‘Margaret Thatcher’s a very cautious woman, you know, very cautious. She will have to get rid of Airey Neave and George Gardiner and broaden her base; she may be bold in thought but in action she will be very cautious. She wants to get on with the trade unions very much and thinks she can: she sees no reason why she shouldn’t. She knows they are powerful and she has got to learn to live with them. That’s the way the Tories operate.’
