Economic conditions
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 1266 Collections and/or Records:
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European League for Economic Co-operation: memoranda and minutes, 1952-01 - 1954-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/3/31
Scope and Contents
Includes: reports by Roy Harrod on Europe and the dollar problem and general European economic strategy; notes by Leo Amery on trade and production; paper by Sir Cecil Kisch on co-operation between the sterling area and other non-dollar currencies; pamphlet on the monetary reconstruction of Europe; reports for monetary conferences, Brussels [Belgium], 1952-53.
Dates:
1952-01 - 1954-06
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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European League for Economic Co-operation: memoranda and minutes, 1954-01 - 1954-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/3/32
Scope and Contents
Includes: notes from Roy Harrod and Leo Amery; copy of Harrod's report on Europe and the dollar problem.
Dates:
1954-01 - 1954-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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European League for Economic Co-operation: memoranda and minutes, 1955-03 - 1957-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/3/33
Scope and Contents
Includes: note on industrial readaption and redeployment; summary of ELEC activities, 1956; Treasury information bulletin on the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC); rough note by JA on the association of other European countries with the proposed six-power Common Market; papers on the formation of a Common Market.
Dates:
1955-03 - 1957-01
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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European Movement and United Europe Movement, 1953-10 - 1954-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/3/11
Scope and Contents
Memoranda and minutes, particularly papers for the second economic conference of Westminster, London, Jan-Feb 1954.
Dates:
1953-10 - 1954-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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European Movement and United Europe Movement: second Westminster conference, 1949-04 - 1954-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 1/3/12
Scope and Contents
Papers from the second economic conference of Westminster, London, Jan-Feb 1954, including various versions of a memorandum by JA and Leo Amery on trade and production.
Dates:
1949-04 - 1954-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Fifth Column, BBC 28 March 1990: correspondence, 1990-03 - 1990-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 3/2/5/8
Scope and Contents
Letters from the general public following JEP's appearance on the Fifth Column programme, talking about inflation. Also includes transcripts of the programme, and correspondence with representatives of the BBC.
Dates:
1990-03 - 1990-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
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Foreign Press Association: correspondence, 1983-11 - 1985-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 17/14
Scope and Contents
Includes text of NK’s speech to a Foreign Press Association lunch, on disarmament and the international economy, 1983.
Dates:
1983-11 - 1985-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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General correspondence: expenditure figures, 1917-03 - 1917-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCKN 9/10
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between McKenna, Sir Edward Holden [Chairman of the London City and Midland Bank, Limited] and Horace Hamilton [Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer] (2) on official over-spending and the need to renew the sale of Treasury Bills. Includes supporting figures.
Dates:
1917-03 - 1917-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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GMB: NK, 1991-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 26/2/170
Scope and Contents
The first 37 minutes of side 1 consists of NK addressing the General trade union conference, on subjects including: unemployment; Conservative economic policies; the Conservative record on public services, particularly the National Health Service; Margaret Thatcher's opinion of John Major; Labour's future plans.
The remainder of the recording covers GMB speakers at the conference.
Dates:
1991-06
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Access copies available.
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Home Office, 1910 - 1911
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12
Scope and Contents
INTRODUCTION TO CHAR 12: THE HOME OFFICE: GENERAL The Home Office papers contain correspondence, printed material and papers which were created or accumulated as a result of WSC's activities as Home Secretary. The papers have been arranged into correspondence and subject-based files. The Home Office papers form a departmental sub-class of the official class of the Chartwell Papers which was divided according to the various offices held by WSC. Files containing varying numbers of items were...
Dates:
1910 - 1911
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers.
This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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House of Commons speeches, 1938-03 - 1940-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/6/1
Scope and Contents
Texts of LSA's speeches on subjects including: the Anschluss between Germany and Austria; unemployment and economic conditions; the Anglo-Italian Agreement (May 1938); the Budget (1938); confirmation of the Eire Agreement [Ireland]; National Service; colonial policy; Palestine; the international situation regarding preparation for war; securing supplies, particularly from the United States, which would otherwise go to Germany; the Education (Emergency) Bill; post-war Europe; war pensions and...
Dates:
1938-03 - 1940-04
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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House of Lords Debates: world economy, 1983-01 - 1983-03
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOAM 1/24
Scope and Contents
Includes CS's speech notes for his motion on a more active and vigorous world economy; copy of a speech by Jacques de Larosière, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, on managing the debts of developing countries; correspondence with individuals including John Grey, Clerk Assistant and Clerk of Public Bills, House of Lords (3), Michael Pownall, Private Secretary to the Leader of the House and Lord Cockfield, Secretary of State for Trade; copy of Hansard; press cuttings on the...
Dates:
1983-01 - 1983-03
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Industry, 1952 - 1960
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ABMS 5/19
Scope and Contents
Working papers on industry and economics previously grouped by Abrams under the heading 'ICI Possibles', covering subjects such as workers' aims and satisfactions; economic growth and inflation; employment and wage rates; and small investing. Consists largely of press cuttings, articles, and survey data, with Mark Abrams's notes.
Dates:
1952 - 1960
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Interview with economist Vicky Pryce - 50 years on and still NO equal pay in #Vote100 year, 2018-03-15
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOBA 1/15
Scope and Contents
Pryce begins explaining why she thinks women do not get paid equally; stating that it is either because of the culture of organisations or because they have children. She states that women in their 20s earn more than men in many professions, but into their 30s, they do not. Often, organisations are not prepared to allow anyone to work flexibly. Many organisations lose women too early for them to end up in senior positions. Sones asks about the attitude of women in corporate situations, Pryce...
Dates:
2018-03-15
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Interview with Rupa Huq, Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton on Theresa May's legacy, 2019-06-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOBA 2/9
Scope and Contents
Sones asks about May's legacy and the Withdrawal Agreement. Huq asked her about 'No Deal' Planning and how much Brexit has cost the public purse, May did not respond with a 'price-tag'. Huq argues that Brexit is costing the country 'everyday'. Sones and Huq discuss Labour's performance on Brexit and needing clarity on the customs union, single market and a people's vote on Theresa May's deal.
Dates:
2019-06-07
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Interview with Vicky Pryce, economist at CBR, on Philip Hammond's statement to the Commons and Brexit, 2018-03-15
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOBA 1/14
Scope and Contents
Pryce discusses Brexit and the economy, modest growth at the bottom of the G7 and G20. Hammond was optimistic in his speech about employment and the economy, Pryce questions how low paid these jobs are and supporting these with benefit payments. The fall in the pound and the Bank of England's expenditure to ensure that banks are lending has kept the economy going, but productivity has suffered. Sones asks about whether the country could have got to this point without austerity, Pryce argues...
Dates:
2018-03-15
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IPM speech [Institute of Personnel Management], 1989-10-25 - 1989-10-26
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 26/2/119
Scope and Contents
Speech on the state of the economy. The actual speech starts after 3 minutes, following a brief extract from a press interview with NK on the rift between Sir Alan Walters [Chief Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister] and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson. Also includes another press interview at the end of the recording on Lawson's resignation on the following day.
Dates:
1989-10-25 - 1989-10-26
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Access copies available.
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Iraq Currency Board, 1932-01 - 1939-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 9/57
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, memoranda and annual reports sent to LSA, chairman of the board, with correspondents including: 1st Lord Kennet [earlier Edward Hilton Young]; Edward Hogg, Adviser to the Iraqi Ministry of Finance (2); Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [Secretary of State for the Colonies, earlier Philip Lloyd-Greame, later 1st Lord Swinton].
Dates:
1932-01 - 1939-11
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
Closed until catalogued.
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Labour Election Press Conference, 1992-04-03
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 26/2/201
Scope and Contents
Speakers include Jack Cunningham, NK and Roy Hattersley [Labour Home Affairs spokesman], speaking and answering questions on subjects including: Labour's immediate plans, both at home and in Europe; the work of the Plant Commission on proportional representation and electoral reform; the state of the economy; the Taylor Report [on the Hillsborough Stadium Disaster] and football stadium safety; local government finance and the abolition of the Poll Tax; legislation for a national minimum...
Dates:
1992-04-03
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Access copies available.
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Letters to the Press, 1936-06 - 1952-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/7/27
Scope and Contents
Texts and cuttings of letters from LSA to the press, with related correspondence, on subjects including: the Commonwealth Conference (1952) and the economic imbalance between the Commonwealth and the United States; the place of the Commonwealth in the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; production and exports to the United States; American tariffs; trade within the Empire; the need for a balanced economy; the stability of sterling; Commonwealth membership, particularly relating to the Gold...
Dates:
1936-06 - 1952-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Literary: "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples": book 10, "Recovery and Reform" [eventually included in volume 4, "The Great Democracies"]: various post-war revises., Nov 1954 - Jan 1957
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/436A-B
Scope and Contents
Includes galley proofs (some described as first, second, third, fourth, penultimate, or last revise, "duplicate", or second draft) and manuscript and typed drafts for: provisional chapter lists; chapters entitled "The Locust Years" or "The Tory Peace" or "The Victory Peace", "Prelude to Reform" or "Canning and the Duke", "The Migration of the Peoples. I: Canada and South Africa", "The Migration of the Peoples. II: Australia and New Zealand", "Reform and Beyond" or "Reform and Free Trade",...
Dates:
Nov 1954 - Jan 1957
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples": digests of various sources collected in the production of the book for sections on "Liberty, Sovereignty, and the Civil War", "The First British Empire", "Character of the People in the Age of Shakespeare", "Scotland and Ireland up to 1760", "Tory and Whig England (1660-1742)", "Party and Cabinet Government, 1660-1782", "World Power, 1689-1763", "Protestants and Puritans", "Commerce, Sea Power, and Discovery", "Language and Literature till the Birth of Shakespeare", "The New State", "The Laws of America, 1775-83", "America 1763-74", "The New Age, 1760-1792", and "The Industrial Revolution, Phase 1"., [1938] - [1945]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/442A-D
Scope and Contents
Includes typed digests or pages from sources including: [Samuel] Gardiner's "Cromwell's Place in History" and "History of England, 1603-1642", Basil Williams' "The British Empire" and "The Life of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham", Hugh Egerton's "A Short History of British Colonial Policy", G L Beer's "The Old Colonial System", "The Cambridge Modern History", Edward Channing's "A History of the United States", Charles Andrews' "The Colonial Period of American History", [Peter] Hume Brown's...
Dates:
[1938] - [1945]
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Articles., 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/279A-B
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, research notes and proofs of articles by WSC: "The United States of Europe" on European affairs and trade, the treaty of Versailles [France], the League of Nations, decisions made by [Aristide] Briand and the positions of the United States and Canada; "The Truth about the Dardanelles" including WSC's relationship with Lord Fisher at the Admiralty; "A Great Big Idea" on European affairs; "Why Pay More Taxes" including a statement by WSC on the Budget; "Mr Churchill advises...
Dates:
1930
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Articles., 1933
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/338
Scope and Contents
Proofs and cutting of various articles and short pieces by WSC: an introduction to a biography of 1st Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith] by 2nd Lord Birkenhead [earlier Frederick Smith]; "Great fighters in lost causes" on the careers of various historical figures; "Shakespeare's plays as short stories: Julius Caesar"; "Life - the greatest secret of all and how to tackle all its trials and problems"; "England. My England" in which WSC dwells on his pride in his country; "If I lived my life...
Dates:
1933
Conditions Governing Access:
Open
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Literary: Articles 1., Jan 1934 - Aug 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/498A-B
Scope and Contents
Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "What Neville Ought to Do" on the April 1934 Budget; "Where are we heading?" on progress since 1915; "The Last Night of the Old World" on the beginning of the First World War; "Will the World swing back to Monarchies?" in support of monarchy; "Are Parliaments Obsolete?" in support of democracy and constitutional government; "My Fight for Lancashire" and "Our Last Chance" on the new Indian Parliament and the Lancashire...
Dates:
Jan 1934 - Aug 1934
Conditions Governing Access:
Open