Scope and Contents Memoranda and minutes on strategy for campaigns, mainly by Peter Mandelson, Director of Campaigns and Communications, and also Patricia Hewitt [Press and Broadcasting Secretary] and Philip Gould, including: communications; women’s seminars; the Defence Campaign; the Caring Community and Personal Freedom campaign; the Jobs and Industry Campaign. Also includes: minutes of the Campaign Strategy Committee; correspondence including a letter from Robin Cook, Campaigns Co-ordinator, on his...

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Mainly correspondence on Hewitt’s own engagements and dealings with the press.

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Mainly correspondence on Hewitt’s own engagements and dealings with the press, also including: a note from Hewitt to NK on the press notice following a meeting between the National Executive Committee and National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) during the miners’ strike, Dec 1984, with notes of the meeting; briefing for a meeting on Lobby procedures (for press briefings).

Scope and Contents Correspondence on dealings with the press and publicity and on Hewitt’s own engagements, with correspondents including: Robert Jackson, asking for a debate on science policy; Michael Meacher on the use of press releases; Denis Healey; Lord Dean of Beswick; Peter Snape on allowing regional television into Conference; Michael Foot; Sir Sigmund Sternberg. Also includes: photographs of Hewitt; report of an inquiry into lobby practice (for press briefings); Hewitt’s election campaign...

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Correspondence, mainly on Hewitt’s own engagements and her contract.

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Correspondence with the general public relating to Hewitt’s leaked remarks on Labour’s campaign in London, relating to lesbian and gay rights and the "Loony Left" costing Labour votes.

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Correspondence with individuals including Patricia Hewitt [Press and Broadcasting Secretary] and Frank Dobson on the organisation of NK’s office, and National Executive Committee papers on the organisation of the Labour Party as a whole, particularly constituency parties. Also includes results from the leadership election campaign.

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Memoranda by Charles Clarke [Head of NK’s office] on the establishment and organisation of NK’s office and more general strategy, in 1983, 1985, and for the periods leading up to the 1987 and 1992 General Elections. Also includes a job description for Patricia Hewitt [Press and Broadcasting Secretary].

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Includes notes on strategy by John Gau (John Gau Productions), memoranda from Patricia Hewitt, Press and Broadcasting Secretary and Nick Grant, Director of Publicity and minutes of the Party Political Broadcast Group.

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Correspondence, and memoranda by Patricia Hewitt [Press and Broadcasting Secretary], Vincent Hanna and John Gau (John Gau Productions) on broadcast strategy.

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Notes on strategy, correspondence, and memoranda by Patricia Hewitt [Press and Broadcasting Secretary] and John Gau (John Gau Productions).

Scope and Contents Includes: note on selection and reselection, 1985; note on an interview by Arthur Scargill [President, National Union of Mineworkers] and a dispute over trade union law; report of the review committee on head office organisation; memoranda by Charles Clarke [Head of NK’s office] on the appointment of a new General Secretary and party organisation (duplicate of item in 2/1/23); memoranda by Patricia Hewitt [Press and Broadcasting Secretary] on Labour’s performance in Parliament, party...

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Includes: memoranda on polling research; minutes and rough notes of group meetings; memoranda from individuals including Peter Mandelson, Director of Campaigns and Communications, Robert Worcester, Market and Opinion Research International Limited (MORI) and Patricia Hewitt [Press and Broadcasting Secretary]; note on producing a monthly digest of polls; research proposals for the 1987 General Election.

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Papers on extending the franchise for the selection and reselection of MPs (one member one vote, OMOV). Includes: memoranda by Charles Clarke [Head of NK’s office] and Patricia Hewitt [Press and Broadcasting Secretary]; extracts from speeches by NK; notes from the Review of Reviews Committee; drafts of proposed rule changes for constituency parties; issue of Tribune criticising the changes.

Scope and Contents Includes: memoranda by Peter Mandelson, Director of Campaigns and Communications, Patricia Hewitt [Press and Broadcasting Secretary], Robin Cook [Campaigns Co-ordinator] and Philip Gould on communications strategy; correspondence with Robert Worcester, Market and Opinion Research International Limited (MORI); a communications review by Philip Gould Associates; papers relating to the establishment and terms of reference of the agency; minutes of meetings; summary of work in progress, March...

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Minutes and notes of NK’s team meetings, strategy meetings and papers on team organisation, particularly on the press office, NK’s diary, visits, speeches and responsibilities in the office.