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Interview with Meg Hillier, Labour MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch and Chair of the Public Accounts Committee. Hillier was knocked out in the first round of voting for the new Speaker of the House of Commons
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Reference Code : - SOBA 2/25
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Date : - 2019-11-14 (creation)
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Description : - Hillier stood for Speaker of the House, Hillier expands on why and Sones is curious as to why many recommendations in reference to bullying in Parliament have not been implemented as of yet. Hillier thinks MPs need better Human Resources advice and trained office managers, many MPs rush into the role without any experience once they get into Parliament. Hillier says that when there is an issue with an MP, it is often the staff member who gets removed from their role. Hillier thinks that Parliament has been modernised under John Bercow's speakership but that there is a long way to go where bullying is concerned. Sones asks whether Parliament has done its job in recent years, she believes so as it kept the Executive in check, but that it was a difficult system to operate in. However, Hillier does believe that there have been many things that have not gone through Parliament as there is no majority either way.
Transcript of interview: Ian Whitting
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Reference Code : - DOHP 221
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Date : - 2023 (creation)
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Collection : - British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Transcript of interview: Sir Edward Clay
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Reference Code : - DOHP 206
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Date : - 2020 (creation)
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Collection : - British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Transcript of interview: Sir Robin Christopher
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Reference Code : - DOHP 215
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Date : - 2021 (creation)
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Collection : - British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
"Dangerous Diplomacy"
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Reference Code : - DOHP 244
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Date : - 2024-2025 (creation)
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Description : - Memoir by Sir Allan Ramsay.
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Collection : - British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Transcript of interview: Sir Denis Wright
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Reference Code : - DOHP 67
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Date : - 2000 (creation)
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Collection : - British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Transcript of interview: Donald Cape
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Reference Code : - DOHP 42
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Date : - 2001 (creation)
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Collection : - British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Transcript of interview: Tim Dowse
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Reference Code : - DOHP 196
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Date : - 2020 (creation)
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Collection : - British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Diary
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Reference Code : - PEAK 1/1
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Date : - 1941-01-14-1941-12-26 (creation)
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Description : - Diary covering Charles Peake’s time as Lord Halifax’s Personal Assistant from 14 January to 26 December 1941. Subjects covered for January include: travelling across America; attending church; Halifax’s love of corduroy trousers; drafting Halifax’s speeches; meeting US President [Franklin Roosevelt] on the destroyer; reflections on the use of oil and electricity in the ship’s kitchen; reviewing a delegation of American admirals; travelling to the US Embassy; Peake’s concern about Halifax’s deafness; Halifax’s frustrations over photographers choreographing him during photoshoots; the subjective nature of his diary-keeping; comparisons between British and American food; Halifax’s remarks on his wife’s [Dorothy Onslow Wood] happiness; Peake finding a new purpose in life; sharpening of Peake’s spiritual qualities; reflections on Dorothy; comments on keeping a diary. Subjects covered for February include: visiting zoo; American women’s party attire; exchanges between Lord and Lady Halifax; receiving Senator Byrnes [James F. Byrnes] and Speaker Rayburn [Samuel Rayburn]; Halifax’s memory of King George V approaching Ramsey MacDonald for wearing orders too far down coat; travelling to Baltimore; reflections on diary-keeping as a discipline inspired by Halifax; travelling to Charlottesville; observations on the architecture of the University of Virginia [United States]; Peake’s amusement at Halifax’s vocabulary; meeting the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway; Halifax’s unhappiness with Lend-Lease bill. Subjects covered for March include: flying to New York and Montreal [Canada]; meeting the Canadian press; discussions with Halifax over the use of Christian names in the family; dining with the mouth organist Larry Adler; arranging for Halifax to travel to Harvard to receive honorary degree; Halifax’s indiscretion with press correspondents in speech to the Pilgrims [Pilgrim’s Society]; travelling to Pennsylvania for Halifax to give a speech; attending meeting of Council of Foreign Relations at the Ritz; meeting film stars at Radio City [New York]; reflections on Halifax’s experiences at the Cheshire Hunt. Subjects covered for April include: Halifax’s difficult mood; Peake’s wife [Catherine] wanting him to return home; row between Halifax and his wife Dorothy over church attendance; reflections on keeping diary; Halifax’s advice to Peake to be more introspective; religion; travelling to New York; Halifax presenting medals to survivors of bomb damage; dining with Cornelius Vanderbilt; visiting housing settlement in Red Hook [New York]; celebrating Halifax’s birthday; writing Halifax’s speeches; visits to Georgia and Atlanta. Subjects covered for June include: inaugurating window in honour of the late Lord Halifax; arrival of Halifax’s family; Halifax dining with Republican senators; dining with Rhoda Clarke and Fanny Holtzman; fall of the British government and suggestion for Halifax to become Prime Minister which he declined; Halifax and Peakes’ low spirits; Halifax’s reading of ghost stories and memories of parents. Subjects covered for July include: preparing speech for Halifax on home defence; meeting Walter Lipmann; meeting journalists at The Telegraph; travelling to Chicago, LA and San Diego [United States]; Halifax briefly driving the train to LA; encountering female anti-war protesters during Halifax’s visit; visiting factories; Dorothy sending the 1000th bomber to Britain; travelling to San Francisco [United States]; visiting shipyards; visiting naval dockyard at Maine Island; travelling to Hollywood and Beverly Hills and meeting film stars; travelling to San Diego; joining Lady Halifax in reluctantly accompanying Lord Halifax on a fishing trip. Subjects covered for August include: Dorothy travelling to Montreal [Canada] in ‘The Liberator’; Halifax’s recollections on his great grand-father’s [Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey] marital affairs and illegitimate children. Subjects covered for September include: Halifax’s memories of Hugh Cecil [1st Baron Quickswood]; travelling to Lisbon and Azores [Portugal]; attending mass in a Portuguese Church; nightmares. Subjects covered for October include: heated argument between Peake and Halifax; travelling to Mirador [historic home in Greenwood, Virginia] and Virginia [United Sates], memories of fighting during the First World War; Halifax meeting with the Duke of Windsor [Edward VIII]; writing a speech on India; reflections on Russia. Subjects covered for November include: arriving into Montreal; staying at Ridean Hall [Ottawa, Canada]; Halifax’s speech to the Canadian Club; travelling to Norfolk county [Canada]; arriving at Old Parish Comfort; visiting Service Co-operative [US equivalent of NAAFI]; travelling onboard the aircraft carrier [HMS Illustrious] and colliding with the Formidable; meeting Arthur Talbot [Royal Naval Officer]; arriving back in Glasgow. Included in the back of this diary is a typescript review of ‘Roosevelt and Churchill 1939-41’ by Joseph P. Lash, ‘A Rendezvous with Destiny’ by Elliott Roosevelt and James Brough, and ‘Churchill in America 1895-1961’ by Robert H. Pilpel. Comprising a ring-bound diary, mainly handwritten with a few typed pages.
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Collection : - The Papers of Sir Charles Peake
Transcript of interview: David Barrie
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Reference Code : - DOHP 220
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Date : - 2023 (creation)
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Collection : - British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Diary
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Reference Code : - PEAK 1/2
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Date : - 1956-12-02-1957-04-05 (creation)
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Description : - Diary covering Charles Peake’s time from 2nd December 1956 to 5th April 1957 when he worked as British Ambassador to Athens. Subjects covered include: work on departmental papers for the Colonial Policy Committee (CPC); discussions with colleagues on Cyprus constitutional affairs; Anthony Eden’s difficulties in re-establishing relationships with the White House [in the post-Suez era]; meeting of the CPC; addressing CPC at Downing Street; meeting colleagues at Brooks’s Club; dislike for self-righteousness of the Labour party; travelling to Hatfield for a meeting and touring grounds of Hatfield House; attending Cabinet meetings; meeting with the Minister of State at the Foreign Office; and discussions in the House of Commons and Cabinet about [Lord] Radcliffe’s proposals [concerning the Constitution for Cyprus]. Also includes a newspaper clipping reporting on Peake’s leave.
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Collection : - The Papers of Sir Charles Peake
Transcript of interview: Sir Richard Best
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Reference Code : - DOHP 7
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Date : - 1996 (creation)
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Collection : - British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
Diary
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Reference Code : - PEAK 1/3
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Date : - 1955-08-16-1955-11-25 (creation)
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Description : - Loose sheets of a typescript diary covering part of Charles Peake’s time as British Ambassador to Athens [Greece], including the Cyprus Emergency. Subjects include: Greek project for an oil refinery; meeting with Princess Nicholas; meeting with journalists; attending a wedding; arrangements for a conference on Greece and Turkey; hosting party at Kavouri for Greek princesses; meeting King Paul [Paul of Greece] and senior Ministers; dining and meetings with Harold Macmillan [Foreign Secretary]; attending various social engagements and dinners; chastising David Lloyd for poor treatment of Greek delegation; Macmillan’s recollections of Winston Churchill’s farewell dinner to the Queen [Elizabeth II] ahead of his resignation; various engagements at the Turkish and Greek embassies and clubs; meetings with Princesses Marina and Alexandra; reflections on dictating his diary; weekend visit to Salisbury as guests of Lady Shaftsbury at Wimborne; discussing religious matters with the Shaftsbury’s chauffeur; attending Mass with Edward and Dorothy Halifax; political and diplomatic situation in Greece and Cyprus; meetings with Leslie Kemp; naval missions; attending the funeral of Field Marshal Papagos [Greek Prime Minister]; meeting new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spyros Theotokis; Greek banking; holiday with Catherine [Peake’s wife] in Vytina, Peloponnese [Greece]; meetings with Ambassadors, senior church and political figures; the British Council; and meeting with Princess Alice.
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Collection : - The Papers of Sir Charles Peake
Transcript of interview: Lord Hannay of Chiswick
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Reference Code : - DOHP 38
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Date : - 1999 (creation)
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Collection : - British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
College Colloquium
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Reference Code : - CCRF/112/5/5
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Date : - 2000 (creation)
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Description : -
Papers including biographies of speakers, programme for Chaka, lists of participants, press releases, flyers, registration forms and a series of colour photographs (and some scans).
Some photos have been labelled on the back and show Wole Soyinka, Abiola Irele, Tim Cribb, Jacques Chevrier, Alec Broers, Assia Djebar, Anny King, Duio Oni, Niyi Osundare, Henri Lopes, John Boyd, Stephanie Newell, Casimir d'Angelo, Veronique Tadjo, Christiane Fioupou. Irene D'Almeida, Nicola Howells and Ges Houghton.
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Collection : - Official Archive of Churchill College
Oral history: Sir John Boyd
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Reference Code : - CCRF/141/53
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Date : - 2018-06-22 (creation)
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Description : - Appointment to Mastership; Mastership interviewing process; The Fellowship, inc. Frank Hahn, Dick Tizard, and Boping Yuan; former Masters - Hawthorne, Bondi and Broers; Comparison with Embassy in Japan; Music, the ‘Hill’ colleges and the Colleges’ Committee; Modern Languages; Oriental Garden; the Master’s Lodge; Students; Relocation of office to Admin Corridor; Objectives as Master; Appointment of Director of the Moller Centre; Appointment of Vice-Chancellor; Visit of Speaker of the House of Commons (Betty Boothroyd); Workload; Student Disciplinary Appeals and Behaviour; Henry Moore; ‘Chaka’ and Akin Euba; Master’s Portrait; Vertical contact, integration and internationalism; Julia Boyd and her book ‘Travellers in the Third Reich’ (2017). Includes some references to staff members.
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Collection : - Official Archive of Churchill College
Interview with Maria Miller MP: Cox Report and Harassment in Parliament
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Reference Code : - SOBA 1/50
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Date : - 2018-10-17 (creation)
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Description : - Miller, Conservative MP for Basingstoke chairs the Women and Equalities Select Committee and used a debate (16 October) to discuss the Dame Laura Cox report on harassment and bullying in Parliament to call for Speaker John Bercow to resign. Miller was disappointed with the number of MPs in the debate and that it was obvious Bercow should step down.