enterprise Policy Group, 282

Enterprise Zones, 44, 95

Enthoven, Professor Alain, 607

environment, 638–41; pollution issue, 563, 639

ERM, see Exchange Rate Mechanism under EUROPEAN COMMUNITY and MONETARY POLICY

Estate Action programme, 605, 621

European Commission on Human Rights, 391

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

Agriculture Council, 85, 257, 732

budget issues: British contribution, 62–4, 83–6, 91, 257, 537–45; Financial Mechanism, 62; agreement (1980), 78–86; financing, 313–14; discussion (1983), 336–8; deficit (1987), 728

Central Bank proposals, 738, 740–1

Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), 728–37; Walker’s approach, 28; cost, 62, 336; wastefulness, 62; French approach, 62, 84; German approach, 62, 257. 313, 319, 544; British net contribution, 80, 257, 319; Bruges speech, 745

Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), 690–1; Lawson’s views, 554, 691, 708, 716; Delors Report, 707–8, 720–1, 723, 746, 750; Major’s views, 719; discussions (1990), 719–21; no compromise, 724–6; EC discussions (1988), 740–2, (1989), 759–60, (1990), 763, 765–6

enlargement, 545–8, 769–70

European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), 759

European Commission: budget settlement pressure, 80; Presidency, 547, 558–9, 740; water policies, 638; ERM, 691; federalist project, 728; rebate mechanism, 729; role, 743

European Councils:

Strasbourg (1979), 61–4, 79

Dublin (1979), 79–82

Luxemburg (1980), 83–5, 388, 390

Venice (1980), 90

Brussels (1982), 178

Stuttgart (1983), 312–14, 319

Athens (1983), 318, 319, 335–8, 537, 538

Brussels (1984), 346, 538–41

Fontainebleau (1984), 541–4, 728, 733

Dublin (1984), 545–6

Brussels (1985), 546–7

Milan (1985), 401, 548–51

Luxemburg (1985), 550, 551, 554–7

Hague (1986), 519, 522

London (1986), 557–9

Brussels (1987), 729–31

Copenhagen (1987), 729, 731–3, 736–7

Brussels (1988), 733, 735–7

Hanover (1988), 409–10, 707–8, 737, 740–1

Rhodes (1988), 746–7, 784–5

Madrid (1989), 710–13, 741, 750–2, 760

Strasbourg (1989), 759–60, 796–7

Dublin (1990), 726, 760–3

Rome (1990), 764–7, 832, 837

European Court of Justice (ECJ), 80, 743

European Currency Unit (ecu), 63; ‘hard’, 720, 741, 750, 762, 765, 833

European Democratic Group (EDG), 749

European Democratic Union (EDU), 500

European Magna Carta, 800, 808, 842

European Monetary Fund proposals, 720, 721, 750

European Monetary System (EMS), see Exchange Rate Mechanism

European Parliament: elections (1979), 60, 61; elections (1984), 537,