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car industry, 300, 413, 415

Carlisle, Mark, 418

Carr, Robert: One Nation, 86; Change is our Ally, 86; Race Relations Bill, 146; Employment Secretary, 200–1; Industrial Relations Act, 201, 206; miners’ strike (1972), 201, 216, 217; miners’ strike (1974), 201; Home Secretary, 201, 224; Heath government reforms, 203; Shadow Cabinet reshuffle (1974), 242; election campaign (October 1974), 247, 248, 258; Shadow Chancellor, 264; and formation of MT’s Shadow Cabinet, 283–4, 290; Tory Reform Group, 325

Carrington, Peter, Lord: Defence Secretary, 200; Party Chairman, 202, 234; Energy Secretary, 233–4; Leader of Lords, 287; Rhodesian sanctions, 417–18; election campaign (1979), 447, 451

Carter, Jimmy: foreign policy, 342, 364–5, 373, 528; relations with MT, 367; neutron bomb, 371; Camp David Agreements, 380

Cartland, Barbara, 30, 144

Carvel, Robert, 249

Castrol, 138

Catholic Church, 591

Cazalet-Keir, Thelma, 309

Ceausescu, Elena, 355, 508

Ceausescu, Nicolae, 354–7, 508

Central Council, 326

Central Office: MT’s early career, 63–5, 79–80, 85, 100; Heath as candidate, 68; opinion of voters, 115; MT’s Finchley constituency, 131; election campaign (1970), 160; sherry, 249; leadership election (1975), 276, 280; Thorneycroft Chairmanship, 291–2, 440, 458; Reece’s role, 410; 1978 non-election, 412; election campaign (1979), 440, 442–6, 449–50. 455–6, 457, 458

Central Policy Review Staff(CPRS), 174, 195, 221

Centre for Policy Studies (CPS): origins, 250–2; Joseph’s involvement, 250–7, 286, 317, 420; MT’s involvement, 251–2, 254, 467; role, 252–3, 298; relationship with CRD, 292

CERN (European Centre for Nuclear Research), 175, 176

Chamberlain, Neville, 28, 42, 44

Chambers, Paul, 343–4

Change is our Ally, 86–7, 316

Channon, Paul, 154, 242

Charlton, Michael, 363

Charter 77, 364

Chechen Republic, 526–7

Chekhov, Anton, 38

Chelmer, Lord, 292

Chelmsford by-election (1945), 19

Chelsea Antiques Fair, 257

Chequers, 188–9, 466

Chesterton, G.K., 522

Child Benefit, 564, 573

Child Poverty Action Group, 262

Child Support Agency, 563

Childe, Rev. Henry, 11

Chile: Pinochet regime, 530, 581; economy, 581–2

China: US policy, 348; MT’s visit (1977), 388–91; nuclear power, 520; economy, 521, 584, 598; Tibet policy, 530; science and technology, 579

Chirac, Jacques, 337

Christian Democrat Union (CDU), 341–3, 346, 500

Christianity, 554–6, 580

Christianity and Conservatism, 556

Christ’s College School, 100, 172

Church of England, 105

Churchill, Winston: coalition government, 19, 44; Munich Agreement, 27; radio broadcasts 31; on Bomber Command, 32–3; 1945 election, 44–6; Potsdam Conference, 45, 54; on socialism 45, 50; writings, 53; relationship with Stalin, 54, 57; Fulton speech, 59; Party Conference (1948), 63; Cold War rhetoric, 71; MT comparison, 74, 343; Conservative Women’s rally (1950), 75; resignation, 87; referendum proposal, 332; Imperial War Cabinet, 387–8

civil servants: DES, 166; pay policy, 227–8

Clegg, Hugh, 439

closed shop controversy, 312, 368, 401, 429, 436–7

CNN conference (1992), 492

coal stocks, 216–17, 226

coalition proposals (1974), 238–9, 259–60, 327

Cohesion Fund, 502

Cohn-Bendit case (1978), 505n

Colchester, 62, 67

collectivism: Liberal policy, 21; wartime Britain, 46; postwar Conservative policy, 49; Change is our Ally, 86–7; threat to civil liberties, 110; in education, 174; Heath Government policies, 196, 225, 227; oppositions, 440; Christian approach, 555

Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), 208, 334, 483, 500, 502

Common Fisheries Policy, 209, 497

Commonwealth, 126–7, 208

Commonwealth Immigrants’ Act (1962), 145

Commonwealth Immigrants’ Bill (1968), 145

communism: MT’s view of, 14, 24, 29, 156, 341, 600, 603; Soviet Union, 155–6; in trade union movement, 205–6; Muggeridge on, 309–10; Euro-communism, 340–1; advance, 440; collapse, 476, 510; Poland, 602

Community Charge, 202, 571

comprehensive schools, 157–8, 168, 171, 173, 188

Concorde project, 203

Confederation of British Industry (CBI): Davies Director General, 200; incomes policy, 219, 311; TUC relationship, 219, 223–4, 234–5; winter of discontent, 426, 428

Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), 509, 526

Congdon, Tim, 574

Conquest, Robert, 90, 351, 361

consensus, 149–50, 254, 260

Conservative Associations, 276

Conservative Board of Finance, 267

Conservative Party: general election (1935), 25–6; general election (1945), 43–7; Conference (1946), 47–8, 68; Industrial Charter, 49–50; Conference (1948), 62; ‘lower than vermin’, 69; manifesto (1950), 70; general election (1950), 71–3; general election (1951), 75; National Union Executive, 75; general election (1955), 87; Conference (1957), 92; manifesto (1959), 93, 111; general election (1959), 99–101, 114; policies during 1960s, 114–15; Africa policy, 114–15; Conference (1961), 119; Conference (1963), 128; leadership succession (1963), 128–31; general election (1964), 131–2; in opposition, 133; leadership election, (1965) 133–6; Conference (1965), 136; Conference (1966), 139–40; Conference (1968), 148; manifesto (1970), 160, 194, 197, 224; general election (1970), 161–3; education policy, 167; manifesto (February 1974), 235–6, 246, 322; general election (February 1974), 235–9, 327; manifesto (October 1974), 242–50, 257–9, 300, 322; Heath’s policies, 241; general election (October 1974), 260–1; leadership question, 261–71; leadership election, 271–81; Heath’s position, 283; Conference (1975), 291; incomes policies, 300–4; Conference (1975), 305–9;