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Scope and Contents A series of interviews in 2024 with prominent women politicians active in Westminster at the time, from the 1970s onwards.Interviewees were Baroness Anne Jenkin (Cons), Anne Campbell (Lab), Baroness Hilary Armstrong (Lab), Baroness Gillian Shephard (Cons), Baroness Harriet Harman (Lab), Baroness Margaret Beckett (Lab), Dame Caroline Spelman (Cons), Baroness Estelle Morris (Lab), Baroness Helene Hayman (Lab), Baroness Emma Nicholson (Cons), Baroness Susan Kramer (LD), Baroness...

Scope and Contents An interview with Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne conducted by Deborah McGurran at Westminster, London. Topics discussed include: spending childhood supporting the political careers of male family members; political disagreements with family; waiting to stand following father’s [Godfrey Nicholson] retirement from politics; lack of support from family after deciding to enter politics; significance of experience as Conservative Vice-Chairman with special...

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The fifth episode in the Groundbreakers podcast series featuring interviews with Baroness Helene Hayman, Baroness Emma Nicholson and Baroness Susan Kramer.

Duration: 57:09

Scope and Contents The seventh and final episode in the Groundbreakers podcast series featuring discussions with all interviewees as they reflect on their political journeys and work including: Baroness Helene Hayman, Baroness Margaret Beckett, Baroness Harriet Harman, Baroness Emma Nicholson, Baroness Gillian Shephard, Baroness Anne Jenkin, Baroness Virigina Bottomley, Baroness Hilary Armstrong, Anne Campbell, Baroness Morris, Baroness Margaret Hodge, Dame Caroline Spelman, Baroness Susan Kramer, and Allen...

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Part 1, 1985
Part 2, 1986: includes: papers relating to a Conservative Women's National Committee conference, November 1986; correspondence with Emma Nicholson MP (Vice Chairman, Conservative Party); and a paper by Nicholson, "The Conservative Women's organisation-its purpose, goals and achievements", December 1986
Part 3, 1987

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Including correspondence with Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford, April 1986 (2); correspondence with Warren E. Burger, April 1986 (2); correspondence with James Callaghan, March-April 1986 (2); correspondence with Sally Oppenheim, March 1986 (2); correspondence with Emma Nicholson, March 1986 (2); a letter from Julian Amery, 5 March 1986; and a letter from Lady Gluckstein [Doreen Gluckstein], 28 February 1986.

Scope and Contents Including letters from Martin Salmon; Robert MacGill; Lady Spearman [Diana Spearman]; Emma Nicholson; Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford; Charles H. Price II; Bernard Jenkin; Peter Morrison; Alexander Mackenzie-Stuart; Norman St John-Stevas; Sir John Biggs-Davison; Norman Lamont; Julian Amery; Sir Harold Gurden; Jack Simon, Baron Simon of Glaisdale; Yehuda Avner; Michael Jopling; Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn; Evelyn Macleod, Baroness Macleod of Borve; Hugh Trevor-Roper, Baron Dacre of...

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Includes: Whips’ dinner, 12 Downing Street, 18 July 1984; meeting with John Whittingdale on his departure to work for Norman Tebbit MP, 26 July 1984; meeting with Baroness Platt (Chairman, Equal Opportunities Commission), 25 July 1984 (with correspondence from Emma Nicholson MP); sitting for portrait by Gily Rayner, 13 September 1984

Scope and Contents Also includes: a typescript account of 'Tea with Mrs T.', a record of a conversation with Margaret Thatcher in the House of Commons Tea room after her resignation, c. 1991; an article on Bosnia [Bosnia and Herzegovina]; notices of motions; weekly law report of McCormich v. Heffer and others. Correspondents include: Sir Nicholas Bonsor MP, Sir Peter Emery MP, Lord Slynn of Hadley, Mark Omerod, Graham Bright, Michael Mates MP, Viscount Torrington, Sir David Phillips MP, John H....

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Sir Fitzroy Maclean; Sir [David] Carol Mather on his book "Aftermath of War", particularly the repatriation of the Cossacks and Chetniks (2), also enclosing notes on events in Carinthia [Austria] in 1945; Francis Maude on JA giving the memorial address for his father, Lord Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon (3); Richard Needham [6th Lord Kilmorey]; Paul Newall, Lord Mayor of London, enclosing a summary of the City of London's contribution to the economy; Harry Oppenheimer;...

Scope and Contents Includes letters from: Lady (Diana) Airey of Abingdon; "Sylvia Mary [Alison]", Dame Janet Baker; Ian Beer; John Bellak; Lord (John) Boyd-Carpenter; Katie Boyle (Lady Saunders); Peter Brooke MP; US Vice-President (George H.W.) Bush; Robin Butler; Ingrid Channon; George Christie; Alan Clark MP; John Coles; Bryan Cowgill; Sir John Donaldson; Caroline Douglas-Home; Elizabeth Douglas-Home; Bryan Forbes; Christina Foyle; Robert Wade-Gery; Dr Alan Gilmour (NSPCC); Alexander Haig; David Hart;...

Scope and Contents Includes: State banquet for President of Indonesia and Madame Soeharto, Buckingham Palace, London, 13 November 1979; State dinner given by President Soeharto of Indonesia, Claridge's, London, 15 November 1979 (includes correspondence with Saleh Basarah, Indonesian Ambassador to the UK); evening reception, Buckingham Palace, London, 22 November 1979; dedication of a memorial to commemorate great soldiers of World War Two, St Paul's Cathedral, London, 23 November 1979 (includes letter to...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Robert Alston on the death of Lady Catherine Amery and the difficulties of working for the Northern Ireland Office, particularly with the murder of Ian Gow (2); [Henry] St John Armitage; John Major, Prime Minister, on policy towards Ethiopia; Robert Balchin [later Lord Lingfield]; Colonel Sir Brian Barttelot, Foot Guards, on postponing cuts to the army until later; Ian Beer, Head Master of Harrow School; Sir Erik Bennett; Sir Frederic Bennett; 10th Lord Bessborough...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Jonathan Aitken, Conservative Philosophy Group; John Ambler, Chairman of Texaco Limited (2); Sir Geoffrey Arthur [former Deputy Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on controversy over the appointment of the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Britain (2); Sir George Baker on his review of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act; Trevor Beeson, Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons; Sir Frederic Bennett on his book "Reds...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Jonathan Aitken [Minister of State for Defence Procurement] on subjects including arms sales to Oman and Saudi Arabia and visits from various Saudi dignitaries (6); Michael Alison and Cranley Onslow on a fund for Harry Greenway's defence case against corruption charges; Rupert Allason on his research into operations in wartime Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia], including a "Captain...