Garner first worked for the Conservative Party as an organiser for the Young Conservatives in Yorkshire in 1948 . He revived the membership by organising fundraising weekends at Later , he worked as an agent for London at the Conservative Central Office . He served as the Director of Organisation from 1976 to 1988 . In this capacity , he was instrumental in putting the local organisation in place that ensured that Margaret Thatcher won the elections of 1979 , 1983 and 1987 . He escaped unscathed from the Brighton hotel bombing
Brighton hotel bombing
Brighton hotel bombing
Anthony Garner