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Draft texts by JEP: The Church, on relations between the Church and the Conservative Party, [? written as an introduction to a longer work]; The Revival of Britain; and Can Britain Remain a Great Power Economically?

Also includes: letter from Peter Goldman, Conservative Research Department, on Civil List payments to the Royal Family.

Scope and Contents Correspondents on bishops' appointments under the Crown Appointments Commission include: 7th Lord Sudeley [earlier Merlin Hanbury-Tracy] (8); John Wakeham, Government Chief Whip (2); Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury on the difficulties of relations between Parliament and the Synod, and the Synod's view of the Appointment of Bishops Measure (1984) (3); Canon Trevor Beeson; Ronald Bowlby, Bishop of Southwark (3); Michael Latham [Member, Joint Ecclesiastical Committee of both Houses of...

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Material on JEP's theological, historical and literary interests.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-sub-class:

Material on JEP's theological, historical and literary interests.

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Correspondence on Labour policy towards the Church of England, with correspondents including: Donald Reeves, Rector of St James’s Church, Piccadilly [London] (3); Noel Davies, General Secretary of the Council of Churches for Wales, on the future of the coal industry.

Scope and Contents Correspondence, mainly on contributions by JEP to various books, with correspondents including: Richard Adams on including work by JEP in a poetry anthology (10); Richard Devonald-Lewis on JEP's preface to an edition of First World War memoirs (6); Howard Pedraza on his comparison of JEP and Sir Winston Churchill (4); Julian Critchley on a piece by JEP on the political history of Northern Ireland (3); representatives of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) on JEP's...

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Correspondents, mainly sending good luck wishes and congratulations, include: Harold Soref; [?] William Whitelaw [Chairman, Conservative Party]; Lord Richard Cecil (2); Sir [Samuel] Knox Cunningham; Sir Cyril Black.

Also includes: text of an article by JEP on the Church and the Conservative Party.

Scope and Contents Correspondence on JEP's resignations from various honorary posts on joining the Cabinet as Minister of Health, and congratulations on joining the Cabinet. Correspondents include: Archibald Gordon, BBC Current Affairs (Sound) [later 5th Lord Aberdeen and Temair] on subjects including JEP's commentary on the Labour Party Conference (2); [John] Harley Williams, Secretary-General of the Chest and Heart Association (2); Ivy, Duchess of Portland, Chairman of the Chest and Heart Association (2);...

Scope and Contents Correspondence, mainly on the Deacons (Ordination of Women) Measure (1986), with correspondents including: [Claude] Anthony Kilmister, Chairman, Prayer Book Society (9); Patrick Cormack (4); Margaret Hewitt, National Co-ordinator of Women Against the Ordination of Women; Ronald Bowlby, Bishop of Southwark, on a likely clash between the General Synod and Parliament; Hugh Montefiore, Bishop of Birmingham on JEP's imputation that the Church was using underhand methods; Lord Bridge of Harwich,...

Scope and Contents Correspondence on JEP's visit to the Soviet Union for the Spectator, as part of an Inter-Church group, with correspondents including: Max Hastings, Editor of the Daily Telegraph; Charles Moore, Editor of the Spectator, on articles by JEP about the visit (7); Reverend Michael Bordeaux, General Director of Keston College, on arrangements for the visit (3). Also includes: press cuttings; notes of expenses; itinerary; notes by JEP on his visit; pamphlets on the state of the Soviet...

Scope and Contents Annotated texts of speeches by JEP on subjects including: defence policy, including maintaining peace in Europe and arms production; relations between Britain and Ireland, including the Anglo-Irish Agreement, the IRA and past policy on Northern Ireland; Britain and the European Economic Community, particularly the Common Agricultural Policy, changing Conservative policy on Europe, defence, economic affairs, East-West relations and the European Court of Human Rights; the Gospels; Hong Kong's...

Scope and Contents 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;...

Scope and Contents Annotated texts of speeches by JEP on subjects including: the balance of payments and international exchange rates; Northern Ireland, particularly the Constitutional Convention, representation of Ulster in the British Parliament, the General Election in Northern Ireland, including JEP's election speech, agriculture and the 1973 constitution; relations between the Church and the monarchy; political responsibility, relating to the Conservative Party's abandonment of its principles; housing;...

Scope and Contents Annotated texts of speeches by JEP on subjects including: Joseph Chamberlain and Ireland; the defence of Western Europe; the legacy of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury; negotiations on the future of Ulster; relations between Iran and the United States; the nation of Wales; the Church and state, women priests and parish churches; the failure of the Labour Opposition; British defence policy; teaching Latin and Greek; local government; English parliamentary tradition; management of the...

Scope and Contents Annotated texts of speeches by JEP on subjects including: the Gospels and the relationship between Church and State; Sir Robert Peel; Britain and the European Community, including relations with France, the balance of power in Europe, and the results of changing East-West relations; British policy on Northern Ireland; historical Anglo-Turkish relations (the Gallipoli Memorial Lecture); Anthony Trollope; interference in the internal affairs of other countries, particularly Bosnia [Bosnia and...

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Correspondence on future Labour policy towards voluntary aided Church schools (particularly Catholic schools) with correspondents including: Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury (2); Harry Cowans; Hugh Lindsay, Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle; George Park.

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Letters between JEP and M Brown on a forthcoming action on the ordination of women.