Thenford: The Creation of an English Garden

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Following Cameron's election to the leadership he set up a wide-ranging policy review. Chairmen of the various policy groups included ex-Chancellor Kenneth Clarke and other former Cabinet ministers John Redwood, John Gummer, Stephen Dorrell and Michael Forsyth as well as ex-leader Iain Duncan Smith. Heseltine was appointed to head the cities task force having been responsible for urban policy twice as Environment Secretary under Thatcher and Major. Heseltine, who showed his ballot paper to the returning officers to prove that he had voted for Major, [231] commented that " John Major deserves a great deal better than that from his colleagues". Major was re-elected leader. [232] Deputy Prime Minister: 1995-1997 [ edit ] I meet Lord and Lady Heseltine at Thenford, their Georgian house in Northamptonshire, surrounded by 1,500 acres. Much of it is farmed - 'which just about turns a profit,' says Michael - but 70 of these acres contain their garden and arboretum, which the couple have lovingly cultivated over the past 40 years, and about which they have also written a book. Heseltine launched a White Paper on Competitiveness in 1994. He was active in leading British trade delegations to South Africa, South America, India and Russia, but despite his enthusiasm for European Unity was seen to display little interest in the nuts and bolts of trade negotiations with the continent. [216] Former Hamas leader calls for a 'global day of jihad' on Friday, and asks Muslims to 'take to the streets' in protest against Israel, telling them: 'We are asking for your blood and souls to be sacrificed for Palestine'

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A butler, chef and housekeepers run the manor house, where Lord and Lady Heseltine live with their three dogs. Their children - Annabel, Rupert and Alexandra - are now, of course, grown, but nine grandchildren still bowl up, delighting Anne. 'I just had four to stay for a week!'

Rolls-Royce boss Tufan Erginbilgic woos City and Ministers with plans for mini reactors and green jet engines a b Michael Heseltine, Life in the Jungle, Hodder & Stoughton, 2000, ISBN 0-340-73915-0, pp. 39–47. Mason, Rowena (8 March 2017). "Michael Heseltine says Brexit is 'man-sized' task for Theresa May". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 March 2017.

Locals are stunned to learn village hall 'wedding reception' is actually British neo-Nazis' annual rally a b c Michael Parkinson and James Duffy, "Government's Response to Inner-City Riots: The Minister for Merseyside and the Task Force," Parliamentary Affairs (1984) 37#1, pp. 76–96. Heseltine first emerged as a platform orator at the Conservative National Council in March 1975, and then at the autumn conferences in 1975 and 1976 (where he likened Labour to a one-legged army marching "Left, left, left"). He dictated his speech ideas beforehand to his scriptwriters, who had to discard a good deal of unintelligible material. His reputation was derived not from any factual content or argument, but from the force and brio of his delivery – it was said of him that he could "find the party's clitoris". There was talk of his being appointed Party Chairman (in charge of the party organisation and of campaigning across the country) in place of Peter Thorneycroft. [120] He also wants to see more power devolved to the regions so they can take control of their own individual strategies. 'It's up to Manchester and Liverpool to devise their own plans,' he says. 'But they need stirring up.'

With lukewarm support from her Cabinet, most of whom had told her that she could not win and faced with the bitter prospect of a Heseltine premiership, Thatcher withdrew from the contest and announced her resignation on the morning of 22 November, although she continued to serve as Prime Minister until a new party leader had been chosen. [203] Luton Airport car park could have been saved by sprinklers after damning report published 13 years ago found they DO help extinguish fires - as experts call for sprinklers to be installed in all multi-storeys In May 2019, he had the Conservative Party whip suspended after saying he would vote for the Liberal Democrats, rather than the Conservatives, at the 2019 European Parliament election. [264] The abundant streamside planting of Rheum palmatum, Gunnera manicata and hydrangeas, with fiery-red Prunus ‘Jacqueline’ behind. Thenford Arboretum, photographed by Clive Nichols.

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The matter of a referendum on joining the euro, after much press speculation, was raised again at Cabinet by Douglas Hogg in the spring of 1996, very likely (in Clarke's view) with Major's approval; Clarke records that Heseltine spoke "with passionate intensity" at Cabinet against a referendum, believing both that referendums were pernicious and that no concession would be enough to please the Eurosceptics. Clarke, who had already threatened resignation over the issue, also opposed the measure and, although Clarke and Heseltine were in a small minority, Major once again deferred a decision. Major, Heseltine and Clarke eventually reached agreement in April 1996, in what Clarke describes as "a tense meeting … rather like a treaty session", that there would be a commitment to a referendum before joining the euro, but that the pledge would be valid for one Parliament only (i.e. until the general election after next), with the Government's long-term options remaining completely open; Clarke threatened to resign if this formula were departed from. [227] Heseltine had opposed a referendum on euro membership when Thatcher proposed it in 1990. [235] Clarke, writing in 2016 after the Brexit Referendum, comments that he and Heseltine later agreed that they had separately decided to give way because of the pressure Major was under, and that the referendum pledge "was the biggest single mistake" of their careers, giving "legitimacy" to such a device. [227] Macintyre, Donald; Brown, Colin (27 June 1995). "PM assails 'malcontent' Redwood". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Heseltine: I did not kill my mother's Alsatian". BBC News. 1 November 2016 . Retrieved 1 November 2016.

Heseltine, Anne; Heseltine, Michael (2017). Thenford: The Creation of an English Garden. London: Head of Zeus. ISBN 978-1-784-97973-7. OCLC 999361512. Heseltine's responsibilities also included Energy, as the separate Energy ministry was abolished. [214] The more unusual snowdrops, including ‘South Hayes’ and ‘Walrus’, are carefully labelled throughout Lanning’s walk – named after the designer Lanning Roper, who helped with the initial planning of the garden – on the south side of the house. Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (2013). Northamptonshire. The Buildings Of England. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-18507-2. OCLC 964790363.

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