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682; electricity privatization, 683, 684; attitude to EMU, 691, 708; resignation threat, 712; resignation, 715–18, 758, 834; suitability as successor to MT, 755; Dorneywood transfer, 757

Lázár, Gyorgy, 455, 457

Leach, Admiral Sir Henry (Chief of Naval Staff and First Sea Lord 1979–82), 179, 251

Leader’s Consultative Committee, 15

leaks, 50, 52, 129–32, 138, 277, 317, 440

Lebanon: crisis (1982–3), 322, 326–8; MNF, 326–8, 334; Beirut bombings (1983), 327–8; US intervention, 333–4; French hostages, 730

Le Carré, John, 362

Lee, Lord, 36

Lee Kuan Yew (Singapore Prime Minister 1959–90), 74, 491, 505

Leggatt, Andrew, 102

Leigh, Edward, 855

Leigh-Pemberton, Sir Robin (Governor of the Bank of England 1983–93), 708

Le Marchant, Spenser, 3

Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich, 475

Lennox-Boyd, Alan, Viscount Boyd of Merton, 72, 212

Lennox-Boyd, Mark (PPS to Prime Minister 1988–90), 830

Leutwiler, Fritz, 515

Levene, Sir Peter (Chief of Defence Procurement 1985–91), 424

Lever, Lord, 113

Lewin, Sir Terence (Chief of Defence Staff 1979–82), 189, 192, 193, 214

Leyland Trucks, 438, 441

Liaison Committee, 149

Liberal Party: opinion polls (1981), 153; Alliance, 264–5; policies, 265, 578; by-election performance (1982–3), 266; supporters, 298, 578; US bombing of Libya, 446; tactics, 574

Libya: London Embassy shooting, 351, 442; NUM connection, 351, 368–9; IRA links, 384, 406, 411, 413; Fiat share ownership, 431; Abu Nidal connection, 442; US sanctions, 442; US naval action, 442; US raid, 443–9, 498, 510, 560, 564

Lilley, Peter (Trade and Industry Secretary 1990–92), 846, 849, 852, 860

Lithuania, 801, 805

Liverpool Garden Festival, 379

Lloyd George, David (Liberal Prime Minister 1916–22), 34, 36

Lloyds Merchant Bank, 431

Lloyd Webber, Sir Andrew, 580

local education authorities (LEAs), 592, 597

local government: controls, 32, 39; housing, 39, 279, 306, 563, 571, 599–601, 604–5, 671; direct labour organizations, 39; overspending, 123; manifesto proposals (1983), 284; hard Left, 339; propaganda battle, 562; finance (1987 manifesto), 572; education, 592, 597; finance, 642–7; GREAs, 643; rates, 644–7; origins of community charge, 647–51; competitive tendering, 651; spending increase (1990), 658; elections (1990), 662, 664; county councils, 663

Local Government Act (1988), 651

Local Management of Schools (LMS), 592, 593

London boroughs, 646, 650

López-Portillo, José (President of Mexico 1976–82), 169, 210, 218

Lord Mayor’s Banquet: MT’s speech (1984), 370; MT’s speech (1990), 838

Lord’s Taverners reception (1990), 835

lottery proposals, 610n

Louis Jnr, J.J. (US Ambassador to Britain 1981–83), 331

Louvre Accord (1987), 699, 783

Lubbers, Ruud (Dutch Prime Minister 1982-): MT’s visit (1983), 318–19; CAP, 733, 735–7; Commission Presidency, 740; GATT issues, 766; German reunification, 797; CSCE summit, 843

Luce, Richard, 179, 186, 330

Lygo, Sir Raymond, 433–4

Lynch, Jack (Irish Prime Minister 1966–73, 1977–79), 57–8

Lynk, Roy, 686

Maastricht Treaty (1991), 314, 720, 723

McAlpine, Alistair (Conservative Party Hon. Treasurer 1975–90), 37, 382, 414, 569, 841

Macfarlane, Neil, 279

McFarlane, Robert (US envoy to the Middle East 1983, National Security Adviser 1983–85), 467

McGibbon, Mrs (working miner’s wife), 365

MacGregor, Ian (Chairman BSC 1980–83, NCB 1983–86): BSC, 114, 342; NCB, 342; pit closure plans, 343, 344; miners’ strike, 352, 354, 360–1, 363–4, 366, 377

MacGregor, John (Chief Secretary 1985–87, Agriculture Secretary 1987–89, Education Secretary 1989–90, Leader HC 1990–92): Chief Secretary to Treasury, 420; manifesto (1987), 571–2; Education, 596–7, 756, 758; community charge, 666; Leader of the House, 835; leadership election campaign (1990), 846, 847–8, 854; MT’s resignation, 856

Machel, Samora, 77, 514

Mackay, James (Lord Chancellor 1987-), 851, 857

McLean, Muriel, 383

Macmillan, Harold (Conservative Prime Minister 1957–63): government, 13, 20; leadership style, 37, 66; Falklands advice,