Heseltine

/ ˈhɛzəlˌtaɪn /

noun

1. HeseltineMichael (Ray Dibden)1933MBritishPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: statesman Michael ( Ray Dibden ) Baron. born 1933, British Conservative politician; secretary of state for defence (1983–86); secretary of state for the environment (1990–92); secretary of state for trade and industry (1992–95); deputy prime minister (1995–97)
2. HeseltinePhilip Arnold Philip Arnold . the real name of composer Peter Warlock See Warlock

Example Sentences

Michael Heseltine described the advent of RTB as "laying the foundations of one of the most important social revolutions of the century", but was selling off council houses more cheaply than new ones could be built simply laying the foundations of a housing crisis?

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But while the government stresses there are "no plans to abolish the RTB", the "social revolution" Lord Heseltine heralded nearly 45 years ago is clearly facing a radical change to everything but its name.

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Lord Heseltine, minister in Margaret Thatcher's government: "A significant number of miners wanted to work and were prevented from doing so by the flying pickets... And that's a powerful argument as why the government had to make sure this sort of activity stopped... There was at work a group of people outside the rule of law, who thought that they could achieve their purposes by thuggery of one sort of another."

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Lord Heseltine, government minister who announced closure of 31 mines in 1992: "My personal view was one of great sadness to have to take a decision which everybody knew was coming. Frankly, the miners knew there was an end to coal production for economic reasons. They knew it was going to happen. That doesn't make it any easier or any less unpleasant. It was simply a fact of economic life."

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Just one more lesson: Baroness Casey recounts that Michael Heseltine, the Conservative former deputy prime minister, was famous in Westminster for sometimes writing "JFDI" on documents sent to him for decision.

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