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Michael Heseltine is right, this age group is entirely disconnected from the Conservative Party.
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Butshares inthe Foreign Secretarystarted plummeting in the wake of those infamous banana and 'Heseltine' moments.
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Michael Heseltine had already been anointed as the new minister for Merseyside to stabilise Liverpool but without any crock of gold and, as the cabinet papers reveal, on what Thatcher's closest advisers considered to be a "doomed mission".
National Archives reveals historic parallels between 2011 and 1981 riots 2011
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In the end, Heseltine got his money, but it was hard to tell what difference the cash made.
How all politicians have made a mess of my beloved Merseyside | Alexei Sayle 2012
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A new government initiative to tackle gang culture and troubled families is launched, as was Heseltine's inner-city drive, as a singular crusade without any significant new Whitehall funds to back it up.
National Archives reveals historic parallels between 2011 and 1981 riots 2011
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Howe told Thatcher that Heseltine's plan for a cabinet minister for every deprived region should be restricted to a one-year lone experiment in Merseyside after arguing that if there was any extra money he would rather spend it on the more promising West Midlands.
Thatcher government toyed with evacuating Liverpool after 1981 riots 2011
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Since the Thatcher story broke, Heseltine has been on the radio claiming that his actions somehow laid the groundwork that has led to the vibrant city centre of 2012.
How all politicians have made a mess of my beloved Merseyside | Alexei Sayle 2012
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Mercifully, she decided instead to dispatch Michael Heseltine – though with a fraction of the budget he had demanded – to oversee inner-city regeneration on Merseyside.
North/south divide: Thirty years on, 'managed decline' is still the policy | Observer editorial 2012
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At the time, I remember, Heseltine's response to the riots seemed insufficient and faintly ludicrous.
How all politicians have made a mess of my beloved Merseyside | Alexei Sayle 2012
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Michael Heseltine, the environment secretary in 1981, visits Merseyside after the Toxteth riots.
National Archives reveals historic parallels between 2011 and 1981 riots 2011
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