John Hoskyns

John Hoskyns

Sir John Leigh Austin Hungerford Hoskyns (born August 1927) is best known as a Policy Advisor to Margaret Thatcher while head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit from May 1979 and April 1982. Prior to this he acted as a Policy Adviser to her and the Shadow Cabinet from 1975–79, during which time he produced the important "Stepping Stones" report of November 1977.

Read more about John Hoskyns:  Education, Life and Career, The Stepping Stones Report, 1977, The EU, 30-year Rule and Official Documents, In The Media

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