Downing Street Years - Margaret Thatcher [552]
Hayek, Friedrich von, 12, 618, 716
Healey, Denis (Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974–79), 26, 53, 210, 296, 301, 576
health: hospitals, 47, 581–2, 608, 611, 613–14, 615–16, 617; MT’s approach to people’s concerns, 562; manifesto (1987), 571, 577; election campaign (1987), 585; private care, 585, 607; reform programme, 606–17; elderly people, 606; review (1988), 608–9; private insurance schemes, 610, 612; self-governing (trust) hospitals, 611, 613–14, 615–16, 617; medical audit, 613; GP budget holders, 614–15; see also National Health Service
Heath, Edward (Conservative Prime Minister 1970–74): government, 7, 13–14, 20, 108, 162, 692; defeat, 14, 17; interventionist policies, 14, 167; CPRS, 30; Party Conference speech, 154–5; attack on MT, 167; Falklands Communications Agreement, 175; BL debate, 440; rates abolition pledge, 644; EC membership, 700; EMU approach, 741; European elections (1989), 749–50; leadership, 829
Helms, Jesse, 160
Helsinki Final Act (1975), 478, 794, 795
Henderson, Sir Nicholas (Ambassador to Washington 1979-82), 182, 188, 191, 204, 211, 221–2
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate (HMI), 593–4, 597
Hermes, HMS, 179, 185, 202, 228
Heseltine, Michael (Environment Secretary 1979–83, Defence Secretary 1983–86): Merseyside work, 144, 424; ‘dual key’ option, 268; Family Policy Group, 279; election campaign (1983), 296–7; Lebanon MNF, 326, 327; Grenada, 330, 331; Environment, 420, 424; Westland affair, 423–37; MT’s relationship with, 423–4, 829–30; Defence, 424; Gorbachev visit, 460; US visit (1985), 469; local government finance review, 643–4; community charge, 666–7; council tax, 667; suitability as successor to MT, 755; leadership challenge, 829, 834, 835–8, 839, 840; leadership campaign, 840, 841, 844, 847–50, 852–3, 860–1
Heysel Football Stadium riot, 413
Hindawi, Nezar, 510
History Working Group (National Curriculum), 595–6
homelessness, 603–4
Homestart, 630
Honda, 116, 438, 439
Honecker, Erich (East German Head of State 1976–89), 789
Hong Kong: MT’s China visit (1982), 259–62; Joint Declaration, 466; concern for future, 487; Executive Council (EXCO), 491, 492; Joint Liaison Group, 491–2
Hoskyns, John: Policy Unit, 30; ‘Stepping Stones’, 42; quoted, 56; trade union reform, 104; monetary policy, 133, 135; Central Council, 138; Cabinet reshuffle, 152; successor, 278
hospitals, see health
housing: council house sales, 39, 279, 306, 563, 602, 604, 605, 623; private rented sector, 39, 563, 600, 601, 605, 670–1; mortgages, 315, 600, 602, 671, 674, 698; benefit, 563, 600–1; tenancy reforms, 571, 599–601, 671; manifesto (1987), 571, 577, 589, 600, 602; reforms, 599–601; home ownership, 600, 601, 604, 605, 623, 671; local authority housing accounts, 600, 601; ‘flexi-ownership’, 602, 604; Scotland, 602, 621, 623; ‘Rents to Mortgages’, 602, 604, 623; homelessness, 603; Estate Action programme, 605, 621; council estate unemployment culture, 671; market (1988), 674, 706
Housing Action Trusts (HATs), 571, 600–1, 605
Housing Associations, 571, 599, 604
Housing Corporation, 599
Howard, Michael (Employment Secretary 1990–92), 422, 755, 849, 852
Howe, Derek, 285
Howe, Elspeth, 37, 380, 381, 757
Howe, Sir Geoffrey (Chancellor of the Exchequer 1979–83, Foreign Secretary 1983–89, Leader HC 1989–90): Shadow Chancellor, 15; Chancellor of Exchequer, 26; budget (1979), 31, 42–5, 50; Chequers lunch, 37; public spending cuts, 51, 53, 127, 149; budget (1980), 55, 95; trade union reform, 100, 104; BL, 118, 120–1; economic strategy, 123, 125–6; friendship with Leon Brittan, 131; budget (1981), 132–7; Cabinet discussions, 148; Party Conference (1981), 154–5; Falklands, 188; budget (1982), 270; public expenditure review (1982), 276–7; Family Policy Group, 279; election manifesto (1983), 281, 283, 284–5; election campaign (1983), 288, 293, 294, 297; Foreign Secretary, 309–10, 418; defence spending, 316; Lebanon MNF, 326, 333; Grenada, 330, 331; EC, 335, 736; Brighton bomb (1984), 380, 381; Anglo-Irish Agreement, 405; Northern