Annotated texts of speeches by JEP on subjects including: MPs' pay; exchange rates; Britain's entry into the Common Market; industry, particularly industrial research and industrial relations; unemployment; Northern Ireland; immigration; the floatation of the pound; inflation; the nationalisation of the civil aviation industry, particularly concerning the bankruptcy of Rolls Royce Limited; the role of the Church; incomes policy; the Budget; press reporting; the balance of payments; Conservative policy on rents and wages.

Also includes correspondence with Brian Young [Director General, Independent Television Authority], Charles Curran, Director-General, BBC and Christopher Chataway, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, on the use of fahrenheit and centigrade scales in weather forecasting.