Downing Street Years - Margaret Thatcher [559]
National Insurance Contribution, 128
National Insurance Surcharge (NIS), 95, 133, 134, 271, 673
Nationality Bill, see British Nationality Bill nationalization, 6, 676
nationalized industries, 127; policy group, 282
National Reporting Centre (NRC), 347
National Rivers Authority, 682
National Union of Boilermakers (NUB), 110
National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 382
National Union of Journalists (NUJ), 102–3
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM): dispute (1981), 140–3, 341; Scargill leadership, 339–44; overtime ban (1983), 342; strike (1984–5), 344–78; sequestration of assets, 360, 368, 374
National Union of Teachers, 595
National Working Miners’ Committee, 365
Nationwide, 296
NATO: forces, 9; resistance to Soviet threat, 12; defence spending, 125; deployment of cruise and Pershing missiles, see cruise; MT’s policies, 237; military balance, 237–8; intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF), 239–43, 269–70, 322, 324, 771; Bonn summit (1982), 258–9; arms control policy, 269; strategy discussions, 472–3; Bruges speech, 745; Short-Range Nuclear Forces (SNF), 771, 775, 782, 784–9, 811; Brussels summit (1988), 774–5, 795; alternatives, 799; Eastern European NATO–cont. membership question, 809; Anglo-American differences, 810–12
Nawala Case, 103
Neale, Gerry, 840, 841
Neave, Airey (Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary 1975–79), 22, 56, 385–6, 414
Nelson, Lord, 24, 731
Nemeth, Miklos, 809
Netherlands: cruise missiles, 241, 242–4; MT’s visit (1983), 318–19; South African debate, 519; farming subsidies, 544; European objectives, 556
Neubert, Michael, 840, 841
Newcastle, MT’s visit (1987), 583
New Ireland Forum, 396, 400
Newton, Tony, 603, 609, 630, 756, 855
New York Times, 197, 462
Next Steps programme, 49
NH90 helicopter, 429
Niehans, Professor Jurg, 133–4
Nigeria: oil nationalization, 74; MT’s visit (1988), 525–6; MT’s visit (1989), 526
Nimrod Airborne Early Warning System, 424
1922 Committee, 33–4, 54, 130, 370, 435, 563, 848
Nissan, 300, 496–7
Nitze, Paul, 270
Nkomo, Joshua, 72–3, 77
NORAID, 166, 415
Northern Ireland: terrorism, 56–9, 383–4; NORAID, 166, 415; political situation, 385–7; devolution attempts, 387–8; all-party conference (1980), 387; hunger strikes, 388–93; Assembly elections (1982), 394; Anglo- Irish talks, 393–402; Anglo-Irish Agreement, 402–6, 409–10, 413, 415; Enniskillen bomb (1987), 406; extradition problems, 407; Milltown funeral, 407–8; Ballygawley bomb (1988), 411; broadcasting ban (1988), 412; Deal bomb (1989), 414; Gow murder (1990), 414–15
North Sea oil, 44, 63, 67n, 128, 678, 692
Nott, John (Trade Secretary 1979–81, Defence Secretary 1981–83): Trade, 26–7, 39; trade union reform, 104; BL, 117; Defence, 131; public spending cuts, 149; Falklands crisis, 179, 185; resignation offer, 186; War Cabinet, 188, 214; MEZ announcement, 190; Haig discussions, 192, 196; Falklands, 193, 201, 202, 205, 207, 208, 225, 227, 234; Defence Review, 249–51; ‘dual key’ question, 268; leaves Parliament, 424; attitude to ERM, 691–2
No Turning Back Group, 841
Novak, Michael, 627
nuclear energy, 140, 341, 640, 683–5
nuclear weapons: SALT II, 65, 245; cruise and Pershing missiles, see cruise; Soviet TNF proposals, 159; MT’s UN speech, 236–7; Soviet defences, 238; intermediate-range (INF), 239–44, 269–70, 321, 322, 324, 470–1, 771–2; ‘dual track’ approach, 240; ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCM), 240, 241, 242–3; unilateralism, 243, 265, 267–8, 290; Trident, 244–8, 267, 471; SDI, 247, 450, 462, 463–8, 470–1, 776, 782, 818; ‘dual key’ question, 268, 332; ‘nuclear winter’, 462; anti-satellite (ASAT) capability, 462; Anti-Ballistic Missiles (ABM), 464–5; Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), 464–5, 467; MAD, 465; Reykjavik summit, 465, 470–2, 473, 482; ‘Air Breathing Systems’, 472; Labour