Restricted release of UK secrets raises eyebrowsCabinet Office keeps 200 of 500 documents due for publication under lock and keyThatcher warned Major of misstep on ERM and ratesEventual humbling of Black Wednesday exacerbated Tory divisions over EuropeEBRD drew up debt-for-nuclear swap plan as Soviet Union fellJohn Major received proposal from European Bank president in 1991, archives revealUK ministers warned of trouble on railways and NHSSpending cuts left Tories exposed after crashes and health service crisesThatcher met Nixon at No 10 against Foreign Office adviceDeclassified documents reveal then PM had hour-long meeting with ex-president in 1982Damian Green pushed for BBC overhaul in 1992Adviser suggested sharing licence fee cash among commercial broadcasters
Restricted release of UK secrets raises eyebrowsCabinet Office keeps 200 of 500 documents due for publication under lock and keyThatcher warned Major of misstep on ERM and ratesEventual humbling of Black Wednesday exacerbated Tory divisions over EuropeEBRD drew up debt-for-nuclear swap plan as Soviet Union fellJohn Major received proposal from European Bank president in 1991, archives revealUK ministers warned of trouble on railways and NHSSpending cuts left Tories exposed after crashes and health service crisesThatcher met Nixon at No 10 against Foreign Office adviceDeclassified documents reveal then PM had hour-long meeting with ex-president in 1982Damian Green pushed for BBC overhaul in 1992Adviser suggested sharing licence fee cash among commercial broadcasters