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Desmond, Richard 104, 105, 176, 212, 225, 226, 227, 228, 231, 251–2, 367, 611, 665

Dewar, Donald 85, 223

DFID
see
Department for International Development

Diamond, Patrick 402, 609

Diana, Princess of Wales 162, 163, 195, 196, 349, 360
n
, 384

Diego Garcia 43, 278, 489

Dimbleby
(ITV) 176, 177, 178, 530

Dimbleby, Jonathan 176, 265

Dingemans, James, QC 681, 684, 685, 687

Diogo, Luísa Días 288

Dobson, Frank (‘Dobbo’) 122, 140, 227, 350, 351, 352, 468, 482, 553, 562

Donaldson, Liam 356

Dondo, Mozambique (2002) 289

Donoughue, Bernard 206–7

Dos Santos, José Eduardo 483

dossiers: WMD (September 2002) xvi–xvii, xviii, 292, 293, 297, 299, 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 308
and n
, 309, 325–6, 587, 589, 591, 592–3, 596, 614, 624, 634, 645, 646, 672, 677, 679, 684; and 45-minute point 598
and n
, 619, 620, 627, 646, 673; and Kelly 631, 632; ‘dodgy’ dossier
see
Coalition Information Centre

Douglas-Home, Alec 219

Downing, General Wayne 82

Doyle, Matthew 427, 692

Doyle, Vera 224

Drake, Mr Justice 682
n

Drummond, Stuart 222
n

DTI
see
Department of Trade and Industry

DTLR
see
Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions

Dunwoody, Gwyneth 243, 247

Durkan, Mark 324

Dyke, Greg 45, 512, 618, 623, 624, 625, 628, 630, 632, 651, 654, 662, 664

‘Dynamite, Ms’ 404

Dzurinda, Mikulas 546, 547

Eastham, Paul 655, 656

Ecclestone, Bernie 260

ECHR
see
European Convention on Human Rights

Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) 79, 94, 128, 165, 175, 286, 320–21, 529, 533, 554, 575, 602, 629

Edenham High School, Croydon 579
and n

Edmonds, John 3, 322, 645

education: TB on 193, 194
n
, 267; A-level row 303–4, 309–10, 311, 320, 330, 419–20; maintenance allowances 263; schools funding 563, 566, 579
and n
581; university funding 193, 333, 341, 342, 345, 346, 347, 351, 366, 368, 369, 374, 381, 398, 420–21, 423, 424, 425, 489

Edwards, Senator John 442, 665

ElBaradei, Mohamed 446, 450–51, 453

Elizabeth II: and Princess Margaret’s death 163, 164; and Queen Mother’s death 195, 196, 205; at Golden Jubilee media reception 216–17; at No. 10 dinner 218–19; TB’s speech about 241; Leo Blair sings to 297; and Burrell trial 349, 350, 360; and TB 490; message to the troops 509

Elizabeth, the Queen Mother 86; death 195–6, 199; lying-in-state and subsequent furore xx, 200, 201, 205, 208, 209, 212–17
passim
, 228, 230, 238–50
passim
, 252, 253, 254; funeral 203, 204, 206

Ellam, Mike 596

Elliot, Larry 209

Elton, Ben 241

EMU
see
Economic and Monetary Union

Ennis, Jeff 478

Enron 152

Enstone-Watts, Charlie 432

Erdogan, Recep Tayyip, President of Turkey 487, 504

Eriksson, Sven Göran 104, 212, 213, 214, 224, 323

Errera, Gérard 342, 344, 444–5, 493

Ervine, David 540

ESDP
see
European Security and Defence Policy

Eskew, Lisa 115, 186

Eskew, Thompson 186

Eskew, Tucker 80, 84, 87, 88, 89, 110, 115, 121, 146, 147, 172, 186, 320, 321, 427, 535

euro/single currency xx, 17, 34, 46, 79, 94, 99, 111, 126, 229, 246, 260, 280, 281, 312, 328, 329, 334, 342, 344–5, 354, 380, 529, 532–3, 551–2, 560, 567, 569, 572–8
passim
, 581–2, 597, 599, 601, 602, 604

European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) 431, 432, 433

European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP) 255

European Research Institute, Birmingham: TB’s speech (2001) 94
and n

European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) 343, 550

Evans, Alun 546

Evans, Huw 356

Evans, Mike 635

Evening Standard
84, 145, 147, 157, 184, 208, 209, 240, 274, 320;
see also
Reiss, Charles

Eyre, Richard 284

Faber, Lady Caroline 219

Fabian Society: TB speech 607, 609, 610, 611

FAC
see
Foreign Affairs Committee

Fahim Khan, General Mohammed 114, 154

Fairford, RAF 489, 521

Falconer, Charlie (CF): and Byers 178; on Balls and DTLR officials 217; on PCC/Black Rod affair 230, 249; and the Dome 234; on GB as leader 267; and CB and Caplin 390, 394; becomes Lord Chancellor 605, 609; and Patricia Scotland 606; on
Frost
608; and Dr Kelly’s death 649; and AC’s departure 653, 662; on TB’s outburst to the press 656–7; on Hutton Inquiry 668, 673; AC asks for advice 671

Falconer, Marianna 653

Falkender, Marcia 594

Farhi, Nicole 200, 275

Farish, Will 11, 69, 107, 295, 442

Farthing, Alison 679, 680

Farthing, Professor Michael 334, 679, 680

FBI 48
n

FBU
see
Fire Brigades Union

FCO
see
Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Fedayeen, the 518, 520, 522

Feeny, Paddy 21, 69, 72, 78

Ferdinand, Rio 286

Ferguson, Alex (AF) 123; on politics 162; and Beckham 162, 552–3, 603; and AC at Manchester United matches 164, 190, 213; supports AC 247, 250, 622, 665–6; worried about Iraq 298; and ‘lowlife’ journalists 332; at charity dinner with AC 356; at Man U vs Burnley match 381; thinks AC should take FA job 407–8; dinner with AC and FM 552–3; on GB 553; wins Premier League 564; on Gavyn Davies 630; optimistic about Inquiry 690

Ferguson, Cathy 162

Ferguson, Jason 332

Ferguson, Mark 332

Fernandes, George 131

Ferrari, Nick 618

Financial Times
46, 90, 165, 173, 174, 177, 218, 286, 297, 301, 318, 334, 352, 379, 388–9, 396, 464, 467, 523, 524, 552, 582, 601, 602, 612, 635;
see also
Stephens, Phil

Finnegan, Judy 576

Fire Brigades Union (FBU) 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 341, 342, 355, 360, 361, 362, 363, 365, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 377, 378, 379, 380, 398
n

Fischer, Joschka 20

Fisher, Carol 273

Flanagan, [Sir] Ronnie 110, 112

Fleischer, Ari 63, 87, 259, 441, 442, 443, 578

FMD
see
foot and mouth disease

Foot, Michael 206, 644, 645, 646

foot and mouth disease (FMD) 31, 588; inquiry (2002) 215, 218, 268, 273, 275, 277

Football Association: and Wembley Stadium 115–16, 119; and Kabul football match 169; and Eriksson affair 212, 214; and visit to No. 10 224; and World Cup reception 323; offers AC a post 301, 332, 406, 410, 473

Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC): AC invited to appear before 599, 602, 612, 614, 615; and JS 608, 611, 612, 614, 615, 617, 618, 620, 628; AC’s preparation for 616–17; his appearance and evidence 617–21
passim
; and BBC 618, 619, 620–33
passim
; report 633; AC cleared 634; Dr Kelly called 636, 645; Gilligan’s evidence 647, 648, 660, 661, 667, 673

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) 8, 10, 29, 43, 55, 73, 90, 113, 126, 293, 297, 330, 374, 409, 415, 422, 455, 485, 507, 530, 532, 565, 618;
see also
Jay, Sir Michael; Kerr, Sir John; O’Brien, Mike; Russell, Gerard; Williams, John

Foreign Press Association (FPA) 374–5

Forster, Lynn (Lady de Rothschild) 643

Fortuyn, Pim 223

Foster, Brendan 283, 635, 651

Foster, Peter xviii, 375–98
passim
; deported 436

foundation hospitals
see
National Health Service

Fox, Liam 206, 208

Fox, Samantha 375

Fox, Vicente, President of Mexico 361, 482, 484, 487, 491, 493, 500, 501

Franks, General Tommy 56, 70, 113, 114, 198, 331, 418, 484

Freedland, Jonathan 368

Freud, Matthew 250, 459, 576

Fried, Dan 23, 65, 442, 539

Frost, Sir David 139, 145, 213–14, 275, 276, 417, 423, 426, 628;
see also Breakfast with Frost

Future of Europe conventions 111, 578

Fylingdales, RAF 301, 327, 398

Gandhi, Mohandas (‘Mahatma’) 131

Garner, General Jay 560, 569, 572

Garvey, Kate 83, 378, 551, 585

Gascoigne, Paul 190

Gaulle, Charles de 353
and n

Gault, Hugh 595

Gault, Jim 595

Gault, Mark 584; funeral 588, 589, 590, 591, 594, 595

Gault, Philip 595

Gault, Susie 584, 595

GCHQ 11, 278, 454

Geldof, Bob 114

George, Eddie 8, 167

Ghent: EU summit (2001) 57, 59

Gibbon, Gary 693

Gibraltar 84, 229, 230

GICS
see
Government Information and Communication Service

Gieve, John 11

Gilchrist, Andy 334, 341, 360–61, 373, 378, 379

Gilchrist, Rod 645

Gilligan, Andrew 308, 361, 362, 448, 544; AC complains about 512, 530; reports on dossiers 587
and n
, 592
and n
, 596, 612, 616, 618; and MoD 621, 622, 625–6; threatens to sue 624; and his source 618,
625, 629, 630, 632; gives evidence to FAC 647, 648, 660, 661, 667; a poor witness 673; names Dr Kelly 685
and n
, 687

Gilman, Cathy 343

Giscard d’Estaing, Valéry 111, 112, 114, 446, 578, 583, 588

Giuliani, Rudolph 25, 167

Giving Campaign 343

Glasgow: conference (2003) 458–60; TB speech 549

Glover, Stephen 328

GMB (union) 3, 158, 444

GMTV
interviews: GB 159; CS 256, 305, 306, 644

Goldsmith, Lord Peter (Attorney General) 42, 58, 278, 279, 307, 349, 350, 419, 431, 433, 437, 441, 488
and n
, 489, 495, 500, 506, 507, 581

Goodman, Geoffrey 267

Gore, Al 314, 316, 358, 641

Gottesman, Blake 538, 539

Goudie, James, QC 671

Gould, Georgia 282, 480, 583

Gould, Grace 120

Gould, Philip: and TB’s conference speech 27; wants TB to be more visible 30; polls 64, 103, 171, 263, 264, 269, 346–7, 419, 634; discussions with AC 139; on the government 146, 150, 187, 288, 206, 216, 220, 322, 357, 399, 416, 428; focus groups 173–4, 182, 299–300, 367, 469; on need to deal with spin and sleaze 183; and GB 189, 213, 245, 356, 576; on TB 196–7, 266, 568, 569; ‘down’ 231, 232; at German SPD meeting 233; worried about TB/GB relations 244; supports AC 254; at charity dinner 256; with AC in France 282, 284; excited by Milburn article 284; advises AC 310, 407, 435–6, 473, 661; and Britain in Europe pamphlet 310; works on TB’s conference speech 313; on Jonathan Powell and AC 321; on Tories and IDS 324, 330, 331; on Peter M 344; warns about top-up fees 366; and CB/Caplin affair 387–8, 393–4, 396; on Iraq War 411–12; and AC’s speech to his students 452; with AC at Burnley match 480; optimistic 531; pops up on marathon route 546, 547; wants AC to stay involved 551; supports him 621, 622; at Ritz lunch 640; receives political masterclass from BC xvi, 641–3; and Dr Kelly’s death xvii, 649; worried re TB 664, 665, 667, 688; on Hutton Inquiry 667, 668, 679; helps and advises AC 669–70; worried about Peter M’s influence on TB 687, 689; and AC’s departure 694; last polls xxi–xxii; death xxii; mentioned 113, 265, 645

Government Information and Communication Service (GICS) 68, 69, 168, 170, 171, 181, 347, 350–51, 361, 364, 406, 418

Gozney, Richard 329

Graham, George 356

Granatt, Mike 168, 170, 171, 407, 410, 418

Greenberg, Stan 103, 171, 172, 189, 419, 489, 635

Greenslade, Roy 245, 650

Greenstock, Sir Jeremy 302, 456, 467, 484, 486, 494, 506, 589, 590, 594, 602–3, 604

Grice, Andy 156, 178, 208

Griffiths, Nigel 106
and n

Grocott, Lord Bruce 199, 247, 248, 312, 413, 416, 596, 622, 626, 637, 639, 653, 659–60

Gromov, Alexey 326

Groom, Brian 165

Guantanamo Bay 140–41, 142, 143–4, 145–6, 588, 647, 648

Guardian
30, 88, 89, 106, 143, 151, 165, 166, 167, 209, 210, 211, 214, 232, 245, 249, 258, 267, 278, 328, 351, 352, 366–7, 368, 400, 401, 416, 419, 421–2, 502, 505, 507, 529, 598, 624, 626, 635, 644, 667;
see also
Ashley, Jackie; White, Mike; Wintour, Patrick; Young, Hugo

Guinea 476
n
, 478, 483, 489

Guthrie, General Sir Charles 10, 13, 15–16, 17, 38, 72, 77, 87, 598

Hadley, Steve 65, 66, 278, 295, 297, 464

Hagerty, Bill 666

Hague, William 268
n
, 466, 509

Hain, Peter 111; denigrates the railways 136, 137; and reshuffle 338; enjoys Cabinet 358; on New Labour 430; on euro 584, 597; on tax rises 612–13, 619; supports PR 612; at political Cabinet 636, 637; mentioned 344, 365, 479, 510, 576, 604

Haines, Joe 668;
Glimmers of Twilight
593–4

Hamadi, Hamed Youssef 308

Hammell, Joan 161, 270, 574

Hammond, Sir Anthony, QC: Inquiry 118
and n
, 120, 158, 179
and n
, 180

Hands, Emily 517, 560

Hanif, Asif Muhammed 559
and n

Hanson, David 299, 363, 604, 611

Hardy, James 221

Harman, Harriet 42

Harri, Guto 644

Harris, Colleen 51, 52, 309

Harris, Robert 653