Tetchy Tarzan Takes 'Em On

Atomic Hobo by JULIE MCDOWALL

Jul 14, 202629:08Society & Culture

Michael Heseltine - nicknamed Tarzan - became Defence Secretary in Jan 1983 and formed Defence Secretariat 19, a group charged with attacking CND. To get ad-free access and archive material, visit Hosted on Acast. See ac...

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