Downing Street Years - Margaret Thatcher [562]
Reagan, Ronald (US President 1981–89): informality, 69, 164; election, 88, 156–7; MT’s relationship, 157–60, 165–6, 232, 324–5, 332–3, 435, 469, 587, 774, 820; G7, 164–5, 171, 299–301, 738;
Falklands, 179–80, 201–2, 211–12, 217, 220–1, 230–2; London visit (1982), 233, 258; Trident, 246–8; SDI, 247, 450, 462, 463–9, 470–1, 776, 782, 818; defence policies, 249, 768; European attitudes to, 251–2; Polish crisis, 253–5; G7 Versailles summit, 257–8; ‘Reagan Doctrine’ speech, 258; Autocue, 258; ‘dual key’ question, 268; INF negotiations, 26g-70, 470; supporters, 298; MT’s visit (1983), 322–5; Reaganomics, 322, 739; Grenada invasion, 330–1, 332; Westland affair, 435; British public opinion, 437; bombing of Libya, 443–9; letter to Brezhnev, 455, 462; Geneva meeting with Gorbachev, 470; Reykjavik, 470–2; attitude to Japan, 498; IDU, 500; South Africa sanctions, 515, 520; exchange rates, 694; MT’s visit (1987), 770–1; Irangate, 770; INF treaty (1987), 771, 774; Washington summit with Gorbachev (1987), 774; NATO Brussels summit (1988), 775; Moscow visit (1988), 776; London visit (1988), 776–7; achievements, 813
recession, 51, 52, 55, 92, 119, 123, 676, 678
Red Book, 96
Redwood, John (Head of Prime Minister’s Policy Unit 1983–85), 438n
Reece, Gordon, 286–7, 658, 841
Rees, Peter (Chief Secretary 1983–85), 419–20, 649
Rees-Mogg, William, Lord, 636
Regan, Donald, 15g Regional Health Authorities (RHAs), 608n
regulation, 6, 7
RENAMO, 527–8
Renton, Tim (Chief Whip 1989–90), 835, 846, 847–8
Renwick, Sir Robin (British Ambassador to South Africa 1987–91), 522, 531
research funding, 639
reshuffles, see Cabinet
Resource Allocation Working Party (RAWP), 616
Retail Price Index (RPI), 43, 134, 654, 658, 659, 724, 831
Revenue Support Grant, 657
Reykjavik summit, 465, 470–2, 473, 482
Rhodesia, 64, 71, 72–8, 91
Ridley, Adam, 283
Ridley, Nicholas (Transport Secretary 1983–85, Environment Secretary 1986–89, Trade and Industry Secretary 1989–90): Foreign Office, 27, 29; Falklands discussions, 175–6; Transport, 312; miners’ strike (1984–5), 346; Environment, 563, 589, 651; speeches, 567; election campaign (1987), 570, 571, 577, 582; housing reforms, 571, 601, 606; painting, 632; Thyssen Collection, 633; housing and the environment, 638; community charge, 651–2, 653, 655–6; water privatization, 682; EMU question, 716, 726; possible Chancellor, 717; ERM approach, 722–3; resignation, 722; suitability as successor to MT, 755; DTI, 756, 758; leadership election (1990), 851
Rifkind, Malcolm (Scottish Secretary 1986–90): Scottish Secretary, 433, 620–3; Gorbachev visit, 460; Botha visit, 514; South Africa seminar, 515; community charge, 652, 655; leadership election campaign (1990), 852
Right Approach, The, 14
Right Approach to the Economy, The, 14, 94
riots: urban (1981), 143–7; community charge (1990), 661
Roberts, Alfred (MT’s father), 11, 23, 37
Robilliard, Joy, 22, 858
Robinson, Derek, 116, 117
Rocard, Michel (French Prime Minister 1988–91), 738
Rogers, General Bernard (Supreme Allied Commander in Europe 1979–87), 240
Rolls-Royce, 116, 678
Romania, fall of Ceauşescu, 790
Romanov, Grigory, 453
Rome, Treaty of, 546, 547, 549–50, 554
Rome Airport terrorists, 441–2
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (US President 1933–45), 236
Rossi, Hugh, 423
Rothschild, Victor, Lord, 563, 646–7
Rover Group, 679–80, see also British Leyland Royal Academy, 633
Royal Air Force (RAF), 250
Royal Navy, 250, 251
Royal Society, 640
Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), 57–8, 397, 401, 411
Russian Orthodox Church, 478–9
Ryan, Father Patrick, 413–14, 746
Ryder, Caroline (née Stephens) 25, 297
Ryder, Richard: Downing St arrival, 24; election campaign (1983), 297; budget seminar (1990), 675; leadership election campaign (1989), 830; leadership election campaign (1990), 850, 854, 860
Ryder Plan, 115
Ryzhkov, Nikolai (Soviet Prime Minister), 483, 802, 804, 809
Saatchi & Saatchi, 295, 570, 585
Sadat, Anwar, 508
Sakharov, Andrei, 452, 475,