Diaries Volume Three

Blair, William (Bill) 393, 634

Blank, Sir Victor 462–3, 629

Blumenthal, Sidney 390

Blunkett, David (DB): does ‘freelance initiatives’ 106; and North–South divide 176, 178; low-key 212; 217, 219, 259, 268, 269–70; meets Delia Smith 269, 270; and GB’s meetings 287; and Romsey by-election 302; ‘hitting the right notes’ 314; and longer-term planning 321, 328; and Oxbridge row 325; complains about GB 334; impresses AC 336, 339; in Cabinet 350, 368; loses case against NUT 369 and n; mentions ‘mole’ 372; gets a great press 377–8; and fuel crisis 395–6, 450; and Woodhead’s departure 417, 419, 423, 425, 428, 434, 443; and GB 420, 514, 548; critical of Robinson’s book 425; at DD’s funeral 428; criticises Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 465 and n, and rail companies 466; angry at Guthrie’s speech 482; and GB’s New Deal speeches 466, 491; at political Cabinet 510; annoyed by AC’s ‘bog-standard comprehensive’ comment 519–20, 521, 524; upset by GB’s Budget 544; and New Deal next steps 549; on effects of FMD 551, 559; annoyed with AC over election date 567; questions GB’s meeting with Murdoch 591; ‘a bit whiney’ 591; and election campaign 593, 594, 604, 608, 616; and Sun article 604, 610; and reshuffle 632, 636 and n; on Frost 649; pressurises chief constable to quit 651; and cannabis/criminalisation 662; does well 686; and 9/11 692

BMW/Rover see Rover

BNFL see British Nuclear Fuels

Boateng, Paul 604

Boffey, Chris 305, 310

Bognor Regis: tornado (2000) 438 and n

Bolland, Mark 483

Bonfield, Sir Peter 238

Bono 60, 499

Booth, Gale 320

Booth, Lyndsey 634

Booth, Tony 165

Boothroyd, Betty 174, 367–8, 378, 461n

Bosnian War (1992–95) 416 and n

Bosnich, Mark 147

Bostock, David 136, 249, 348

Bostock, Dr Tom 125, 663, 669

Botham, Ian 343 and n

Bouchard, Lucien 532

Boulton, Adam 60, 121, 160, 210, 219, 347, 375, 380, 437–8, 607

Bourne, Robert 491

Bower, Tom 553; The Paymaster 555

Boycott, Rosie 167

BP 397–8

Bradford riots (2001) 662 and n, 663, 676

Bradshaw, Ben 352

Bradshaw, David 47, 343

Brahimi, Lakhdar: report 391 and n

Braithwaite, Julian (JB): and Kosovo 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, 34–5, 42, 44, 55, 56–7; drafts TB speech 90, 91; on Portillo 107; drafts TB article 133; at Helsinki summit 181, 184; with TB in Ghent 244; at meeting re EU presentation unit 249; reports media coverage 272, 275; and IRA statement 305; and TB’s WI speech 336; and EU defence rebuttal 460; on 1967 FMD outbreak 576

Branson, Richard 191

Bremner, Rory 306, 438, 628; show 138 and n, 308, 369, 376, 456, 459, 542, 554, 661

Brighton: Labour Conference (2000) 406–11

Bristol (2001) 493, 615, 616, 617

Britain in Europe group 62, 81, 82, 85, 127–8, 132–5, 136, 138, 140, 213, 215, 218

British Airways 193–4

British Chamber of Commerce 276, 439

British-Irish Council 188

British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference 188

British Journalism Review 229, 341

British Legion 447

British Medical Association 625, 660

British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL)/Sellafield 240 and n, 274, 275, 276, 373

British Society of Magazine Editors 311

British Venture Capital Association 80

Britton, Paul 175, 176

Brookside 626

Brown, Gordon (GB)

May 1999–March 2000

TB’s views on see Blair, Tony: views and policies; agrees with TB on reshuffle 24; in Cabinet 30; and Europe 40; appoints special adviser 49; and EMU 58, 132; ‘flawed’ 60; suspected by Anji Hunter of being up to no good 63; and Britain in Europe campaign 81, 82, 85, 127–8, 132–3, 134, 135, 136; meets with PG re poll 90; accuses PM of being behind stories on euro referendum 91; ‘onside’ 93; and RC’s euro speech 104; tax credit campaign 104, 105; good on Today 105; on Richard and Judy show 105; gives views on future strategy 106–7; OK with PM 107; understates economic success 108; at Chequers 111, 112; delivers upbeat speech in New York 112; furious at TB backing Diana memorial 114; and public spending 115; and press reports on his relations with TB 118, 119, 120; conference speech discombobulates TB 120; undermines TB 121; and TB’s reshuffle 131, 132; critical of Milburn 144; and euro 144, 217; more engaged 144; relaunches computers in school 149; ‘in a sulk’ 149; and Livingstone 154, 158, 161, 162, 163, 164; on the Tories 155; and PBR 155, 156, 157, 158; and CB’s baby 164; clashes with TB over public spending 164, 167, 168, 171; backs Glenda Jackson 167; uncooperative at strategy meeting 168; sets up own strategy meetings 171; and North–South divide 171–2, 173; in ‘foul mood’ 174; and Ashdown’s diaries 176; causes mayhem in Helsinki 180, 181, 182, 183; and IMF post 183, 200; announces writing off of Third World debt 189, 190, 191; offers flat to Blairs 193, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 230, 231; advice to TB re Dome leaked 204; policies differ from TB’s 204, 206; embarrassing behaviour 208, 209; and mayoral contest 210, 212; angry at TB’s Frost interview 210, 211, 212, 213; thinks AC responsible for ‘psychological flaws’ briefing 212, 329; heckled 213; opposed to TB 215; ‘smouldering’ 215; a serious problem 217, 218; and ‘Britishness’ campaign 218, 224, 231, 232; further differences in policy 229; and EU match funding 229 and n; and minimum wage 229, 236, 238; announces pre-Budget issues in the press 230, 238, 239; further undermines TB 234, 239–40; his attempt to set up two-government system angers AC 236, 239; rows with TB 237; wipes a fortune off BT share price 238, 239, 240; becomes co-operative 240; and TB’s weak response 243, 244; angry at enterprise speech being overshadowed 247, 248; strategy paper discussed 251; and mayoral contest 256, 263; advises caution on Section 28 259; pushes for Amato in IMF post 259; nice about AC’s gaffe on tax burden 263, 264; dislikes TB talking about health spending 165; and the Budget 264, 266, 267–9, 270

March–November 2000

on Tories and the media 271; and NHS reform 274, 310, 321; discombobulates TB 275; in ‘killer driller’ mode 277; on strategy 277, 278, 301; and local elections 283, 301; chairs morning meetings 286–7, 300–1; and unemployment figures 294; against AC’s briefings dominating agenda 298; and Hague 299, 301; wants Callaghan involved 299; on ‘need for goals’ 304, 307, 312; and pensioners 306, 309, 324; relations with PM 311, 331, 335, 338, 353; rages about his euro speech 314, 315, 316; and police numbers 313; works on TBWA mission statements with AC 316, 317, 318; further differences with TB 321, 322, 323–6, 331; and Oxbridge row 323–33 passim; and CSR 326, 330, 341, 350, 357, 368; and Lampl report on NHS 334; supportive at Cabinet 338; and Alexander 341; and Byers’ euro speech 341; and euro row 342, 344, 345; false bonhomie with RC 346; clashes with TB in Feira 346, 347, 348, 349, 350; ‘in a sulk’ 349; shocks Ed Miliband with his behaviour 349; against One Nation politics 350, 353; gives party 351; discusses party discipline 353, 365; and Europe 353, 355, 365; rages about leaked memo 361; goes to Japan 365; and Milburn’s NHS paper 366–7; in Scotland 368; CSR presentation 370–71, 373, 376, 377; excellent in the House 371; and health 377, 380; on the economy 378; secretive and difficult 379; sees Grid notes for the first time 379–80; and conference slogan 381; wedding 381; Kinnock’s views on 382; his mood post-honeymoon 387; at OPEC 393; and fuel crisis 394, 395, 397, 398, 399–400, 401, 402, 403; again brings up subject of ‘psychological flaws’ 401; has post-wedding party 403; and Ecclestone donation 403–5, 407; causes problems with interviews 404, 405–6; conference speech 407; and TB’s speech 407, 408; at IMF meeting in Prague 407; and press stories re his relations with PM 408–9; and pensions and the unions 409; not left holding the baby 409; blamed by AC for bad press 409–10; discussion with TB 410–11; and boom and bust 412, 422; and Tories 412; on childcare 416; takes part in drugs survey 416, 417; works Grid to own advantage 417–18; and DD’s death 418; in ‘funk’ about PH’s paper on strategy 419; Blunkett’s views on 420; and Scottish First Minister’s succession 420, 421, 422–3, 430; does economic strategy presentation 421–2; at DD’s funeral 422; ‘firing’ at strategy meeting 425; and Robinson’s book 426; Cabinet in revolt over his relations with PM 427, 429; at DD’s funeral 422, 429; votes for new Speaker 432; and fuel protests 433, 434, 440, 441; briefs tax measures 444–5, 445, 446; and PBR 446–7, 448, 450; angry at Far East PoW compensation 447; worried by RC’s fight against Euroscepticism 453; rages about RC and PM 455; shouts at TB 455

November 2000–December 2001

is more ‘New Labour’ than usual 457; vile to TB 463; goes AWOL 463; and strategy 466, 483, 492, 494, 496, 510; has odd body language 466; New Deal speeches 466, 491; on ‘progressive universalism’ 469; relations with PM 481, 500, 547, 582; and ‘mystery donors’ 488; rules out tax cuts 489; more engaged than usual 492; dislikes TB’s Frost interview 492; reliant on Balls 492; his negative attitude 500; wants AC at Millbank 505; and AC’s ‘angry’ letter 511, 515; praised by PM 513; complaints about 514; angry at TB’s gaffe re euro 515, 516; pre-Budget skirmish with TB 517; his angst-ridden meetings 521; speech overshadowed by attack on Iraq 524, 525; deep gloom and negativity 525–6, 527; spat with AC 526; and Budget (2001) 542, 543–4, 545; thought to be in the ascendancy 548; refuses to be involved in poster launch 548–9; ‘mellow’ 549; and postponement of elections 550; wants Ferguson involved in drugs campaign 554; and election pledges 554–5, 575, 583, 596; neuters manifesto 555; and FMD 556, 557, 558, 559, 562, 564–5, 578; dislikes summits 559; and election date 565–6, 567, 568, 569, 575; and election posters 571; on GMTV 573; attacks TB over leadership issue 575, 583, 584, 590, 596–7; at footballer’s funeral 580; refuses to give details of speech 581; rages at JP 582; witnesses Nick Brown’s clash with TB 585; against Shrum helping Labour 587; sees Murdoch 591; and Tube deal 591; and PM’s return to the fold 592; and election campaign 592, 593, 595, 596, 597, 599, 600, 601, 611, 612–13; opposed to TV debate with Portillo 599; and the press 599, 610; clashes with AC over PM 602–3; launches Birmingham manifesto with JP 604; phonecalls to AC 608–9; deals with asylum issue 609; in Scotland 610; clashes with TB 613, 614, 615; ‘demented’ about interview with Alexander 615–16; irritates ‘the sisters’ 616; blamed by everyone 616; and TB’s interview on euro 617, 618, 620; press conference goes better without him 618; opposes use of Hague poster 619; influenced by Balls 620; and the euro 620, 621, 641, 642, 644; last days of election campaign 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629; paranoid about AC 624; resists MB chairing conference 630; his ideas for Cabinet reshuffle 632; presses TB for departure date 640, 669; sits fuming at Cabinet 643; Kinnock on 644; his enterprise agenda 644; tension with TB 645–6 ; Mansion House speech on euro 646, 647, 648; against PM as president of Future of Europe group 647; ‘just sits’ at Cabinet 654; writes to sacked ministers 657; at Bevins’ memorial service 657 ; at G7 meeting in Italy 661; his doodles at Cabinet 666; his lies about tax credits 666; makes no contributions to Cabinet 668; and his wife’s pregnancy 672; on globalisation 672; and London Underground 675, 688; gives ‘election post-mortem’ meeting 676; works on the press 677; chats up Ian McCartney 680; TB thinking of sacking 681, 682, 685

Brown, Nick 111; and beef ban 146, 149, 152–3, 172, 400, 435, 462; and FMD 538, 540, 549, 551–65 passim, 570–71, 572–3, 577, 588–9; complains about media 584–5; and Cabinet reshuffle 633, 636 and n, 637

Brown, Paul 345, 353, 354, 413, 417, 643

Brown, Russell 630

Brown, Sarah 672

Brunson, Mike 72, 121, 219, 249, 256

BSE (‘mad cow disease’) 431, 435, 436, 462

BT (British Telecom) 238 and n, 239, 240, 619

Buchanan, Pat 451 and n

Buckby, Simon 134, 213

Budgets 2000 238, 243–4, 264, 266, 267–9, 270, 275; 2001 542, 543–4, 545, 552

Bulger, James 436 and n, 648

Burba, General Ed 9, 18, 19

Burden, Sir Anthony 445

Burden, Richard 309

Burnley: riots (2001) 650 and n, 651, 676

Burnley FC 236; v. Bristol Rovers 99; v. Colchester United 113; v. Cambridge 140; v. Reading 168; v. Notts County 200; v. Coventry 204; v. Wigan 240; v. Preston 253; v. Gillingham 264, 293; v. Oxford 290; v. Millwall 297; v. Scunthorpe 301, 305; v. Crystal Palace 393; v. Fulham 397; v. Huddersfield 407; v. Portsmouth 411, 412; v. QPR 431; v. Notts Forest 434, 435; v. West Bromwich 444; v. Birmingham 458; v. Watford 463; v. Blackburn 480, 481; v. Bolton 483; v. Man U recovering players 493; v. Gillingham 495; v. Crewe 512; v. Portsmouth 541; v. Sheffield Wednesday 553; v. Blackburn 568; v. Wimbledon 575; v. Birmingham 580, 581; v. Sheffield United 587; v. Bradford 687

Burnside, David 302–3

Burton, John 194, 443

Bush, Bill 154, 171, 175, 217, 235, 257, 263, 322, 441, 443, 451, 557, 570, 611, 641–2

Bush, George: campaign ad 604n

Bush, George W., US President 384, 416; and elections 446, 447, 452, 453, 458; elected President 464; relations with TB 468, 479–80, 493; inauguration 499; orders US–UK attacks on Iraq 523n; meeting with TB at Camp David 533–6; on NMD 589; visit to London 669, 670, 671, 672–3, 674; and 9/11 694

Bush, Laura 535, 536

Butler, Brian 641

Butler, Sir Robin 405

Butler, Right Revd Dr Thomas 482

Butterfield, Leslie 650, 651

Buzek, Jerzy 415

Byers, Stephen: and BMW/Rover 142, 236, 265, 276–7, 280, 281, 282, 284, 307–8; and euro 339, 340, 341, 342, 344–5, 353; on On the Record 360; and reshuffle 362; complains about Treasury 363; and fuel blockades 394, 398, 399, 433; in North-East 444; and by-election turnout 463; as campaigner 538; and Bower book on Robinson 555 and n; critical of Sophie Wessex 573; and PEBs 623; and reshuffle 632; critical of GB 688

Byrne, Colin 80

Byrne, David 150, 159

Caborn, Dick 633

Callaghan, Bill 128

Callaghan, James (Jim) 299

Calman, Sir Kenneth 331n

Camdessus, Michel 183n

Cameron, David 625n

Campbell, Betty 25, 119, 177, 200, 222, 296, 367, 524, 562, 578

Campbell, Calum: at FA Cup Final 33; birthday 94; at Burnley matches with AC 99, 240, 264, 301, 304, 305, 393, 397, 463, 495, 553, 575, 580, 687; taken to football by AC 124; at other matches 125, 246; school events 140, 181; angry at AC working on Saturdays 176; refuses to do homework 178; on Millennium Eve 195, 196, 197; at grandparents’ 200, 296; in Blackpool with AC 228; grounded 234; skating 247; mugged 266–7; plays football with TB and AC 298; mugged again 359; runs at Hammersmith 360; with AC at Kew 366; fighting 377; taken to Walthamstow Dogs for birthday 377; AC calls from US 389; at Chequers 393; tennis with AC 425, 439; on London Eye with Blair boys and Putin’s daughters 436; at the Dome for New Year’s Eve 485; swimming with AC 487; at The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 488; sad for PM 505; at Audrey Millar’s birthday party 509; in Suffolk 527; thinks AC should leave job 551; notices AC gets recognised more 581; and school trip 642; birthday party 681

Campbell, Donald 114, 200, 296, 429; and Leo Blair’s christening 378; talks to journalists 562; birthday party 578; illness 681, 686

Campbell, Grace: outings with AC 23, 165; AC at her school events 34, 140; on Millennium Eve 196, 197; and Beckham 246; goes skating 247; and BA 296; and Leo Blair’s birth 319; taken to Walthamstow Dogs 377; at Britney Spears concert 418; swims with AC 425; first football match 431; on London Eye with Blair boys and Putin’s daughters 436; at No. 10 444; at the Dome for New Year’s Eve 485; swimming with AC 487; at The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 488; wants S Club 7 autographs 626; sports day 640; as Rachel Kinnock’s bridesmaid 674, 675; French holiday 683, 684

Campbell, Menzies (Ming) 170

Campbell, Nicky 157, 158, 611

Campbell, Rory: illness 11; at FA Cup Final 33; at Champions League Final 35, 36; collects Chinese meal with AC and JP 97; taken to football by AC 124; on Millennium Eve 195, 196, 197; plays football 203; at matches with AC 234, 240, 246, 393, 412, 491, 537, 687, 690; skating 247; mugged 266–7; plays up 273; running 273; at grandparents’ 296; plays football with TB and AC 298; doing brilliantly at school 342; mugged again 359, 360–61; with AC at Kew 366; fighting 377; taken to Walthamstow Dogs 377; runs with AC in France 383; at Chequers 393; joined by AC on running track 416; birthday dinner 433; on London Eye with Blair boys and Putin’s daughters 436; at the Dome for New Year’s Eve 485; at The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 488; sad for PM 505; at AC’s eleven o’clock 506; at Audrey Millar’s birthday party 508, 509; against AC leaving job 551, 578; in mini marathon 581; astute view of politics 626; and election victory 635, 636; training 644; has session with Moorcroft 675; French holiday 683, 684

Canavan, Dennis 263, 481n

Caplin, Carole 110, 365, 526–7, 634, 671–2

Card, Andrew 533, 673–4

Carey, George, Archbishop of Canterbury 195

Carlisle: FMD (2001) 556, 558

Casey, Louise 186, 187

‘cash for wigs’ row 526 and n

Castle, Baroness Barbara 262

CBI see Confederation of British Industry

CDS see Guthrie, General Sir Charles

Ceauşescu, Nicolae, President of Romania 8

Centrepoint (homeless charity) 187

Ceredigion by-election (2000) 227 and n, 229n

Channel 4: Confessions of a Spin Doctor 119; Channel 4 News 82, 84, 113, 152, 209

Charlemagne Prize 20n

Charles, Prince of Wales 139; and GM food debate 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 151; takes William hunting 151; and TB 143–4, 145, 151–2, 542, 556, 677; marriage to Camilla Parker-Bowles 169–70; has joke Dome 192; absent from real one 196; on European defence 483; and Prince’s Trust donation 551, 552; his old-fashionedness 659

Charlton, Sir Bobby 94, 124

Chechnya (2000) 260, 261, 290, 291, 292, 374

Chelsea FC 295, 319

Cheney, Dick 532–3

Chernomyrdin, Viktor 39

child benefit 214, 223

child poverty 238, 239, 312

Child Support Agency (CSA) 104, 160

Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill 282 and n

China: and NATO bombing of Belgrade Embassy (1999) 15–16; human rights issues 140; see also Jiang Zemin

Chirac, Jacques 60; goes to Moscow 4; and Kosovo 28, 32, 41, 42; TB’s views on 60–61, 348; and Robertson’s NATO appointment 94, 95; on NATO 168–9; at Helsinki summit 184; at Lisbon 272; Reichstag speech 355; rude to US Treasury Secretary 372–3; annoys Putin 374; argues with TB on debt relief 375; at P5 meeting 391; coos over Leo Blair 392; and debate on Europe 413; at Biarritz European Council 423; video-conference with TB 453; in Sedgefield 467; at Nice summit 470, 471, 472, 473–5; attacks all and sundry at summit 517; on Europe defence 517; discussed by TB and Chrétien 531; and 9/11 693

CHOGM see Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

Chrétien, Jean 59, 530–32

CIA 243, 536

City of Leicester School 170

Civil Service: reform needed 31, 262, 689; GB’s ideas 106–7; heads of information meetings 86, 109, 221, 677–8; and RW’s reform plans 107, 112; Oxbridge domination 325, 326

Clare, Bill 104, 107

Clark, Alan 103, 105–6, 170

Clark, David 201

Clark, Gert 8, 9

Clark, Jane 106, 191

Clark, General Wesley (SACEUR) 3, 6; and Braithwaite 3, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 44; invites AC for dinner 8; on TB 9; loses temper with Berger 10; discussions with AC 9, 11, 17–18; and bombing of Chinese Embassy 13, 14; pleased with Telegraph headline 16; weary 17; and BC 18, 20; feeling undermined 21; and Korisa incident 23; and Kosovo 24, 34, 38, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47; and Russian troop deployment 48–9, 50–51, 52, 53, 54, 55; furious at article on him and Jackson 62; loves AC’s draft speech on Kosovo 62; visits Kosovo 63; interviewed by Wintour 89; dismissed 95, 96; and Jackson 97; given dinner by TB 171; on Gore 433

Clarke, Charles 93 and n, 191; and GICS 101; ‘bogged down’ 235; BBC Online interview 248; ‘bumptious’ 322; and on-the-spot fines 358; and Cabinet reshuffle 632, 636n, 637, 642; ideas liked by TB 650; good on political front 650, 654; exasperated with RW 652; excellent on Newsnight 659; on unions and PPP 662–3; keen to attack BBC 666; impresses AC 672; feels need for real change and focus 676–7; JP has doubts about 682; at Chequers awayday 688, 689; wants greater clarity from TB 691

Clarke, Kenneth (KC) 62, 86, 128, 133–4, 663, 670

Clarke, Martin 259, 386

Cleaver, Magi 287, 390, 392, 647, 672

Cleese, John 111

Clifford, Max 340, 377 and n

Clifford, Lt Col Robin 46, 50, 51, 55–6, 57–8

Clinton, President Bill (BC): and Kosovo 5, 7, 8–9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 21, 23, 25, 33, 40, 53, 59; and General Clark 16, 95; relations with TB 25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 47–8; and Yeltsin 61; and NI talks 68, 72, 74–5, 78, 233, 301, 477–8, 479, 497; and Robertson’s NATO appointment 95; at Florence seminar 166–7; criticised by Chirac 169; looks and sounds better than TB 354; at Tokyo G8 (2000) 372, 374, 375; his speech to the Democratic Convention 383; and Scottish cashmere 389; at P5 meeting 391–2; and Leo Blair 392; and MEPP 421, 423; and TB 464, 468, 479, 480, 624, 660, 662; does impromptu interview at Wimbledon 661 and n; on Gore and GB 665; and Carole Caplin 671–2

Clinton, Hillary 16, 18, 20–21, 22, 166, 392, 448, 477, 479, 480

Coates, Ralph 393

Coats Viyella 390

Cobra: and fuel protests 394 and n, 398, 399; and FMD 560, 561, 562, 567, 569, 570, 577, 637; and 9/11 693–4

Cockerell, Michael: What Makes Tony Tick? 222, 284; films News from Number 10 180, 211, 249, 252, 257, 262, 264–5, 277, 279, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 290, 291, 292, 294, 303, 306–7, 309–10, 318, 351, 357, 365; gets flak from press 300; as a Downing Street insider 320–21; at Sunday briefing 340; feels he’s being set up 342–3; distancing from 366; resultant film 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 377, 380, 384, 393; on AC 577

Coe, Nicky 675

Coe, Sebastian 429, 675

Coffman, Hilary 63, 104, 105, 108, 128, 165, 201, 203, 205, 255, 334, 379, 420, 510, 599, 601

Cohen, William (Bill) 8, 9, 16, 22, 25, 95, 469, 470 and n

Cole, USS 421 and n

Colonna, Catherine 4, 12, 13, 14, 17, 30, 60, 470, 471, 517

Colvin, David 433

Colvin, Michael 299n

Committee on Standards in Public Life: report (2000) 207 and n, 405

Commons Standards and Privileges

Committee 264 and n, 464–5, 483, 589–90, 591 and n

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 158–60

community service orders 160

Comprehensive Spending Review (2000) 266, 268, 326, 327, 330, 349–50, 357; meetings 341–2, 361, 366, 368, 370, 371

Concorde 377 and n, 389

Confederation of British Industry (CBI) 124, 276, 313, 314, 433n, 438, 440

Congress of the Socialist International, Paris 156

Connery, Sean 191

Connor, Bill 441

Conservative Party: gains in local authority elections (1999) 11n; and NI negotiations 79, 83; wins by-election 89; up in polls 138, 330, 403, 406, 425; filibustering to oppose Disqualifications Bill 219 and n; ‘dead’ 244; and asylum seekers 283, 285, 286; and local elections (2000) 302n; and health 350–51’ ‘Believing in Britain’ manifesto 387; and fuel crisis 400, 402, 404; and pensions 411–12, 518; Conference 412; election promises of tax cuts 601, 602, 608, 610, 611, 614; and NICs 611, 612; and Europe 604, 620; ‘unravelling’ 624; leadership contest 663–4, 666, 668, 670; see also Hague, William; Major, John; Portillo, Michael; Smith, Iain Duncan; Thatcher, Margaret

Constantinescu, Emil, President of Romania 8, 230

Cook, Gaynor 429, 637

Cook, Greg 676

Cook, Margaret 102

Cook, Robin (RC): and Kosovo 11, 13, 23, 25, 28, 29, 32, 36, 40, 41, 42, 58; on European elections 58; as possible Secretary-General of NATO 83–4; and the euro 104, 105, 200, 201, 204, 208, 344, 457; and GB 106, 346, 458, 459, 614; and East Timor 109; at Chequers 112; and Cabinet reshuffle 130; and Britain in Europe launch 133; at Tampere summit 136, 137; on Frost 138; at Helsinki summit 182; suggests PR referendum 204; ‘diddling’ 212; on the media 271, 272; on Mugabe at Europe–Africa summit 283; and Zimbabwe 294, 301; on local elections 301; on Frost 312; and elitism/opportunity debate 325, 326; pleased to be asked to do domestic political speeches 330; in Sierra Leone 338; and plot to kill Gaddafi 358 n; complains of being briefed against by the Treasury 363; and EMU 365, 613; and fall of Milosevic 415, 416; and MEPP 421, 422, 423, 424; sings Levy’s praises 423, 424; at DD’s funeral 429; fights against Euroscepticism 452–3; on Thatcher 457; blames PM for euro row 459; blamed for European defence row 461; on Frost 463; at Nice summit 472, 473, 476; at Cabinet 510; stands up for Vaz 512–13; and bombing of Iraq 523–4; on conference call reshuffles 568; speech on race 579–80 and n, 581, 582; disgruntled 616; and PEB 620; and Cabinet reshuffle 633–4, 636 and n, 637; impressive in Cabinet 643; comic in his pomposity 664; on NMD 672

Cooper, Yvette 131, 424

Copeland, David 3n, 5

Corbett, Gerald 428, 434, 436–7, 440

Corbyn, Jeremy 190, 438

Corus 498, 552

Coulson, Andy 625n

Countryside Alliance 122, 227, 623

Countryside Bill (2000) 251

Coventry City FC 204

Cowen, Brian 226, 296, 301

Cox, Peter 430

Craig, Jon 303, 346

Craigie, Jill 211

Cram, Steve 675

Crawford, Geoff 43, 139, 192, 295, 296, 482

Crawshaw, Steve 118

crime 24, 132, 211, 212, 214, 234, 251, 306, 313, 315, 316, 320, 346, 385, 386, 390, 466, 467, 469, 496, 500, 622

Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) Bill 214 and n, 215

criminal justice system 214, 215, 331–2, 530

Crisp, Nigel 453

Crowley, P. J. (PJ) 3, 13, 19, 35

Croydon rally (2001) 624

Cruddace, Martin 308

Cruddas, Jon 194, 334

CSA see Child Support Agency

CSR see Comprehensive Spending Review

Cullen, Lord William 126, 127, 128

Cunningham, Jack (JC) 58, 91, 93, 104, 111, 112, 128, 130, 131, 237, 647

curfew orders, youth 102, 103

Dacre, Nigel 192

Dacre, Paul 114, 182, 213, 247, 331, 369, 460,

602 Dafis, Cynog 227n

Daily Express 91, 114, 135, 138, 146, 187, 334, 348, 349, 351, 387, 462, 463–4, 476, 519, 602

Daily Mail 25, 38, 64, 91, 112, 114, 120, 125, 138, 148, 157, 165, 174, 178, 179, 182–3, 184, 185, 186, 191, 201, 202, 215, 217, 236, 238, 260, 270, 292, 329, 331, 334, 335, 353, 357, 362, 363, 369, 399, 404, 415, 425, 440, 442, 461, 469, 483, 492, 510, 513, 516, 518, 520, 554, 555, 574, 579, 602

Daily Mirror 19, 41, 94, 105–6, 114–15, 122–3, 163–4, 208–9, 211, 215, 216, 246, 247, 249, 276, 291, 338, 356, 369, 399, 426, 440, 441, 462–3, 629, 630, 632, 648

Daily Record 102, 123, 258, 259, 263, 386, 418–19, 430

Daily Sport 191

Daily Star 190, 549, 602, 604

Daily Telegraph 16, 28, 57, 58, 79, 89, 117, 125, 140, 141, 165, 169, 192, 193, 204, 212, 225, 230, 233, 236, 251, 263, 276, 292, 329, 335, 341, 366, 368, 415, 445, 453, 454, 463, 465, 516, 518, 602, 627, 653, 675, 690; see also Jones, George

D’Alema, Massimo 19, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 95, 167

Dalyell, Tam 63, 452n

Damazer, Mark 192, 520

Dando, Jill 111, 172–3, 230, 452, 655 and n, 657

Darling, Alistair (AD): on welfare 31; at Cabinet 112; goes over problems with AC 316; impresses AC 322, 323, 324, 341; vaccine damage statement 354–5; and reshuffle 362; briefs on tax cuts 387; and pensions 394, 438; good response to Hague 469; at AC’s conference call on TV debates 495; and election campaign 593, 596, 610, 611; and reshuffle 632, 636n, 637; on incapacity benefit reform 658 and n, 660

da Silva, Reinaldo 90, 101, 132, 508, 509

Davies, David 65, 276, 327, 329, 347–8

Davies, Gavyn 651 and n, 652

Davies, Val 253, 254, 255, 256, 259, 260, 273

Davis, David 191, 240, 664

Day, Air Chief Marshal Sir John 171

Day, Stockwell 530

Deacon, Susan 285

Dearlove, Sir Richard (‘C’) 90, 218

Deayton, Angus 690

de Brún, Bairbre 188, 479

de Chastelain, John 21–2, 68, 69, 70, 72–3, 77–8, 161, 223, 224, 226, 233, 237

Dehaene, Jean-Luc 645

Delors, Jacques 645

Dempster, Nigel 25

Denham, John 321, 362, 499

Denmark: euro referendum 411

Department for International Development (DFID) 5, 248, 250, 252, 351

Desmond, Richard 462 and n, 464, 468, 519, 541–2, 549

Devonshire, Duke of 553

Dewar, Donald (DD) 23, 102, 257, 258, 259; death and tributes 418–19, 420–21, 422, 461n; funeral 422, 424, 428–9

Dewar, Ian 418

Dewar, Marion 418

DFID see Department for International Development

D’Hondt system of voting 21 and n, 23

Diana memorial 114, 115

Dibble, Tom 617

Dickson, Niall 269

Dilks, Phil 187, 189

Dimbleby, David 606

Dimbleby, Jonathan 468, 476

Dobbie, Peter 577

Dobson, Frank (Dobbo) 91, 92, 94, 100; runs for London Mayor 125, 126–7, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 136, 137, 144, 145, 148, 149, 154, 158, 160, 161, 162–3, 164, 165, 167, 180, 186, 194, 200, 201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219–20, 235; bad at media ball 173; interviewed by TB 240; wins Labour nomination 241, 242; his plans for London Underground 244; on Question Time 250–51; and crime 251, 254 and n; fails to be elected 255, 256, 257, 262–3, 287, 295, 296, 302n; and AC 312, 481

Dobson, Janet 220, 241, 321

Dome, the see Millennium Dome

Donaldson, Jeffrey 66, 70, 71, 73, 77

Douglas-Home, Sholto 149

Downes, Christopher 508 and n

drugs 115, 230, 237, 240, 258, 323, 386, 413, 415, 416, 424, 428, 554, 662

Drumcree march (1999) 65, 67 and n, 68, 71, 72, 79

Dubs, Alf 174

Duisenberg, Wim 348 and n

Dukakis, Michael 604n

Dunkirk veterans’ parade (2000) 323, 326

Dunn, Andrew 456, 661

Dunn, Baroness Lydia 393

Dunwoody, Gwyneth 92, 239, 664, 670

Durham University (2000) 331 and n, 332

Dwyer, Terri 630

Dyke, Greg 195–6

Eastman, Julia 370

East Timor 105 and n, 109, 111, 113

ECB see European Central Bank

Ecclestone, Bernie 403 and n, 404, 405, 407

ECHR see European Court of Human Rights

Economist, The 236, 489

Eddisbury, Cheshire: by-election (1999) 80 and n, 84, 85 and n, 86, 89

Eden Project, Cornwall (2000) 227

Edinburgh 259, 386, 617

Edmonds, John 403, 409, 410, 652, 669 and n, 670, 691

education and schools 142, 143, 213, 216, 225, 330, 331, 346, 369 and n, 385, 678, 679; ‘bog-standard comprehensives’ 518, 519–20, 521; White Paper 663, 664, 665–6, 668, 680, 688; see also London Oratory; universities

Edwards, Anne 47, 65

Edwards, Martin 65, 94, 124

Eichel, Hans 182, 183

Elder, Murray 381

Elizabeth II, Queen 36, 169; TB’s audiences with 39, 43, 72, 152, 320, 387, 556–7, 562, 563, 594, 636; and AC 139; on Millennium Eve 192, 196, 200; and Putin 288; and Mugabe 295, 296; and Leo Blair’s birth 319

Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Queen 312n, 313, 387, 445

Empey, Reg 70, 71, 78

EMU (European Monetary Union) 58, 61, 88, 91, 132, 133, 147, 201, 342, 355, 361, 373, 386, 430, 515, 613, 660; see also euro

Engel, Matthew 418

Enstone-Watts, Charlie 304, 305

Esso 400

EU Charter of Fundamental Rights 422 and n, 423

EU Objective One funds, Treasury match funding of 229 and n, 284

euro and euro referendum xii, 85, 172, 205, 213, 348, 360, 361, 386, 406, 455, 458, 615, 621, 623, 641, 650, 689; see also under Blair, Tony: views; Brown, Gordon; Cook, Robin

Euro 2000 Football 107, 160, 327, 345 and n, 349, 361

Eurobonds 183

European Central Bank (ECB) 348, 651

European Councils 413; see Biarritz; Feira; Helsinki; Lisbon; Stockholm; Tampere

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) 238, 327

European defence 458, 459, 460, 461, 483, 517, 531, 532, 533

European elections (1999) 52–3 and n, 54, 58

Evans, Alun 152

Evans, Craig 606 and n

Evans, Steve 111

Evening Standard 101, 104, 112, 133, 136, 137, 159, 206, 212, 243, 249, 255, 271, 356, 388, 597

Everton FC 625

Ewing, Annabelle 117n

Exeter University (2000) 225

Face, The 212

Falconer, Charlie, Lord 24, 38, 60, 125, 129, 131; and beef ban 146, 147, 149; and Mo Mowlam as Mayor 179, 180; and Millennium Dome 106, 185, 191, 192, 193, 194, 196, 199, 202, 203, 227, 229, 326, 389, 390, 393, 395, 412, 417, 451; and Ros Mark 253, 254, 255; on TB 280–81; discusses AC’s role with him 282; and the Grid 297, 298, 308, 345; at GB’s meetings 312, 316; at NHS meeting 315; works on TBWA speech with AC 317, 318; his children’s education 330; his character assessments 484; New Year’s party 485; on the Lords 572; and campaign strategy 599; and the ‘Prescott punch’ 606, 607

Falconer, Marianna 195, 485

Falkirk West by-election (2000) 481 and n, 483

Falun Gong, the 142

Far East prisoners-of-war, compensation for 323, 445–6, 447

Farhi, Nicole: jumpers 5, 320, 537

Farish, William S., III 673

Fatchett, Derek 15

Faull, Jonathan 414, 465

FCO see Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Feelgood (play) 499

Feira, Portugal: European Council meeting (2000) 345, 346, 347–9, 350

Ferguson, Alex: and Manchester United 33, 35, 65, 124, 147, 149, 234, 690; and a possible knighthood 35–6, 37; campaigns for Labour 38; and Kate Hoey 94; on Beckham 116; and the media 116, 123, 211, 263; on TB 158; wants to travel round the world 179; and RUC dinner 277; testimonial dinner 279–80; on local elections 305; and Rory Campbell 360–61; on Cockerell film 373; loses passport 452; advises AC to stay 537, 538, 539, 543, 661; GB wants in drugs campaign 554; and the ‘Prescott punch’ 607; and election campaign 609, 625

Ferguson, Cathy 35–6, 179, 280

Ferguson, Darren 305

Ferguson, Mark 36

Ferris, Martin 77, 87, 479

Field, Frank 93–4, 322, 323 and n, 324

Filkin, Elizabeth 464–5 and n, 483, 589–90

Financial Times 94, 159, 206, 265, 276, 287, 309, 313, 331, 408, 448, 455, 513, 582, 599, 601, 616, 649, 660

Finnigan, Judy 105

Fischer, Joschka 413

Fisher, Mark 326

Fitzpatrick, Brian 418

Flanagan, Ronnie, Chief Constable of RUC 303, 477, 498

Fleischer, Ari 533, 535, 673

Fletcher, Kim 116

Fletcher, Martin 346

floods (2000) 440 and n, 441, 442–3, 450, 451, 540

FMD see foot-and-mouth disease

Follett, Barbara 359, 403

Follett, Ken 359–60, 361, 403

Food Standards Agency 462

Foot, Michael 211

Foot, Paul 211

foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) 531, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 548–76 passim; and vaccination 564, 577, 578, 579; and Phoenix the calf 583, 584; coming under control 581, 582, 587; press conference 588–9, 590; inquiry 666; and disinfection programme 675

Football Foundation, launch of (2000) 377

football hooligans 327, 345 and n, 346–7, 348, 364, 368, 581

Ford Motors, Dagenham 240, 309, 310

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) 113, 133, 206, 208, 218, 262, 272, 281, 291, 295, 296, 325, 344, 358n, 421, 433, 434, 462, 657

Fort George, RFA ship 250, 251, 252

Foster, Brendan 675

Foster, Derek 294

Fox, Liam 104

Francis, Ted 165n

Franks, Tim 622

Freedland, Jonathan 403

Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Eduardo, President of Chile 136

French ferry blockade (2000) 386

Freud, Matthew 149, 589

Frost, Sir David 130, 275, 351, 379, 562, 626, 671

Frost interviewees: Dobson 129, 130; Major 130; Hague 138, 280, 495; Woodward 189; RC 204, 312, 463; TB 207, 210, 212, 213–14, 407, 487, 490, 491, 492, 600; GB 274, 452; PM 305; Guthrie 393; AC 412; DB 425, 649; JP 444

fuel protests 393–403 passim, 421, 425–6, 433–4, 435–6, 437, 439, 440, 441, 442, 444–5, 450, 452, 453

G8 summits 11, 45–6, 59, 372–6, 671

Gaddafi, Muammar al- 283, 358 and n

Galbraith, Sam 386

Gale, Roger 165

Gallagher, Dermot 76

Gambaccini, Paul 185, 187

Garvaghy Road residents association 65, 67, 78

Garvey, Kate 454, 455, 499, 586, 595, 641, 647, 657

Gedling (2001) 600

Geldof, Bob 60, 499

Genoa G8 summit (2001) 671; riots 674, 675 and n

George, Barry 655n

George, Eddie 284, 646

Georgievski, Ljubčo 7, 654

Gerbeau, Pierre-Yves 227, 228 and n, 229, 326, 485

GFA see Good Friday Agreement

GICS (Government Information and Communication Service) 101, 152, 680; see also Granatt, Mike

Gilbert, John 92

Gill, Ben 537, 564, 579

Giuliani, Carlo 675n

Givens, Robin 206n

Glasgow: Cessna plane crash (1999) 102 and n; Phoenix drugs project 258; conference (2001) 523, 524–5

Glasgow Anniesland by-election (2000) 461n, 463

Glavany, Jean 152, 159

Gligorov, Kiro, President of Macedonia 7

GM (genetically modified) food 34, 38, 39, 43, 63, 138, 246, 247,

GMB 670, 691; see also Edmonds, John

GMTV 19, 124, 178, 234, 343, 438, 573, 598, 630

Good Friday Agreement (GFA; 1998) 21, 70, 71, 174n, 188, 497

Goodlad, Sir Alastair 80n

Goodman, Elinor 84, 152

Goodman, Geoffrey 211

Gordon, Fiona 467

Gordon, Jimmy (Lord Gordon of Strathblane) 418

Gore, Al 8, 374, 384, 388, 416, 421, 433, 446, 447; and election fiasco 451 and n, 452, 458, 464, 478, 673; and the Clintons 479, 665

Gorman, Teresa 356

Gospel Oak primary school (2001) 655–6

Gothenburg: riots (2001) 644

Goudie, Baroness Mary 381

Gould, Georgia 635, 636

Gould, Grace 375

Gould, Philip: on lack of focus 34, 37–8, 90; on European elections 52; his focus groups 64, 80, 110, 111, 116, 118–19, 128, 172, 182, 232, 355; at SCU meeting 85; on GB 90; on ‘spin’ 99–100, 108; on Hamilton-South by-election (1999) 107; on PM/TB relations 108; at heads of information session 109; and TB’s conference speech 106, 119, 121, 125; and Dobson 131, 132, 202, 257, 262; on Geoffrey Robinson 140; on Labour’s failings 141, 144, 145, 146, 278, 306; on Hague 146, 542, 573–4; on Livingstone 154; and news of CB’s baby 164, 165; monitors Mail 174; worries about Dome 194; on TB and Livingstone 205; at meeting with GB 208, 209; worries about government 213, 214, 217; sets up Mail reader focus group 221; on TB and GB 224, 229, 241–2; helps with TB’s centenary speech 245; NHS poll 263; concerned at TB’s lack of conviction 281; at GB’s meeting 287; in NI 288, 289; and by-elections 302; tells AC of press smear 305; learns from the Americans 311; at meeting on NHS 315; at TBWA brainstorming sessions 317, 318; on Leo Blair’s birth 323; and leaked memos 326, 327, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 355, 356, 370, 371, 373, 375, 377, 378; latest polls 330, 365; on TB 331, 334, 335, 344, 385; and TB’s WI speech 332, 333, 334, 337; on AC’s workload 341; down on PM 346; wants to hammer Mail 361–2; on FM 383; on fuel prices 401; reports on Gore/Bush contest 416; on TB/AC, TB/GB and GB/PM relations 431, 432; disastrous groups 433; on Bremner 438; speaks to TB about his ‘disconnectedness’ 439; and US elections 446, 452; his wife’s view of him 492; and PM/Hinduja affair 505, 509, 512; irritated by indecision in GB’s meetings 510; on Labour’s dysfunctional relations 518; rubbishes PH’s draft speech 523; worried about Tories 548; on GB 548, 551, 587; feels AC has lost his drive 551; worried about FMD 554; and election strategy 554, 555; and postponement of election 555, 564, 565; birthday party 567; and election campaign 595, 613, 615, 620, 621, 627, 628, 631; on Hague 596, 597, 618; feels AC should be at Millbank 600, 601; advises him not to leave job 661, 684; on Alexander 622; exasperated with GB 624; on election day 633, 636

Govan shipyard (2000) 286, 288

Government Information and Communication Service (GICS) 101

Grabiner, Tony, QC 352

Granatt, Mike 152, 275, 439, 557, 562, 563, 569, 572, 577, 641, 648, 665

Grangemouth refinery (2000) 399

Grant, Bernie 285, 294 and n

Grant, Richard E. 452

Green Alliance: and TB speech 433 and n

Greenberg, Stan 90, 145, 154, 251, 331, 388, 402, 447, 462, 555, 583, 618, 676; polls 90, 174, 243, 244, 288, 330, 378, 404, 459, 552, 613–14

Greengross, Sally 447

Greenslade, Roy 111, 312

Grey-Thompson, Tanni 581

Grice, Andy 91, 238, 296, 427, 582

Grid, the 129

Grocott, Bruce 89; and reshuffle 91, 131; on TB’s reprimand by Speaker 174; on Woodward’s defection 190; supports AC’s attack on press 249; on TB 282; and TB’s WI speech 334; on PLP and Cockerell film 371; lack of motivation 383; and TB’s conference speech 408; and compensation for Far East PoWs 447; and mystery donors 487; on AC’s ‘bog-standard comprehensives’ comment 521; thinks AC should campaign ‘on the road’ 539, 580; and manifesto 574; AC pleased to have around 600–1; election campaign 608, 617, 626; and Cabinet reshuffle 632–3, 634; supportive of AC 633, 663; gets FCO post 638–9

Gromov, Alexey 262, 461

Guardian 32, 111, 143, 173, 177, 189, 193, 236, 238, 239, 242, 247, 263, 269, 276, 290, 312, 335, 355, 358, 359, 363, 369, 377, 403, 408n, 418, 520, 598, 624, 653, 668, 691; polls 213, 256, 314; see also White, Mike

Guterres, Antonio 256, 283, 475

Guthrie, General Sir Charles (CDS) 5, 46; with TB 5, 6; and US rejection of ground forces 15; critical of General Clark 16, 18; and French support 26; on dealing with Serbs 47; and Russian troop deployment 48, 49, 51; on victory in Kosovo 53; has shouting match with AC 54; and AC’s trip to Kosovo 57; and AC’s speech on the media 62, 81–2; dinner with PM and AC 90; likes Hoon 145; over the top re TB’s leadership 171; and freeing of hostages in Sierra Leone 393; defended by TB 462, 463; on the disabled 482

Hadley, Steve 533

Hagerty, Bill 211, 229, 341

Hague, Ffion 196

Hague, The: environment talks (2000) 464 and n

Hague, William: on Europe 39–40, 62; and NI 63, 79; and Eddisbury by-election 85; TB worried that he will be replaced

(‘Haguery’) 102, 107, 108; and the media 125, 126; conference speech 127, 128; and Thatcher 134; attacked by Major and Patten 133–4; ‘Keep the Pound’ campaign 137, 138, 140, 236; good on Frost 138; ‘dead’ 146; at PMQs 141, 153, 157, 167, 186, 187, 207; and TB’s baby 164, 319; and Archer 167, 186 and n; his jokes 170–71, 174, 185; and Woodward’s defection 186, 189 and n, 190; at Millennium Dome 196; and healthcare policy 212; ‘a bit pathetic’ 216; and Tory filibuster 219, 220; does reshuffle 224; NFU speech 225; accuses Labour of being soft on drugs 230; and Michael’s resignation 231; and taxes 263, 264, 269, 281–2; TB’s view of 272, 542; and BMW/Rover 276–7; Harrogate conference speech 280 and n, 281; and Post Office 288; and asylum 292–3, 294, 295; and Tony Martin case 297; liked by Yelland 297; clashes with Kennedy 298–9; on Today 299; GB on 301; moves to change law on double jeopardy 312; speech to Police Federation 316; accused of opportunism and bandwagoning 323, 426, 427, 457, 574; doing well 333, 336, 338, 355, 356; dumps tax guarantee 367, 368; funny in the House 369; does Section 28 in PMQs 378; bad on Today 388; and fuel protests 398, 402; poor conference speech 414, 415; and drugs ‘shambles’ 416; at DD’s funeral 428; plans speech on West Lothian Question 452, 453; PMQs 454, 466, 493; TB on 458, 463; and Desmond 468; promises tax cuts 469; and Queen’s Speech 469; and Damilola Taylor and MacPherson report 479, 481, 482; and Bush 493; pictured on poster with Thatcher’s hair 494, 510, 598, 621, 622; challenges TB to TV debate 495; and PM/Hinduja affair 505; ‘spooks’ TB 514; does EMU at PMQs 515; calls for Vaz to be sacked 551, and FMD 555, 556, 561, 569–70, 580; attacked by RC 580n; has best one-liners at PMQs 596; election campaign 595, 597, 606, 608, 610; and Europe 618, 623; announces resignation 641 and n; and Queen’s Speech debate 647; last PMQs 671

Haider, Jörg 221 and n, 223, 271

Hain, Peter 262, 283, 368, 411, 505, 538, 658

Haines, Joe 170, 356

Hakim, Faz 294

Halifax (2001) 608

Hall, Tony 61, 164, 230, 248, 272, 441, 579

Halliwell, Geri 589

Hamilton South by-election (1999) 102, 105, 107, 117 and n

Hamlyn, Paul 487, 488

Hamman, Sam 246

Hammell, Joan 96, 566

Hammersmith and Fulham 118

Hammond, Anthony, QC: Inquiry and report 503–4, 506, 507, 516, 518, 520, 521–3, 530, 537, 538, 539, 541, 542–3, 545–6

Handley, David 440, 441, 442, 444, 445, 448, 450, 451, 553

Hannay, David 39

Hanson, David 644, 650, 653, 664, 679

Hardy, James 441, 445

Harman, Harriet 403, 639

Harman, Sir John 558

Harrington, Illtyd 508 and n

Harris, Chris 269

Harris, Jonathan 254

Harris, Robert 503, 505, 510

Hart, David 625

Hartpury Agricultural College (2001) 540

Harvey, Nick 350

Hastilow, Nigel 493

Hastings, Max 101, 136, 249, 389, 687

Hatfield rail crash (2000) 426, 427, 428, 464n

Hattersley, Roy 337, 679

Hayman, Baroness Helene 578

Healey, John 680

Heathcoat-Amory, Edward 520

Hellawell, Keith 104, 230, 237, 258

Helm, Sarah 349, 351

Helsinki European Council (1999) 172, 178, 180, 181–4, 458n

Hemel Hempstead Hospital (2001) 627

Henman, Tim 662

Hennessy, Professor Peter 222

Herald 258, 262, 263, 616

Herald Tribune 57, 59, 62, 375

Heseltine, Michael (MH) 62, 86, 128, 133–4, 321, 463, 482, 485

Hester, Laura 454

Hewitt, Gavin 433

Hewitt, Patricia 93 and n, 191, 277; in Cabinet 632, 633, 634, 636n, 654

Heye, Uwe-Karsten 17

Heywood, Jeremy: at EMU meeting 58; on cost of TB’s bathroom 98; on public spending 115; and Mo Mowlam 157; dinner with AC 183; at meeting on EU presentation unit 249; backs AC over local elections 288, 290, 291; not happy with new set-up 308–9; and CSR 345–6; in Feira 348; critical of TB 352; in Japan 373; and fuel protests 398, 436, 443; and Corbett 437; and criminal record checks 514; worries about Budget 538; surprised at CB’s and FM’s anger at planned changes 549; and FMD 556, 564, 570, 577; on improving TB’s modus operandi 590; says GB is not happy with Tube deal 591; memo on public service problems leaked 592; on RW 636; on GB 642, 647; shocked that AC is thinking of leaving 670; on tax credits 678; and education 679; does paper on tax and spend 689

Hill, David 441, 539, 599, 601, 615–16, 620, 621, 623, 624

Hill, Peter 549

Hill, Robert 203, 209, 285, 287, 315, 329, 378, 644, 657, 671, 678, 679, 689, 692

Hince, Vernon 242, 243

Hinduja, Srichand: passport application affair 499 and n, 500–1, 502–8, 509, 510

Hinton, Les 378, 540

Hodges, Dan 151

Hoey, Kate 93–4, 638, 657

Hoge, Warren 351

Hollick, Lord Clive 167, 464, 468

Holmes, John 271, 281, 346, 348

Hombach, Bodo 272

homosexuality see Section 28

Hong Kong 142, 393

Honours lists 35, 191, 192, 440

Hoon, Geoff 128, 132, 158, 235; and Guthrie 145, 462; attacked by Clare Short 250, 252; and Sierra Leone hostages 393; at DD’s funeral 428; and bombing of Iraq 523; as campaigner 538; and FMD 558, 569, 580; and 9/11 692, 694

Hope, Dr David, Archbishop of York 566

Hornby, Johnny 318

Horton, Willie 604 and n

House of Lords 113, 191, 214, 229, 232n, 257

Howard, Michael 17

Howarth, Alan 175 and n, 176, 188, 566

Howarth, George 93

Howe, Kevin 307n

Howell, Paul 190

Howells, Kim 130, 133, 573

Hucknall, Mick 280, 609

Hudson, Hugh: My Life So Far 114

Hughes, David 184, 374

Hughes, Karen 673

Hughes, Simon 286, 368, 619

Hume, Cardinal Basil: funeral 64–5

Hume, John 83, 477

Humphrys, John 13, 79, 270, 403, 424, 601

Hunter, Anji: organises TB’s visits to refugee camps 4, 6; on lack of focus 34; tries to set up new media systems in Skopje 44, 45; and GB 63, 106; and Cabinet reshuffle 91, 92, 93; and CB’s pregnancy 120; warns of alienating people 125; and Geoffrey Robinson 142, 143, 146; and mayoral contest 154, 180; and the Millennium 193, 194; works with AC on strategy re the press 223; and GB/TB battle 235; warns AC not to run GB down 236; plays down problems 239; critical of TB 274, 275; at Chequers discussions 278; on need for reform 284; worried about Cockerell’s film 287; on TB/AC relations 313; offers to help AC 322; on Oxbridge row 329, 332; and TB’s WI speech 333, 334, 336, 339; as possible Millbank/Number 10 liaison 340; emails leaked 369–70; annoys AC over crowded diary 372; sees him lose it with TB 376, 377; says she will leave after election 386, 393; reports on PM’s meeting 419; reports on TB’s flood visits 443; wants to leave 489, 495, 511, 578, 580; argues for AC to go to Millbank 490; and PM/Hinduja affair 503; stops GB from seeing AC’s letter 511; and TB’s planned changes 516, 549, 571, 575, 576, 580; and the press 563, 568; and the ‘Prescott punch’ 607; tells AC his name’s mud with GB people 621; saves TB from heckler 627; sorts out photographers 629; TB wants her to stay 634, 635; becomes director of government relations 637, 638, 639–40; feared by GB 640; depressed 645; suspicious of GB and Clare Short 654; at David Frost’s party 659; angry with TB at being told she can leave 684–5

hunting, ban on 81, 89, 103, 106, 122, 151, 154, 340, 341, 342, 357, 418, 425, 445, 482, 483; vote on 495, 496

Hurd, Douglas 647

Hussein, Saddam 532, 533

Hutchison, Ian 325, 329

Hutt, Jane 285

Hutton, Will 403

Hyman, Peter (PH) 99, 100; on Dobson 100; works on TB’s conference speech (1999) 106, 112, 113, 115, 116, 119–20, 121–2; feels Labour has sense of project back again 125; works with Dobson 131; briefs on TB’s education speech 142; at GB’s first strategy meeting 171; and TB’s North-West tour 178; works on TB’s pre-millennium speech 193; wants TB to focus on education 225; works on Budget and health statement 266; suspicious of GB’s motives 268, 286; writes note on New Labour 311, 313; at meeting on NHS 315; at meeting with AD 316; and TB’s WI speech 332, 333, 334, 335; drafts TB’s health statement 378; lack of motivation 383; disillusioned by TB 385; works on conference speech (2000) 407; does papers on strategy 417, 419, 426; at DD’s funeral 428; and GB/PM relations 431–2; on TB 505; compares GB with TB 513; dispirited by PG 523; on Hammond Inquiry 539; critical of TB’s planned changes 549; and election timing 565; at meeting on election issues 583; and TB’s opening speech 592–3; thinks AC should be at Millbank 600; states need for more TB in campaign 622; ‘pissed off’ 642, 649; ‘warm and human’ 657; doing good work 658, 661, 663; at Chequers 678, 680

IMF see International Monetary Fund

immigration 594, see also asylum issues

incapacity benefit 24, 155n, 658, 660

Independent 8, 40, 94, 117, 118, 133, 140, 276, 289, 340, 351, 359, 368, 469, 576, 577, 615; see also Grice, Andy; Macintyre, Don

Independent International Commission on Decommissioning 22, 78n

Independent on Sunday 44, 122, 246, 254n, 246, 406

Ingham, Bernard 362

Ingram, Adam 93

Institute for Public Policy Research: report 650

Institute of Education: Labour Party meeting (2000) 213 interest rates 106, 207, 208, 215, 284, 437, 439, 444, 445, 446, 525n, 544

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 35

International Monetary Fund (IMF) 183 and n, 256

IRA: and decommissioning 31, 67, 69–79 passim, 83, 86–8, 163, 226, 233, 234, 237, 293, 296, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 310, 354, 434, 436, 545, 656n; threatens death for local crimes 99

Iraq: US–UK attacks (2001) 523–4; TB/Cheney discussions on 532; TB/Bush discussions on 533, 535

Irvin, Joe 93, 151, 524, 607

Irvine, Alison 428

Irvine, Derry, Lord Chancellor 60, 126, 282, 283, 405, 428; and PM/Hinduja affair 503, 506, 507; and ‘cash for wigs’ row 526 and n, 527, 530; wound up by GB 547; and campaign strategy 599; and the ‘Prescott punch’ 606, 607; questions why GB is so angry 620; and reshuffle 633, 634

Irwin, General Sir Alistair 477, 498

Itchen College, Southampton 614 and n

ITN 101, 192, 214, 249, 343, 358, 408; see also Brunson, Mike

ITV: This Morning 105; Ask the Prime Minister 476, 480–81

Ivanov, Igor 51, 291, 460

Jackson, Glenda 92, 151, 162, 487

Jackson, Jesse 3–4

Jackson, General Sir Michael (Mike) 5, 6, 42, 43–4; sick of spin doctors 45; announces agreement with Milosevic 46; and Russian movements 49, 50, 52, 53; and AC’s trip to Priština 56, 57, 58; meets TB at KFOR HQ 95; and Wes Clark 96, 97, 171

Jackson, Michael 61

Jackson, Sarah 171

Janvrin, Sir Robin 202, 573, 680

Jay, Baroness Margaret 142, 214, 221, 428, 511

Jay, Sir Michael 148, 281, 433, 473, 517

Jeffrey, Bill 300

Jelley, Monica 336

Jenkin, Bernard 127

Jenkins, Roy 240, 299, 668

Jenkins, Simon 202

Jenkins, Sue 680

Jertz, Major General Walter 4, 6, 13, 19, 34–5

Jiang Zemin, President of China 141–2, 143, 145, 152, 391, 392

Johnson, Boris 28, 330, 343

Johnson, Donald C. 78

Johnson, Paul 301, 335

Johnston, Assistant Commissioner Ian 364

Joint Consultative Committee 688

Jones, George 94, 143, 262, 263, 271, 424

Jones, Jack 447

Jones, Maggie 669

Jones, Nick 91, 119; The Control Freaks 548 and n

Joseph, Tanya 123, 260, 284, 351, 376, 672

Jospin, Lionel: and Kosovo 20, 36–7, 42; relations with Chirac 60; and beef ban 124, 157, 158, 180–81, 185; at Tampere summit 136, 137; angry at AC’s briefing 147–8; at rugby match with TB 156; speaks at Congress of the Socialist International 156; at Florence seminar 165, 166; at Anglo-French summit 168, 169; at Helsinki summit 180–81, 183, 184; at Lisbon 272, 273; at Feira 347; at Nice summit 470, 472, 473, 475; TB goes off 498; at Cahors 517; speech on European Union 620, 621; and 9/11 693

Jowell, Tessa: and AC 191, 325, 369, 512, 560; and Dobson 216; at TB’s WI speech 336; and alienation of women voters 511; on GB and PLP 562; with GB at press conference 616; and Cabinet reshuffle 632, 636n, 637; her special adviser 641–2; sounds AC out for Sport England post 661, 662

Juncker, Jean-Claude 347

Kahn, Alison 300, 303, 306

Kampfner, John 211

Karasin, Grigory 290

Kasyanov, Mikhail 460

Kavanagh, Maureen 127

Kavanagh, Trevor: obsession with Europe 123, 355; ‘a very cold man’ 124; may turn Sun back to Tories 127; on BBC edict on CB’s pregnancy 164; hostile to Mail monitor 184; on Labour 214; and NI 242; and Cockerell’s film 257, 262; on TB reshuffle 296; has a go at AC 356; given copy of TB note 369, 370; lunches with AC 374, 441; with TB on flight from Japan 376; attacks Labour 406, 469, 537; on Hague’s speech 414; and Vaz 434; says Sun will back Labour again 494, 567; publishes election date 567; ‘all sweetness and light’ 652

Keane, Moss 182

Keane, Roy 181–2

Keating, Paul 386

Keegan, John 82

Keegan, Kevin 329, 377, 416

Keen, Ann 129, 162, 175, 189

Keenan, Brian 302

Kelly, Gerry 77, 479, 497

Kelly, Tom 71, 73, 159, 224, 229, 242, 289, 292, 293, 305, 479, 504; as joint PMOS with Godric Smith 574, 587, 589, 642, 655; ‘savaged’ on asylum 687

Kemp, Fraser 493, 538, 600

Kemp, Ross 609, 674

Kennedy, Charles 103, 128, 134, 135, 176, 257, 298–9, 521, 556, 688

Kennedy, Helena, QC 214, 325, 329

Kennedy, Ian and Andrea 381

Kennedy, John F. 169

Kenny, Siobhan 12, 32

Kensington and Chelsea by-election 170

Kerr, John 53, 55, 104, 657

Kettering (2001) 599

KFOR 32, 33, 43, 46, 50, 52, 95

Kiley, Bob 561 and n, 591, 671

Kilfoyle, Peter 92–3, 222–3, 225, 228n, 275, 279, 283, 366, 487

Kilroy-Silk, Robert 566

Kim Dae-jung 535

King, David 564, 565, 567, 570, 577, 579, 588

King, Oona 495

Kingman, John 109, 327

Kinnock, Glenys 98, 114, 381, 644, 682, 684

Kinnock, Helle 682

Kinnock, Neil 163, 292, 576; and AC 97–8, 114, 382, 408, 640, 682, 683, 684; on On the Record 138; and election victory 635; concerned about GB 644; and daughter’s wedding 674; and his son 683

Kinnock, Rachel 644; wedding 674

Kinnock, Steve 682–3

KLA see Kosovo Liberation Army

Köhler, Horst 256, 257, 259

Kok, Wim 42, 532

Königswinter Conference (2000) 274 and n

Korisa, Kosovo: NATO attack (1999) 21, 22, 23

Kosovo xi, xv, 3–4, 12; refugee camps 4, 5, 6–7, 8, 26–7; US refusal to send ground troops 8–9, 18–19, 24, 25, 27–8, 33, 40; bombing of Chinese Embassy 13–14, 15; and Serb demonstrations 30, 31; and Germany 39, see also Shroeder, Gerhard; and Russia 15, 40, 41, 43, 48–9, 50–52, 53, 54, 55, 59; Serbs’ refusal to withdraw 43–4; AC’s visit 54–7; reconstruction summit 95–6; see also Clark, General Wesley; Jackson, General Sir Michael; Milosevic, Slobodan; NATO

Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) 19, 22, 32

Kostov, Ivan 25

Kouchner, Bernard 55n, 95, 272

Kramer, Susan 250

Kumanovo, Macedonia 6, 56

Kwas´niewski, Aleksander, President of Poland 221, 415

Kyoto Protocol 633, 669, 671, 672

Lacey, Robert: Royal: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 680

Ladbroke Grove rail crash (1999) 126, 127, 128, 130, 172

Lagos, Ricardo, President of Chile 389

Laity, Mark 11, 29, 63

Lambert, Richard 342

Lamont, Norman 98, 124

Lampl, Peter: report on universities 331, 334

Lamport, Sir Stephen 39, 151

Lander, Stephen 109, 242–3, 296, 303, 341, 344, 370, 371, 494, 693

Langdon, Julia 305

Langlands, Alan 284

Lansley, Andrew 89, 627

Lapsley, Angus 471, 475

Larkin, Celia 33

La Rua, Fernando de 156

Laurence, Commodore Timothy 196

Leamington (2001) 597

Leboeuf, Frank 149

Lebranchu, Marylise 157

Lee-Potter, Lynda 602

Leeds (2001) 603, 604, 626, 630

Leeds Castle, Kent 328

Leeds United fans, death of (2000) 284

Lennon, Joe 64, 66, 71, 73, 77, 78, 80, 103, 225, 233, 238, 292, 296

Letwin, Oliver 601, 602, 608, 609, 610, 611

Lever, Sir Paul 271–2, 281

Levi, Ricci 80, 137, 184

Levy, Geoffrey 114

Levy, Michael: as ‘Tony’s Kissinger’ 16; and Robin son 142; warns AC about RW 276; tax returns publicised 351, 352, 353, 355, 360; and RC 423; and Labour’s ‘mystery donors’ 487, 488; and Meyer 682

Lewis, Julian 142–3

Liberal Democrat Party 12n, 15, 53n, 115, 138, 170, 214, 227, 257, 299n, 345, 350, 602, 626, 633, 641, 687; see also Ashdown, Paddy; Hughes, Simon; Kennedy, Charles

Liddell, Helen 24, 92, 505

Liddiment, David 674

Liddle, Rod 424

Liddle, Roger 80, 353, 412–13, 556

Lighthouse Family: ‘Lifted’ 635

Linforth, Carol 607

Lipponen, Paavo 172

Lisbon: European Council (2000) 256n, 265, 268, 270–73, 275

Littlejohn, Richard 224, 347, 355, 403, 688

Livermore, Spencer 412

Liverpool (2001) 625–6; Royal Liverpool University Hospital (1999) 179–80

Livesey, Tim 17, 422, 453

Livingstone, Ken: in contest for London Mayor 101, 125, 127, 129, 130, 133, 136, 145, 148, 152, 153–4, 158, 161–3, 164, 194, 200, 203, 211, 217–18; and London Underground 172, 173, 561n; Face interview 212; interview with TB 240–41; loses Labour nomination 241, 242; Panorama on 248; meeting with JP 246, 248; on Question Time 250; stands as an independent 244, 256, 257–8; censured for not registering earnings 264 and n, 265; wins mayoral election 302 and n; on GB 303; speaks to TB 304

Lloyd, Liz 216, 322

Lloyd-Webber, Madeleine 169

local authorities: elections (1999) 11 and n; curfews and police powers 102, 103; and Section 28 175n; elections (2000) 287, 289, 291, 293, 301–2

Lockett, Mike 200

Lockhart, Joe 22, 28–9, 30, 68, 234

London Eye 193–4

London Oratory school 116, 117, 118, 688

London Underground/Tube 161, 172, 173, 561 and n, 591, 660, 662, 671, 675, 680, 688

Lords, the see House of Lords

Lott, Senator Trent 389

Loughborough (2001) 608

Lowson, Robert 562, 563, 569, 570

Lucas, Mark 589

Lynam, Des 671

Lyne, Rod 260, 261, 291, 459–60

McAllion, John 263

McCartney, Bob 74

McCartney, Hugh 114, 115

McCartney, Ian: and death of son 114, 115; and Livingstone 161, 163; at meetings on the media 191, 277; criticises GB 355; AC writes speech for 379; at DD’s funeral 428; on GB and FMD 562; chatted up by GB 680

McCartney, Mary 319, 320

McConnell, Jack 421, 430

McDonagh, Margaret: on party finances 100–1; and Livingstone 154, 161; and Mo for Mayor 180, 186, 219; and Dobson 200, 216, 219, 241; FM wonders if AC can manage her 294; having problems in Millbank 412; on TB/GB division 426; on Millbank 469; critical of PM 469; as possible source of loose talk re donors 487; and Alexander 518; thinks PM’s been forced out 518–19; at asylum meeting 601–2; on collusion between media and protesters 612 and n; reports blame game re posters 621; at GB’s election post-mortem 676

Macdonald, Gus: becomes minister for transport 91, 92, 93, 101; ‘a real grown-up’ 155; and press reports 184, 185; and transport plan 330; and fuel protesters 397, 398, 421, 433, 435, 444, 446, 448, 450; and Hatfield rail crash 428; at PBR discussion 437; campaigning 610; as Minister for the Cabinet Office 642, 688

McDonald’s 691

McDougall, Linda 302, 304; Cherie: The Perfect Life of Mrs Blair 438

McFadden, Pat: and Reid 24; meetings 100, 125, 145, 180; does good note for AC 229; and Livingstone 242, 295–6; on creation of Lib Dem peers 257; rewrites Alexander’s draft 258; on Cockerell film 287; TB wants him to go to Millbank 298, 306; on 1986 Tory conference 350; wants AC at Millbank 431; fed up 454; lacks authority 513; on TB’s lack of support at Millbank 548; worried at AC leaving 561; and election campaign 604, 617

McFall, John 174

McGrady, Eddie 83

McGuinness, Martin (McG): learns to skate board 30; talks with TB 68, 71–2, 73, 76, 84, 87–9; and de Chastelain 72–3; angry with AC 77; as education minister 171, 478; ‘thuggish’ with PM 247; further talks 230, 238, 293, 300, 301, 302, 478, 479, 497–9

McIntosh, John 116, 117, 118, 119, 307

Macintyre, Don 217, 218, 284, 316, 335, 405, 556, 567, 662

MacKay, Andrew 79

McKenna, Brendan 65

McKinnon, Don 160

Maclean, Murdo 367

McLeish, Henry 421, 422, 428, 430, 433

MacLeod, Catherine 262, 263, 616

MacMahon, Peter 433

McMenamin, Adrian 602

McNeil, Lucie 17, 34, 48, 52, 57–8, 82, 336, 354, 560, 566, 641

MacPherson report 479, 481

McShane, Chris 641

Maddocks, Alice 677

Maddocks, Carol and Dean 677

Madeley, Richard 105

MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food): and beef 147, 152, 173, 435; and FMD 538, 548, 553, 554, 555, 558–9, 560–61, 562, 564, 565, 569–70, 573, 575, 577, 578; and Phoenix the calf 583, 584, 585

Maginnis, Ken 70, 83, 99, 478

Maguire, Kevin 577

Mail on Sunday 43, 89, 99, 130, 160, 189, 254–5, 265, 273, 305, 366, 416, 424, 452, 453, 458, 468, 577, 626; see also Walters, Simon

Mair, Eddie 360, 444

Major, John 58, 182, 215, 343, 401, 622 and n; ‘Back to Basics’ 103n, 323; memoirs 124; attacks Tories 130, 133, 137; and TB’s baby 319; compared to TB 346; and Bosnian War 416 and n; and investigation of Reid’s son 464; embarks on media operation 558; gives pathetic campaign speech 622

Mallon, Seamus 73–4, 83, 84, 88, 188, 478

Manchester: Metrolink 175, 178; TB’s visits 178–9, 608–9, 626

Manchester Evening News 175

Manchester United FC 33, 35, 65, 94, 115, 116, 124, 125, 147, 149, 234, 279, 491, 537, 690

Mandela, Nelson, President of South Africa 411

Mandelson, Peter (PM) 60; and AC’s speech 62; posts considered for 85, 87, 90, 93; discusses conference with AC 101; on Portillo 106; defends fox hunting 106; criticises TB’s conference speech 106, 125, 128; shocked at NI posting 131, 132; suspects destabilisation campaign 146; and attacks on TB for arrogance 150; against Livingstone as Mayor 153, 154; and NI 153, 157, 158, 163, 170, 173; and Woodward’s defection 176, 177; at BIC/BIIGC 188; as godmother to TB’s baby 193; on Millennium Eve 195, 199; and decommissioning 207, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 233; at meetings with GB 208, 215; getting Mo-ish 238; on GB’s undermining of TB 239–40; and TB’s centenary speech 245; has ‘thuggish’ meeting with GA and McG 247; at discussion of GB’s strategy paper 251; on AC 264, 265; angry with Ahern 270; at Chequers discussions 278; criticises AC’s note to TB 279; unprepared at ministerial summit meeting 285; and Cockerell’s film 287; on strategy 288–9, 298; ‘disengaged’ 294; suspects Mo Mowlam of being behind press story 296; mocks TB 299–300; feels Irish are being unreasonable 303, 311; euro speech annoys GB 314, 315, 316, 344, 345; opposes TB 326, 328, 341; and Oxbridge row 332; and TB’s WI speech 334; and GB 338, 350, 365, 370; sends AC note on systems 341; and Mo 354; speaks on AV 354, 355, 356; and EMU 361; suspected of stirring and leaks 366, 367, 370; at Millbank 376, 489, 492, 495; puts Adair back in prison 383; assesses Labour’s position 384; dislikes TB’s conference speech 384; and Ecclestone affair 407; his paper on strategy 419; does his ‘histrionic Hitler’ bit 419; and Geoffrey Robinson’s book 425, 426, 427; and Piers Morgan 427; ministers in revolt against 427; and ad agency campaign 430; euro speech and row with TB 455–6, 459, 461; and election campaign 457, 481; another gaffe 472; and problem of NI observation towers 477; exasperates TB 477; his Christmas card 483; in Paris 498; upset by press 499–500; and Hinduja passport affair 499 and n, 500–1, 502–8, 509, 510, 516; at Audrey’s Millar’s party 508–9; and the press 511, 512, 516–17, 518; and Hammond Inquiry 522–3, 538–46 passim; quarrels with AC 542, 580, 582; cleared and demands apology 543, 544–5, 546–8; at Chequers 585; ‘motoring’ 589; back in contact with TB 592; GB rows with AC over 602–3; his message to AC 607; his acceptance speech 635 and n, 645; fails to become president of Future of Europe group 645, 646, 647; still a ‘victim’ 657; at Bevins’ memorial service 657; assesses Labour Party 668

Manley, John 531

Mann, Bruce 34

Mardell, Mark 72

Margaret, Princess 564

Margolick, David 273

Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark 238

Mark, Mig 253, 254, 255, 257, 276

Mark, Ros 253–6, 259

Marr, Andrew 146, 311, 312, 392, 460, 488, 492, 504, 508, 516, 544, 558, 568, 599, 616, 625, 657

Marshall, Lord Colin 82, 134

Marshall-Andrews, Bob 657

Martin, Geoffrey 80

Martin, Michael (Speaker) 432–3 and n, 446

Martin, Tony 297 and n

Massow, Ivan 381 and n

Maude, Francis 158, 473, 474

Maxwell, Ghislaine 389

Maxwell, Robert 389, 591n, 606n

Mbeki, Thabo 159, 643

Meacher, Michael 124, 251, 438, 554

Meidani, Rexhep, President of Albania 27, 389

meningitis 488 and n

MEPP see Middle East peace process

Merritt, Ellie 49

Merritt, John 660

Meyer, Catherine 682

Meyer, Sir Christopher 5, 308, 389, 493, 535, 673, 674, 682

MI5 110, 242–3, 296, 615, 693

MI6 42, 110, 243, 358n, 405 and n, 510

Michael, Alun 12, 23, 229 and n, 230–31 and n, 235

Middle East peace process (MEPP) 372, 374, 389–90, 416, 418, 421–5 passim, 532, 534, 673

Mihailova, Nadezhda 25

Milburn, Alan: becomes Health Secretary 128, 131, 132; has bad press 138; worries GB 144; refuses to do radio and TV 145; and Winston’s attack on NHS 209; and Shipman 221, 223; at ministers’ meeting 235; and NHS plan 268, 269, 275, 277, 288, 289, 315, 328, 329, 341, 354, 378; liaises with Lib Dems 345, 350, 361; on private sector 344; launches plan 380–81; and fuel blockades 398, 399; as a reformer 409; on GB/PM relations 427; at DD’s funeral 428; in North-East 444; at Chequers 458; and nurses’ pay 481; and BSE 462, 463; on Dimbleby 468; agrees to Marr interview 492; and organ transplants 512; and GB 514, 544, 545, 565, 654; and election campaign 538, 608, 609, 613, 616; gives confident press conference 618; suggests an inquest on campaign 628; on Today on PPPs 650; wants to fight BMA on reform 660

Miles, Alice 201, 377

Miliband, David (DM): dinner with AC 4–5; does double act with AC at Express 91; at Conference 120, 121; feels Labour’s losing the plot 156; at Queen’s Speech meeting 201; and MB 201; and Russians 262; at Express with AC 287; unhappy with new set-up 309; and GB 349; unmotivated 383; on TB 385; gatecrashes TB’s meeting with BC 390; senses tensions between Clinton people and Gore people 392; conference speech 409; feels TB is ‘becalmed’ 433; with AC at Observer 462; breakfast at Express 476; defends policy process 527; thinks AC should be at Millbank 539; wonders whether to become an MP 484, 545, 580; and election manifesto 572; on the Lords 572; worried about TB 579; at Chequers 585; becomes an MP 600, 649–50

Miliband, Ed 105, 288; mission statement 318; and Tory pension promises 322; ‘leftish’ 325; defensive 350, 616; at GB’s wedding 381; and PM 410, 419; and GB’s refusal to launch poster 548; and election timing 565; accuses Pienaar of invention 599; shocked at AC’s observation re GB 618

Millar, Audrey 383, 508, 541

Millar, Fiona 3; on Kosovo 22, 30; fed up with broken nights 51, 53; quarrels with AC 106, 116; at Blairs’ Christmas card photographic session 110; and unpleasant article in Mail 114; and CB’s pregnancy 118, 120–21, 123, 163–4; dinner with Independent 122; approves of Oborne’s book on AC 123; lack of emotional support for AC 155–6; out and about with CB 164–5; at dinner with American ambassador 169; on Prince Charles 170; ‘pissed off’ 178; on Millennium Eve 195, 196, 197; birthday celebrations 200; calls Oborne 209; on GB and TB 230; at first football match en famille 246; and Blair’s ex-nanny 254, 259, 276; and Rory’s behaviour 273; with AC at Ferguson’s testimonial 279, 280; concerned at TB’s lack of conviction 281; with AC at Irvine dinner 282; and Cockerell’s film 287; at media reception 292; thinks AC should sue over smear 305; speaks to Bharti Vyas 307; with AC at Delia Smith’s 315; and Leo Blair’s birth 316, 318, 319, 320; wants AC to leave job 351, 362, 377, 383, 488–9, 490, 512, 527, 537, 538, 541, 543, 544, 545, 551, 553, 555; and Euan Blair’s arrest 364; suspects PM of stirring 366, 367; on Cockerell film 369; on leaks 369; on GB 410; sides with CB over pictures of Leo 422; at Rory’s birthday dinner 433; with AC at Blairs’ 448, 449; annoyed at articles on AC and Britney Spears 458; angry with CB 469; at the Dome on New Year’s Eve 485; at film en famille 488; dinner with Rubin 489; unlikely to want to stay in job 522; hostile towards TB 528–9, 538–9, 549; and Ferguson’s advice 538, 539; angry at planned changes 549, 551; talking properly to AC again 557, 560, 658; at PG’s birthday party 567; on GB’s GMTV appearance 573; dinner with Melanne Verveer 577; happier 581; as Anji Hunter’s replacement 590; and the ‘Prescott punch’ 607; angry at Anji’s new role 637, 638, 639, 640; persuaded by CB to stay 640, 641; at meeting re TB’s summer holiday 647; feels TB should get credit for Milosevic 655; on AC’s depressions 656; at Bevins’ memorial service 657; at Frost’s party 659; forgets to pack shoes 674; not speaking to AC at Kinnock wedding 674, 675; thinks AC should see doctor 675–6; mutual apologies 677; at Chequers discussions 679, 684; accuses TB of emotional blackmail 681; tells CB AC is having second thoughts 681; on Naughtie’s book 681–2; and AC’s drink problem 683; in paradoxical position re AC’s job 683–4; and TB 684, 685, 686; at Chequers awayday 688, 689

Millar, Gavin 204, 305, 431, 463, 541, 560

Millar, Oscar 204, 463

millennium bug 187 and n

Millennium Dome 106, 110, 149, 185, 190, 191–2, 194, 195–6, 197, 199–201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 216, 223, 236, 320, 321, 322, 324, 326, 389, 390, 391; Nomura pulls out of purchase 395; Clare Short on 405; and legacy 412, 417, 451; foiled diamond robbery 447 and n; and Cabinet minutes leak 452, 453; TB’s visit 482

Mills, David 325, 512, 560, 661

Mills, Jessie 560, 661–2

Mills, Sir John 609

Mills, Matthew 662

Milosevic, Slobodan: and Jesse Jackson’s visit 4; TB’s views on 7, 8, 11, 26, 36; and NATO conditions 12 and n, 28, 40; and the media 14, 34; orders partial troop withdrawal 16, 17, 18; and fears re his survival 25, 27; indicted as war criminal 35; Jospin on 36; negotiates conditions 40–41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 53; hangs on to power 59, 60, 64; tries to get money to China 91; fall of 414–15; arrested 568; at Hague Tribunal 655

minimum wage 236, 238

Mitchell, Senator George 85, 86, 87, 103, 153, 161, 163

MMU see Media Monitoring Unit

mobile phones: and safety 309, 310

Molloy, Mike and Sandy 315

Monks, John 111n, 396, 409, 692

Montgomery, David 464

Montgomery, Robbie 320

Moody-Stuart, Mark 400

Moorcroft, David 675

Moore, Charles 169, 329, 352, 386, 631, 690

Morgan, Piers 105, 114–15, 163, 164, 165, 190, 201, 211, 214, 427, 441, 631, 648

Morgan, Rhodri 231, 232, 284, 285

Morgan, Sally 91; on TB/GB relations 100; and mayoral contest 180, 219; and CB’s pregnancy 120, 123; on GB 229, 377; on Livingstone 240; at TBWA brainstorming session 318; and TB’s WI speech 333; and Anji Hunter 340, 569; on ‘Sell Blair’ feeling 343; and Hain’s article 368; lack of motivation 383; at DD’s funeral 428; argues for AC to go to Millbank 490, 600; TB unlikely to retain 516; with TB in Gloucester 540; going to the Lords 543; and the ‘Prescott punch’ 607; pushes for Harriet Harman as Solicitor General 639; on PM in Europe 645; on public sector reform 650; at dreadful PLP 664; and education discussion 679; on Adonis 687

Mori, Yoshiro 373

Morley, Elliot 443, 451

Morris, Bill 111, 289, 396, 409

Morris, Estelle 235, 538, 609, 618; wins seat 632, 633, 635; and Cabinet reshuffle 632, 636n, 637; ‘a bit unfocused’ 652; and postponement of White Paper 663, 665; advised by AC 688

Morris, John 92

Morris, Steve 465

Moss, Vincent 89

Motion, Andrew: ‘In a Perfect World’ 110, 111

Mountbatten, Lord Louis 169

Mowlam, Mo 30–31, attacked by Trimble 62; on GB 63; chirpy 64; and NI Executive suspension bill 83; and reshuffle 86, 87, 90, 92; behaves oddly 86; nasty press story about 99; defended by AC 99; as Minister for the Cabinet Office 129, 130, 131–2, 143, 150, 152, 158; admits to taking cannabis 148, 150, 156, 157; gives bad interview 162; and mayoral contest 162, 178–9, 180, 186, 200, 205, 214, 216, 217, 219, 220; and the press 185; overestimates abilities 186; speech on Tories 205; on TB’s unpopularity 215; and whispering campaign 221, 223, 224; feels excluded from Dome discussions 227–8; joins mayoral contest 231, 234, 235, 241, 242, 243; and drugs meeting 237–8; at Chequers 277; and Falconer 298; and McDougall’s documentary and article 302, 304, 305, 306; upset by TB 310; ‘all over the shop’ 314; in need of a role 323; sulking 324; ‘spin campaign’ against 326 and n; critical of spin 338; on Levy 352; Royal gaffe 354, 356; attacked by AC 360; dreadful on Today 367, 368; does photocall with Massow 381; discusses resignation with TB 387–8; and Kofi Annan 390; at DD’s funeral 428; wants new role 450; feels snubbed at Chequers meeting 458; speaks at Bevins’ memorial service 657

Mozambique: floods (2000) 248 and n, 249, 250, 251–2

Mugabe, Robert 159 and n, 160, 283, 294, 295, 296

Muirhead, Oona 62

Mulgan, Geoff 678, 689

Mullally, Sarah 247

Mullin, Chris 94

Murdoch, Elisabeth 123

Murdoch, Rupert 31, 123, 142, 194, 240, 271, 401, 417, 439–40, 641

Murphy, Darren 378

Murphy, Jim 654

Murphy, Joe 310, 366, 459

Murphy, Paul 68, 428

Murphy, Phil 241

Murray, Denis 84, 87, 233–4

Musharraf, General Pervez 132n

NAC see North Atlantic Council

Naish, Liz (née Campbell) 431, 578

Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan 612

National Air Traffic Services (NATS) 141, 307, 309

National Association of Head Teachers 625

National Executive Council (NEC) 114, 132, 133, 161, 162, 163, 242, 279, 409

National Farmers’ Union (NFU) 223, 224–5, 537, 549, 554, 560, 564, 575

National Health Service (NHS): ‘winter crises’ 190, 203, 204, 468, 453, 464; and flu epidemic 205; Winston’s attack on 208–10; and private sector involvement 212; criticism of 213, 217, 236, 263, 284–5, 307; spending on 213–14, 265, 266, 267, 269; Audit Commission report on 276; nurses’ pay and recruitment 210, 211, 246, 247, 248, 275, 451, 481 and n; plan for reform 274, 287, 314, 345, 350, 373, 376, 378, 380–81; see also Milburn, Alan

National Insurance contributions (NICs) 451, 611, 612, 613

National Missile Defence (NMD) 291, 374, 517, 518, 532, 533, 534, 536, 589, 649, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 694

National Union of Teachers 369

NATO: and Kosovo 3, 8, 9, 10, 12–14, 15, 17, 19–20, 21, 22–3, 32, 33; conditions demanded of Milosevic 12 and n, 28, 40; and Schroeder 29; exposed as ineffective 55; and EU defence 470 and n; different interpretations of role 517; commitment to 532, 533–4; Brussels summit (2001) 642; see also Robertson, George; Solana, Javier

Naughtie, James 347, 351, 388; The Rivals … 681–2, 690

NEC see National Executive Council

Neely, Bill 629

neighbourhood renewal 482, 484–5, 494, 495

Neil, Andrew 615, 616

Neill, Lord Patrick 405; Committee report 207 and n

‘New Deal’ 62

New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) 192, 196, 200, 321

New Statesman 200, 205, 208, 616

New York Times 31, 32, 351, 377

Newby, Lord Dick 257

Newcastle: airport terminal 443

Newport, Shropshire (2001) 623

News Corporation 31

News International 122

News of the World 128, 165n, 359, 360, 387, 402, 5 73, 591, 625 and n, 626

Newsweek 24, 453

next-steps agenda 278, 325, 454, 466, 479, 492, 498, 500, 510, 513, 514, 515, 516, 520, 526, 549

NFU see National Farmers’ Union

NHS see National Health Service

NHS Direct 179, 210

Nice: European summit (2000) 464, 468, 469, 470–76, 480

NICs see National Insurance contributions

Nieminen, Brigadier Tauno 78n

Nissan car plant, Sunderland 498

NMD see National Missile Defence

NMEC see New Millennium Experience Company

Nomura (Japanese bank) 395

Noonan, Peggy xvii

Norman, Archie 295 and n

Norris, Geoffrey 265

Norris, Steven 165, 235, 241, 242, 250, 305

North, David 150, 347, 412, 553, 556, 564

North, Oliver 296 and n

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 355

North Atlantic Council (NAC) 17, 34, 46

North–South divide, report on 171–2, 173, 175–6, 177–8, 180, 182, 294

Northern Echo 359

Northern Ireland see Adams, Gerry; Blair, Tony; IRA; McGuinness, Martin; Social Democratic and Labour Party; Trimble, David; Ulster Unionist Party

Northumbria, University of 443–4 and n

Norton, Jon 156, 157, 186, 388

Norwich (2001) 609

Norwood, Melita 108 and n, 109, 110, 218

nurses see National Health Service

Nye, Sue 212, 511, 565, 651n, 682

Oakington Reception Centre 690 and n

Oakley, Robin 61, 121, 160, 219, 271, 311–12

Oborne, Peter: book on AC 114, 116, 118, 123, 124; on AC 117, 207, 209, 343, 577; on TB 146

O’Brien, Mike 485; and PM/Hinduja affair 501, 502, 503, 507, 509, 512, 539, 543

Observer 49, 102, 103, 146, 165, 210, 212, 262, 276, 310, 319, 351, 360, 403, 431, 462, 499, 518, 568, 577, 592, 627

O’Donnell, Gus 215, 343

OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) 154, 443

Ogilvy, Sir Angus 169, 659

oil companies 394, 397–8, 400, 423

OK! magazine 462

Oldham: race riots (2001) 619 and n

O’Leary, Dermot 628

Olympic Games 345, 411, 494

Oman, Sultan of 87

Omand, David 349, 396

on-the-spot fines 357, 358, 359, 361, 363, 364

Ondaatje, Sir Christopher 488

‘O’Neill, P.’ (IRA spokesman pseudonym) 237

O’Neill, Terry 110

OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) 393, 400

Orange Order 57, 66, 67, 71, 668

Oxford University/Oxbridge row 323 and n, 324, 325–6, 327–8, 329, 330, 331, 359

PA see Press Association

Page, Jennie 196, 200, 202, 203, 227, 228, 229

Paisley, Ian 74, 293, 497

Pakenham, Michael 53, 351

Pallas, Omar 359

Parades Commission (NI) 67n, 68, 668

Parker-Bowles, Camilla 169

Parkinson, Jo 255

Parkinson, Michael 438, 444

Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP): and TB 61, 63, 349; and AC 342; and Cockerell film 371; up in arms re ‘bog-standard comprehensives’ 521; and GB’s charm offensive 562; TB’s campaign speech 595–6; ‘spooks’ TB 652–3; gets a fright 660

Parris, Matthew 222n

Parry, Emyr Jones 470

Party election broadcasts (PEBs) 37, 581, 589, 592, 619–20, 622–3, 624, 628, 630

Party of European Socialists (PES) 40, 181

Pascoe-Watson, George 296, 297, 539

Patten, Chris: review on NI policing 70, 103, 105, 302, 309, 310, 478 and n; attacks Hague 133; on the Tories 137, 138; Woodward on 177; and TB 348; and William Straw and Sunday Times 359; on the media 424; and Europe 463

Paver, Jamie 17

Paxman, Jeremy 247, 248, 408, 411, 628

PBRs see pre-Budget Reports

PCC see Press Complaints Commission

PEBs see party election broadcasts

Pell, Benjamin 377 and n

Penrose, John 211

pensions and pensioners 269, 282 and n, 306, 309, 314, 322, 323, 324, 394, 407, 408, 409, 410, 437, 438, 447, 450; Conservatives’ promises 322, 411–12

People’s Fuel Lobby 440

Persson, Göran 123–4, 473, 474, 625–6

PES see Party of European Socialists

Peston, Robert 94, 133

petrol prices 270, 359, 393, 488, 579; see also fuel protests

Philip, Prince 196

Phillips, Trevor 256, 283

Phoenix (calf) 583, 584, 585

Phoenix (consortium) 307 and n

Phoenix drugs project, Glasgow 258

Pickett’s Lock, London 675 and n

Pienaar, John 599

Pinochet, General Augusto 136, 207, 210–11, 214, 250

Plaid Cymru 12, 227n, 229n, 231n

Platell, Amanda: video diary 668–9

Ploetz, Hans-Friedrich von 463, 468, 663

PLP see Parliamentary Labour Party

Plymouth (2000) 226

police, the 102, 132, 138, 200, 251, 346, 451; and mugging of AC’s boys 359; Jill Dando murder team 172–3, 230; and drugs 413; and ‘anti-capitalist’ riots 298, 299; ethnic minority intake 386; and petrol blockades 394, 395–6, 398; foil Dome diamond robbery 447 and n; and MacPherson report 479, 481, 482; and AC’s car break-in 484; and man saved by AC 501; Bravery Awards (2001) 660 see also next entry

Police Federation xiv, 316, 428, 605–6, 618

Pollard, Nick 192

Pooley, Steve 454

Portillo, Michael: loses seat (1997) 516; destabilises TB 108; wins by-election 106, 170; as Shadow Chancellor 345, 367, 371, 413, 439, 513; rules himself out as leader 465; AC on 466; on farm visit 580; and TV debate 599; on On the Record 610; and leadership contest 107, 641, 663, 666, 670, 671

Portland (2001) 615

Post Office, the 141, 288, 658, 660

Powell, Charles 104

Powell, Colin 533, 534

Powell, Jessica 319

Powell, Jonathan 12; and Kosovo 11, 20, 22, 41; at EMU discussion 58; and NI talks 66, 67, 71, 74, 77, 78, 87, 88, 99; at Cabinet reshuffle 91; at discussion on ‘structures’ 106; and spy story 109; at Conference 121; and Cabinet reshuffle 128, 129; on Geoffrey Robinson 142; at Queen’s Speech meeting 201; and NI 225, 292, 300, 304, 306; and BMW/Rover 265; at Chequers discussions 278; silent at GB’s meeting 287; as ‘Downing Street Poisoner’ 305; unhappy with new set-up 309; and Leo Blair’s birth 319, 320; and TB’s WI speech 334; and partner’s article on TB 349; and Levy’s tax returns 351, 352, 355; and leaked memos 371, 373; holidays in France 381; in despair after Cobra meeting 394; press story about Robinson and him 431; gives rebuttal on EU defence 460; and Bush 468, 479; and Hamlyn as mystery donor 488; and Vaz/Hinduja brothers affair 509; on AC’s possible departure 523; surprised at CB’s and FM’s anger at planned changes 549; on GB 558; and briefings 590; feels AC should be at Millbank 600; on election day 632; and 9/11 694

PR see proportional representation

Pre-Budget Reports (PBRs): 1999 144, 145, 146, 150, 155, 156, 157; 2000 413, 421, 437, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 450, 452

Preddie, Danny and Ricky 466n

Prentis, Dave 653n

Prescott, John (JP): worries TB 67, 91, 92; complains to AC 67; praises public sector in speech 81; feels wings are clipped in reshuffle 96; an evening with AC 96–7; praises TB’s TUC speech 111; at Conference 123, 124; and Ladbroke Grove rail crash 126, 127, 128, 129; stories about 151; backs Glenda Jackson 151; and Livingstone 162, 242, 246, 248, 300; takes Railtrack out of Tube plans 172; ‘hammered’ over trip to India 174–5, 178; and the press 184–5; and Woodward 189; goes to Stansted after plain crash 191; and London Eye 193; ‘bruised’ 212; worried about TB 220–21; and Mo Mowlam 235, 315; gives disastrous statement on rail safety 242; on Clare Short 251–2; at Chequers strategy discussions 277, 278; problems over flat tenancy 295; on Mugabe’s slogan 301; supports TB 306; thinks Cabinet members sound like parrots 315; willing to go back to front-line campaigning 315; criticises Field 323 and n; pulls out of Dunkirk parade 323, 326; heartlands/Middle England speech 326, 327, 328; tests the water as to future role 327, 335; superb on Today 328; seen as attacking Durham University 331, 332; and GB/PM relations 350, 434; in Cabinet 350; wants to get back into deputy role 361; angry about Milburn Lib-Lab NHS plan 362–3; critical of JS 364; new role 366; friendly to AC 366; angry with Hain 368; Transport Plan goes well 372; his carpet gets in the press 379; chairs final morning meeting 383; and French ferry blockades 386; and fuel blockades 395, 400; angry with GB 405, 417, 420; at Conference 409, 410, 411; and Hatfield rail crash 427, 430, 435, 464; on TB 430; and Robinson’s book 431; votes for new Speaker 432; angry with TB 436, 438, 440; rows with AC 440; dinner with PM and GB 441; and floods 440, 442, 444; in York 444; complains about PM 456; on campaigning structures 457; blames French minister for collapse of Hague talks 464 and n; and mystery donors 487; on TB/GB relations 514 and n; and bombing of Iraq 523, 524; accuses AC of trying to run his department 548; and Green Paper on jobs 550; and Bevins 566; against ‘clever adman stuff’ 571; sets out jobs he could do 579; has mini PR disaster 579; annoys GB 582; and Tube deal 591; at manifesto launch 604; punches protester 606 and n, 607, 608; campaigns with GB 622; arrives in Sedgefield by helicopter 632; discussions on possible posts 633; on Today 647; and public service reform 653; and Clare Short 654; had up for speeding 677; has doubts about Charles Clarke 682; rages at press 682; on the unions 682

Prescott, Michael (Mike) 303, 618

Prescott, Pauline 96, 97, 123, 124

Press Association (PA) 95, 191, 228, 237, 241, 250, 256, 307, 360, 420, 427, 465, 672

Press Complaints Commission (PCC) 115, 191, 379, 380, 412, 449

Preston, John 297

Preston, Roz 297

Preston by-election (2000) 461n, 463

Price, Jack 547

Price, Lance 34; reports to AC 98, 152, 163; at GB’s first strategy meeting 171; and Shaun Woodward’s defection 175, 176, 185, 187, 191; briefed on his responsibilities by AC 235; moves to Millbank 313; at meeting on NHS 315; and Massow’s defection 381; and Alexander 433; briefs on party donors 489, 491; lacks authority in Millbank 513; at Express 519; his farewell 640

Primakov, Yevgeny 19

Prince, Jonathan 3, 5, 9, 20, 26, 27, 45, 46, 47

Prodi, Romano: and Levi 80; and French beef ban 136, 147, 181; bemused by AC 137–8; bilateral with TB in Japan 373; on Britain and Europe 413, 414, 415; at Nice summit 472, 476; at Stockholm European Council 559; visits London 521; speech on EU integration 621

Progress 368

proportional representation (PR) 63, 138, 204, 556, 626; AV 354, 355, 356

Public Accounts Committee 98

public-private partnerships (PPPs) 141, 161, 162, 561n, 650, 657, 658, 662, 663, 670, 679

public service reform 100, 490, 644, 649, 650, 652, 653, 655, 657, 661, 667, 668, 669, 675, 679, 682, 690

Punch magazine 342

Purnell, James 406

Putin, Vladimir, President of Russia 252, 260–62; London visit 286, 287, 288, 289, 290; in Japan 374, 375; at P5 392; and TB’s visit to Moscow 459, 460–61; Chrétien on 531; and NMD 533, 559; Bush on 534, 535; TB fills him in on Bush 559; Bush tough with 673; and 9/11 693

Puyméras, France 381–2

QMV (qualified majority voting) 423, 462, 472

Queen’s Speeches/debates: 1999 126, 129, 145, 146, 159, 160, 162, 163; 2000 454n, 459, 464, 467, 468, 469–70; 2001 641, 646, 647, 648, 660

Quin, Joyce 93, 152

Quinn, Caroline 601

Radio Free Europe 30

Railtrack 129, 172, 173, 428, 434, 464n, 688

railways 126, 438, 466; crashes see Hatfield; Ladbroke Grove; Selby; Southall; see also Railtrack

Ramaphosa, Cyril 303, 313, 353

Rambouillet Agreement 12n

Rawnsley, Andrew 102, 212, 312, 346; Servants of the People 276 and n, 392–3, 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 410; misquotes AC 649

Rayner, Terry 438

Raynsford, Nick 93 and n, 112, 136, 548

Raznatovic, Zeljko (Arkan) 9, 11, 14

Read, Rob 276

Real IRA 477

Rebuck (Gould), Gail 90, 281, 306, 335, 492, 661

Redwood, John 127

Reedie, Craig 345

Reid, John 24, 94, 96; and DD 102; has conspiratorial chat with AC 191; at ministers’ meeting 235; and PPB film 258; and the media 321, 337, 341; excellent in Cabinet 338; and fuel blockades 394; on GB 422; at DD’s funeral 428; in Cabinet 442; investigated by Standards Committee 464 and n, 483; at AC’s conference call on TV debates 495; and PM/Hinduja story 503; as Secretary of State for NI 505, 545; as possible campaigner 538; on reshuffles by conference call 568; on TB 655

Reiss, Charles 159, 374–5, 680

Reith, General John 26

Reuters 95

Rex Features 191

Rice, Condoleezza 493, 532, 533, 535, 674

Richard, Cliff 201, 202

Richards, Ed 349

Richards, Steve 205, 363

Richardson, Bryan 204

Riddell, Peter 100, 122, 403

Ridgeway, General Andrew 49

Rifkind, Sir Malcolm 452n

Rimmer, Catherine 570

Robbins, James 463

Roberts, Sir Ivor 82, 301

Robertson, George (GR): and Kosovo 16, 33, 44, 46, 47, 52; becomes NATO Secretary General 87, 94, 95, 97; last Cabinet meeting 112; hands over to Hoon 132; wants Special Branch protection 171, 221

Robertson, Sandra 87

Robinson, Anne 211

Robinson, Geoffrey (Coventry City president) 204

Robinson, Geoffrey (Labour MP): in the press 140, 142–3, 145–6; Mail interview 424; and serialisation of The Unconventional Minister 425, 429, 500; makes government look ridiculous 426–7; Bower book on 555; and Standards and Privileges Committee 589–90, 591 and n

Robinson, Mary 21

Robinson, Matthew 188

Robinson, Nick 480, 506

Rochdale (2001) 618

Roche, Barbara 609

Rodger, Jim 591

Rodgers, Lord Bill 257

Rollo, Brigadier Hamish 5

Romsey by-election (2000) 299 and n, 301–2, 303

Rooker, Jeff 93 and n, 337

Rosenthal, Jim 33

Ross, Fiona 608

Rotherham (2001) 600

Rothermere, Lord 369

Rough Sleepers Unit 186

Routledge, Paul 19, 114, 217, 500

Rove, Karl 673

Rover Group 264, 265, 266, 268, 271, 274, 276–7, 280, 281, 282, 284, 298; bought by Phoenix 307–8, 309

Royal Free Hospital: TB’s speech (2001) 669 and n

Royal Manor School, Portland (2001) 615

Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) 277, 303, 304, 478–9

Royal United Services Institute: AC’s speech (1999) 62, 81–2

Rozenberg, Joshua 530

RSPCA: and FMD 577

Rubin, Jamie (JR) 9, 30, 39, 40, 351, 368–9, 489

RUC see Royal Ulster Constabulary

Rugby (2001) 629

Rugby League Cup Final (2001) 587

Rugby World Cup Final (1999) 156

Rugova, Ibrahim, President of Kosovo 96

Rumsfeld, Donald 493

Rusbridger, Alan 111

Russell, Tony 351, 352

Russia: and Kosovo 15, 40, 41, 43, 48–9, 50–52, 53, 54, 55, 59; see also Putin, Vladimir; Yeltsin, Boris

Saatchi, Maurice 169, 256

SACEUR see Clark, General Wesley

Saga magazine: poll 484 and n

Sagar, Jez 149, 191, 192, 203

Sainsbury’s 398

St Olave’s school, London 594–5

St Thomas’s Hospital, London 248

Salford Community Centre (2001) 626

Salt Grammar School, Yorkshire 466

Sambrook, Richard 579, 625

Saudi Arabian Airlines: hijack (2000) 425 and n

Saunders, Brigadier Stephen 338 and n

Sawers, John (John S): with AC in Kosovo 5; needs an office 12; reports to AC on BC/TB phonecall 28; passes TB’s views on GM foods to Prince Charles’ office 39; and Kosovo 40, 42, 46, 50–51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 59; and NI Executive suspension bill 82–3, 84; and IRA statement 87; sets up support for Robertson 95; and spy story 110; and MoD lobbying re JC 128; at Tampere summit 136; on beef 157; at CHOGM 160; at Helsinki summit 181; and NI 225, 226; and Putin 291; and Cockerell’s filming 291; critical of TB 335, 373; at Biarritz summit 424; in Moscow 459; and Bush 468; at Nice summit 471, 473, 476; and bombing of Iraq 523; fills TB in on Chrétien 530; on improving TB’s modus operandi 590; on PM and Future of Europe post 646

Sawyer, Diane 389

Sawyer, Lord Tom 333

Scarlett, John 218, 693

Scholar, Michael 142, 143

schools see education

Schroeder, Gerhard 17; and Kosovo 12, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32; dismissive of socialist leaders’ meeting 37; and CFSP post 39; at Cologne summit 41; more friendly in Bonn 45–6; and Robertson’s NATO appointment 94, 95; at Tampere summit 136, 137, 138; speaks at Congress of the Socialist International 156; on CB’s baby 165, 166; at Helsinki summit 183; and IMF post 256, 257; at Lisbon 272, 273; with TB at Königswinter Conference 274; at Feira 348; jokes with AC 357–8; in Japan 372, 375; at Biarritz summit 422, 424; at Nice summit 470, 471, 472, 473–4, 475; relations with TB 510; at Cahors summit 517, 518; TB speaks up for 534; steals the show at Stockholm 559; on PM and Future of Europe post 646; keen to work with Britain 651; and 9/11 693

Schüssel, Wolfgang 272, 273, 424

Scientific Steering Committee, EU (SSC) 149, 150 and n

Scotland: cashmere industry 389, 390; devolution 524–5

Scotland, Patricia 94

Scotsman 258

Scott, Emma 506–7

Scottish Labour Party 12 and n, 257, 258–9, 547 and n, 630

Scottish National Party (SNP) 99, 117n, 258, 591

Scottish Parliament 12 and n, 75, 258n

SCU see Strategic Communications Unit

Scudamore, James 540, 549, 553, 555, 557, 561, 563

SDLP see Social Democratic and Labour Party

Seattle, Washington: anti-globalisation protests 212n

Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) 42, 90–91, 218–19

Section 28 (Local Government Act 1988) 175n, 188n, 219, 220, 221, 229, 258–9, 277, 378

Selby rail crash (2001) 539 and n

Self, Will 628

Sellafield see British Nuclear Fuels

Sergeant, John 257, 263, 264, 265, 376

Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 232n

Shackelton, Louise 4–5, 156

SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe) 5, 9, 12, 14, 34

Sharif, Nawaz 132n

Sharon, Ariel 673

Shayler, David 358n

Shea, Jamie 9, 13, 19–20, 22, 23, 35, 39, 57, 62, 63–4, 171

Shearer, Alan 109, 329

Sheehan, Martin 222, 273–4, 343, 351, 557, 650

Sheffield Brightside 544

Sheinwald, Nigel 414, 433, 471

Shell 397, 400, 579

Shelton, General Hugh 9, 15, 16, 51

Shevardnadze, Eduard, President of Georgia 372

Shevas, Anne 418, 422, 446, 557

Shipman, Dr Harold 221 and n, 223

Shoben, Carl 641

Short, Clare: at meeting on Kosovo 44–5; and Dobson 206; criticises MoD over Mozambique 250; her ‘self-indulgent bilge’ 251–2; makes things worse 252–3; critical of spin 338; on Question Time 339, 405; in Cabinet 350; tones down article on ‘spin’ 351; speaks to press gallery lunch 372; at GB’s post-wedding party 403; against briefings 435; on BSE 435, 462; and election campaign 605, 621; irritates TB 648; has intense discussion with GB 654; and rebellion over select committees 666; on rogue states 672

‘Short money’ 295 and n

Shrewsbury: flood emergency centre 443

Shrum, Bob 90, 258, 288; views on TB 289; at policy discussions 317, 318; pro GB 565, 567; and election campaign 583, 587, 589, 595, 598, 600, 618 ; and AC/GB row 603

Sierra Leone 306 and n, 310, 311, 312, 315, 316, 338, 391, 392; hostages freed 386 and n, 393

Simpson, Alan 360

Simpson, John 11, 40–41, 82

Simpson, Mark 303

Sinn Fein 23; and decommissioning 65, 66, 67, 69–70, 75, 79, 80, 309; and first public handshake 188; see also Adams, Gerry; McGuinness, Martin

SIS see Secret Intelligence Service

Skinner, Dennis 323, 411, 571

Slovo, Shawn 452

Small, Heather 629

Smith, Andrew 428, 610, 632, 633

Smith, Chris 111, 131, 321, 324, 416, 503, 563, 571, 572, 584, 647

Smith, Delia 269–70, 315

Smith, Derek 671

Smith, Elizabeth 429

Smith, Godric 32, 34; and CSA 104; on spin 108; and London Oratory affair 116, 117; excellent on rail 129; with AC at Burnley match 140; on AC’s briefings 140, 149; and beef ban 150–51, 173; briefings 216, 227, 235, 242, 281, 282, 285, 289; with TB in Ghent 244; and Mozambique disaster 251; and BMW/Rover deal 266; and Whelan 290; to take on AC’s work 298, 300; and Cockerell’s film 300, 303; and TB’s WI speech 334, 335; on England v. Portugal match 342; on questions asked 342; his briefings criticised 343, 349; on the ‘poison’ around 345; and ‘feel-bad factor’ 349; shocked by Cabinet 350; fed up 354; and Tories’ pension plans 411; with TB in Zagreb 463; at Nice summit 471, 473; clashes with JS 498; and PM/Hinduja affair 501, 506, 508, 510; briefs TB on crime plan 530, 531; and PM and Hammond Inquiry 547, 548; and FMD 557, 558, 559–60, 561, 563, 570; as joint PMOS with Kelly 574, 587, 589, 641, 642, 649, 655; on AC’s gaffe over Bush and NMD 589; briefs on Cabinet reshuffle 637; in Brussels 642; at Bevins’ memorial service 657; wants to know how to deal with TB 674; TB discusses AC with 675; and 9/11 691

Smith, Iain Duncan 82, 89, 251; and leadership ballots 663, 666, 670, 690

Smith, Dame Janet 221n

Smith, Joan 690

Smith, John 576, 584 and n

Smith, Jon 237, 257, 349, 420

Smith, Norman 546

Smith, Paul 526

Smith, Sir Roland 690

Smith, General Sir Rupert 19, 20, 56, 171

Smith, Walter 279–80, 625

Snow, Jon 48, 196, 247, 398

SNP see Scottish National Party

Soames, Nicholas 89, 103–4, 105

Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) 66, 69, 73, 83, 84, 238, 477, 478, 496, 497

Social Exclusion Unit 484

Socialist Workers Party 648

Solana, Javier: and Kosovo 10, 16, 17, 19, 28, 38, 39, 47, 48, 63; replaced at NATO 84, 171; in Middle East 423

Soley, Clive 161, 162, 378, 487

Solway: cull (2001) 561

Sopel, Jon 634

Sosnik, Doug 311

Souter, Brian 258, 259n

Southall rail crash (1997) 126

South Wales Echo 284

Spears, Britney 418, 454–5, 457, 459, 468, 602, 604

special advisers 34, 47, 49, 58, 63, 93, 96, 105, 148, 170, 201, 218, 259, 289, 291, 322, 343, 378, 381, 419, 453, 524, 556, 566, 570, 571, 641; report on 440 and n

Spectator 117, 207, 209

Spellar, John 637, 648

Spence, Laura 323 and n, 325, 327, 329–30 and n, 331, 332, 333, 359

Spiegel, Der 23

Spin City (TV series) 586–7

SSC see Scientific Steering Committee, EU

Stacey, Jackie 46

Stanlow refinery, Merseyside 399

Stansted: Korean plane crash (1999) 191, 192; hijack (2000) 228 and n, 231, 232, 234

Steel, David 258

Steinberg, Jim 8

Steiner, Michael 358, 471

Stelzer, Irwin 123, 127, 141, 240, 439, 641

Stenkovec refugee camp 6

Stephens, Phil 287, 408, 467, 649, 660

Sterling, Jeffrey 397

Steven, Stewart 468

Stevens, John, Police Commissioner 299

Stewart, Jackie 498, 499

Stockholm: European Council (2001) 555, 558, 559

Stockman, General Dieter 14, 19, 34

Stoltenberg, Jens 423

Storer, Sharron 605 and n, 606, 623

Stothard, Peter 196

Stott, Roger 117n

Stoyanov, Petar, President of Bulgaria 25

Strategic Communications Unit (SCU) 85, 129, 143, 320, 642

Straw, Alice 292

Straw, Jack: on European elections 58; does good job on ‘moral’ issues 103; and spy story 108, 109, 110; at Chequers 112; explains crime figures 132; and Pinochet 136, 210–11, 214, 250; at Tampere summit 136, 137; and Tyson 206, 207–8, 209; on anything but crime 212; and Stansted hijackers 232; at drugs meeting 237–8; critical of TB 238, 239, 308, 312; ‘all detail’ at Chequers 277; and asylum seekers 283, 289, 292, 293; and London riots 299; on Bremner show 308; on the North-West 310; and Hague’s move to change law on double jeopardy 312; on flexible sentencing 313 and n, 315; and policy on crime 321, 322, 496, 498; and football hooligans 327, 346–7, 368; on Today 337; to be moved by TB 343; clashes with AC 356, 428; and Euan Blair’s arrest 364, 365; sex offences review 376, 377; and fuel crisis 394, 395, 396, 399, 435, 439, 440, 442; good on Today 439; and football 465, 480, 482, 568; admits Home Office is useless 482; and PM/Hinduja affair 502, 503, 506, 507, 542; and bombing of Iraq 524; and election date 561; annoyed with DB 572; and asylum 575, 582, 593–4; slow-handclapped by police 605–6; annoyed by Sun piece on Blunkett 604, 610; becomes Foreign Secretary 636 and n, 637; against PM as Future of Europe group president 647; warns of UNISON/Lib Dem alliance 648; and NMD 670; has difficulties with Robert Hill 671; on TB 671; chairs meeting on Europe 680; and 9/11 692, 694

Straw, William 359

Street-Porter, Janet 122

Strozzi, Prince Girolamo and Princess Irina 167, 384

Suard, Andre 390

Summers, Larry 372–3

Sumner, Clare 201, 502

Sun 41, 98, 99, 106, 115, 122, 125, 127, 138, 141, 147, 152, 163–4, 189, 206, 216, 217, 219, 236, 240, 249, 267, 270, 272, 297–8, 308, 355, 367, 378, 380, 401, 414, 415, 417, 430, 446, 454, 457, 461, 479, 491, 492, 539, 540, 574, 590, 592, 604, 610, 617, 618, 622, 623, 628, 630, 632, 660, 687–8; see also Kavanagh, Trevor; Littlejohn, Richard; Yelland, David

Sunday Express 274, 661

Sunday Mirror 438, 626

Sunday Telegraph 23, 125, 170, 305, 308, 310, 312, 431, 459

Sunday Times 24, 79, 113, 124, 145, 184, 204, 274, 326, 333, 340, 346, 351, 352, 359, 373, 375, 452, 499, 508, 511, 618

Sydney Olympics 402

Taibi, Massimo 147

Talbott, Strobe 50

Taliban, the 693, 694

Tampere: European Council (1999) 133, 135, 136–8, 140, 147–8

Tanjug (Serbian news agency) 16

Tatchell, Peter 159 and n, 283

Tavaré, Chris 343 and n

Tavistock Times Gazette 192n

Tavner, Terri 179, 191

tax credits 104, 105, 306, 444, 544, 666, 678

taxation 153 and n, 236, 263, 264, 320, 411, 413, 423, 443; withholding tax 172 and n, 178, 179, 180, 272, 348

Taylor, Ann 91, 111, 130, 296, 301, 589

Taylor, Damilola 466 and n, 468, 481

Taylor, Jeff 259

Taylor, John 70, 71, 76, 77, 78, 303, 310

TBWA (advertising agency) 282, 316, 317–18, 426, 430, 454; posters 494, 498, 510, 571, 574, 598, 603, 621, 622; ad campaign 592, 597–8

Teahon, Paddy 73, 76, 78, 226, 233, 234

Teare, Pam 356

Teasdale, Frank 228, 366

Tebbit, Kevin 53

Tebbit, Norman 615

Templeton, Robert 578

Tenet, George 536

Tesco 441

Thaci, Hashim 95, 96

Thatcher, Margaret: in power 317, 401, 457, 593; advisers 104, 514; satirised by Bremner 308; on the British 37; attacks TB 125; dominates Tories 125, 126, 127, 128; and Hague 134; comparison with TB 217, 218, 244n; as an influence on TB 299, 384; on European defence 461; and election campaign 612, 613, 622

Thompson, Sir Clive 314

Thompson, Robert 436n, 648

Thompson, Wendy 667, 688–9

Times, The 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 100, 101, 107, 108, 109, 116, 129, 140, 146, 151, 154, 170, 176, 177, 187, 196, 201, 204, 222, 234, 257, 269, 271, 302, 304, 305–6, 307, 323, 326, 329, 331, 332, 344, 370, 373, 377, 378, 411, 439, 463, 468, 489, 506, 563, 591, 617, 623, 628, 659, 670, 687, 688; see also Webster, Phil 424

Times Educational Supplement 442

Tireless, HMS 437, 438

Touson, Mr Justice 352, 353

Toynbee, Polly 117, 247, 249, 499

Trades Union Congress (TUC): TB’s speech (1999) 109, 110–11, 113; engages CB to fight case 212 and n, 213, 214; equality conference 323; and public spending 438; and fuel protests 440; and unions 690; and TB’s speech (2001) 690–91, 692

Trajkovksi, Boris, President of Macedonia 654

Transco Green Futures youth employment scheme 62

Transport and General Workers’ Union 111

Transtec (engineering firm) 140

Trevelyan, Laura 516

Tribune 279

Triesman, David 669, 687

Trimble, David (DT): and NI talks 25, 33; calls on Mo Mowlam to quit 62, 63; and Donaldson 66; and decommissioning 66, 68–70, 71, 73–6, 77, 78, 79; On the Record interview 79; and Tories 79; and NI Executive suspension bill 83, 84; witnesses Soames/AC clash 89; demands meeting with TB 99; prepares resignation letters 170; at BIC/BIIGC 188; on Millennium Eve 194; and further talks 207, 226, 230, 233, 239, 293; and policing 302–3; feels he’s finished 310–11; survives no-confidence vote 416 and n; at DD’s funeral 429; and BC’s NI visit 478; ‘going down the pan’ 497; resignation 655, 656 and n

Trimdon Labour Club 620, 631, 635

TUC see Trades Union Congress

Tung, C. H. 393

Turnbull, Andrew 31

Turner, Neil 117n

Twigg, Stephen 516

Tyerman, Anne 252

Tynan, Bill 117n

Tyrell, Jess 631

Tyrie, Andrew 253

Tyson, Mike 206 and n, 207–8, 209, 210

Uglow, Euan: Striding Nude, Blue Dress 387 and n

UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) 615, 629

Ulster Unionist Party (UUP): rejects proposals 23, 25; and IRA decommissioning 31, 65, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 75–80, 207; and NI Executive suspension bill 83; further talks with SF 99; votes for peace plan 170; further talks with TB and SF 238, 303, 478; worries TB 496–7; see also Trimble, David

unemployment 112, 133, 158, 212, 247, 294, 357, 370, 430, 448, 461, 525n

UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) 6, 65

unions: and fuel crisis 396, 441; and pensions 407, 409; and public sector reform 652, 653, 663, 669n, 682; see also Trades Union Congress

UNISON 409, 648, 653n, 669

United Nations Climate Conference (2000) 464

United Nations Security Council resolution: on Kosovo 26, 28, 29n, 43

universities 225, 326, 331 and n, 332, 334, 443–4 and n, 479–80, 515, 517; see also Oxford University/Oxbridge row

Usdaw (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) 441

UUP see Ulster Unionist Party

Vallance, Sir Iain 238

Vanity Fair 271, 273

Vasile, Radu 8

Vaz, Keith: becomes Europe minister 130, 133, 386; on European legislation 423 and n, 465n; and EMU 430; opposes Kavanagh on radio 434; and Hinduja brothers 506 and n, 509, 512–13, 554; Hague calls for his dismissal 551; and new inquiry 556; AC speaks to re media 558; Today programmes on 601, 629; out in reshuffle 638

Venables, Jon 436n, 648

Vereker, John 5

Verhofstadt, Guy 472, 475, 645, 646

Verveer, Melanne 16, 21, 577

volunteering 250

Voynet, Dominique 464

Vyas, Bharti 307, 308

Wade, Rebekah 122, 163, 297, 359, 591, 674

Wakeham, Lord 115, 191, 364, 379, 380, 412, 422, 437

Wales xiv, 11n, 12, 23, 229 and n, 230–31, 232, 284–5, 606, 610, 630, 674; by-election 227 and n, 229n

Walker, Carole 222

Walker, David 499

Wall, Stephen: at Tampere summit 136; ‘phenomenally bright’ 281; and TB’s speech on Europe 412–13, 414; at Biarritz European Council 423, 424; discussions with AC 462, 465; and Nice summit 469, 470, 471, 473, 476; on euro 651, 689

Wallace, Moira 433

Walters, Simon 217, 253, 254, 260, 319, 326

Warner, Nigel 148, 156

Warren, Frank 206, 208, 210

Warwick University (2000) 479–80

Washington, Desiree 206n

Washington Post 95

Waterhouse, Sir Ronald: Report 238

Watford (2001) 595, 605, 627

Watt, Nick 247

Webster, Phil 296, 327, 369, 371, 374, 375, 403, 424, 445, 501, 567, 680

welfare reform 24, 31, 34, 153, 155 and n, 160, 318

Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill 153 and n, 658n

Welt, Die 271

Wembley, redevelopment of 691

Wessex, Sophie, Countess of 573 and n

West Bromwich by-election (2000) 461 and n, 463

Western Daily Press 226

Western Morning News 225–6

West Lothian Question 452 and n

Westmoreland, General William 18

Weston Park, Staffordshire 662, 663, 667, 668

Whelan, Charlie 117, 118, 146, 290, 346, 426, 427

White, Mike 85, 117, 180, 221, 314, 364, 474, 606 and n

Whitehouse, Paul, Chief Constable of Sussex 651 and n

Whitelaw, Willie 75

Whitton, David 418

Whittow, Hugh 549, 602

Wicks, Malcolm 262

Widdecombe, Ann 102, 108, 413, 414, 415, 416, 442

Wigan by-election (1999) 117 and n

Wilby, Air Commodore David 3, 5, 12, 34–5

Willetts, David 322

William, Prince 151

William Ellis School 216

Williams, Barrie 225–6

Williams, Brynle 444, 446, 451

Williams, Gareth, Attorney General 126, 352

Williams, John 104, 453, 470

Wills, Michael 131, 274, 275, 453, 632

Wilson, Brian 101, 131, 191, 505

Wilson, Harold 113, 170, 477

Wilson, Richard (actor) 624, 690

Wilson, Sir Richard (RW): and AC’s Civil Service conference speech 31, 37; and Alex Ferguson’s knighthood 35; and post-mortem on Kosovo 47, 53; at Cabinet reshuffle 91; and TB’s bathroom costs 98; and Clare’s defection 107; Civil Service reform plans 107, 112; and spy story 109, 110; and Mo Mowlam 148, 157; and leak inquiry 191; in BBC documentary 222; at meeting re EU presentation unit 249; on AC doing political work in his spare time 253; Levy’s view of 276; clashes with AC over local election campaign 287, 288, 291; and Oxbridge domination of Civil Service 326; and leaks 341, 342, 369–70, 371, 453; defends Cobra 398; and Woodhead 423; at committee on special advisers 440; and PM/Hinduja affair 503, 506, 507, 509, 516, 522; upset by articles in the press 511, 512, 520; asks AC if he’s going to stay 522, 523; blocks some of TB’s ideas 549; finishes other people’s sentences 562; surprised at AC’s criticism of Civil Service 572; up to a few tricks 632, 634; opposed to change 636, 641, 652; on conflicting messages re public services 667

Wimbledon FC 246

Winner, Michael 428, 618

Winston, Robert 208 and n, 209–10

Winterton, Rosie 315, 327, 335, 566

Wintour, Patrick 49, 89–90, 165

Wise, Audrey 461n

Wishart, Ruth 429

Witherow, John 359

Wolverhampton (2001) 606

Woman’s Own 113 and n, 179, 191

Women’s Institute: TB’s speech (2000) 323, 332–4, 335, 336–7, 338–9, 340

Wood, Sebastian 53

Woodhead, Chris 376, 417, 419, 423, 425, 428, 434, 442, 443

Woodward, Camilla 188, 189, 190, 191, 201

Woodward, Lesley 189

Woodward, Shaun: defection 175 and n, 176–7, 185–6, 187, 188, 189–91, 201; finds unpleasant website 441; wins St Helens 600

Woolf, Lord, Lord Chief Justice 436n

World Cup: 2006 bid 65, 92, 143, 230, 276, 295, 346; Germany wins (2000) 364

World Economic Forum, Davos (2000) 221

World Trade Center: 9/11 attacks 691–5

Wright, Ian 236, 264

Yates, Paula 402 and n

Yelland, David 37, 122, 165, 190, 216, 224, 297, 403, 420, 460, 540, 603, 660

Yeltsin, Boris, President of Russia 19, 43, 51, 52, 54, 59, 61, 531

Young, Sir George 433 and n

Young, Hugo 520

Young, Jimmy 613

Zimbabwe 159, 294n, 301, 354

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