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Includes: three copies of the CRD’s "Politics Today": no 7, "Electoral change", 12 April 1976; no 17, "Briefing notes", 20 September 1976; and no 18, "Labour’s record", 27 September 1976
Also includes: copies of the CRD’s "Forthcoming events" briefing notes, October-November 1975, July 1978 and January-April 1979

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Includes: papers from the Bow Group, Bruges Group, Centre for Policy Studies, Conservatives Abroad, Conservative Political Centre, Conservative Research Department, Conservative Trade Unionists, Conservative Way Forward Group, European Democratic Group, Federation of Conservative Students, IDU, Monday Club, No Turning Back Group and the Selsdon Group

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Includes: notes for MT on CBI Economic Trends inquiries, June, July, November & December 1978, and the Financial Times monthly survey of business opinion, October-December 1978
Also includes: copy of paper by Professor R.J. Ball, "Incomes policy- another round?", October 1976; and CBI economic situation report, end November 1976

Scope and Contents Includes: MT’s handwritten notes and annotated typescript speech versions Includes: speech contribution material and briefing notes from Conservative Research Department, including notes by Charles Bellairs, George Cardona and Adam Ridley; with CRD note on, "The Communist Party and left-wing extremist groups", August 1976 Also includes research study conducted for the Committee of London Clearing Bankers, "Public attitudes to nationalisation-summary report",...

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Includes MT’s handwritten draft notes and annotated typescript speech versions
Includes background material including statistics and press cuttings, much of it supplied by the Conservative Research Department
For the text of the statement see Oxford University Press CD Rom edition of MT’s complete public statements CD Ref: 76/272

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Includes publications: "Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin" and House of Lords Hansard (4 October 1976)
For the text of the statement see Oxford University Press CD Rom edition of MT’s complete public statements CD Ref: 76/272

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Includes briefings, papers and press releases issued by the CPS; and papers for MT by "Jock" Bruce-Gardyne on the Economic Measures debate, July 1975, and Alfred Sherman and Sir Keith Joseph MP on incomes policy, April 1976
Also includes correspondence with Joseph, Adam Ridley (Conservative Research Department), Alfred Sherman, Nigel Vinson, Martin Wassell and Simon Webley

Scope and Contents Includes MT's handwritten annotations and copy of her handwritten letter to Jeremy Thorpe, 27 February 1975 Includes correspondence with Sir Frederic Bennett MP, Robert Carr MP, Sir Geoffrey Howe MP, Sir Charles Taylor and Gerald Thompson (Chairman, Kleinwort Benson Ltd) Also includes notes by Sir Geoffrey Howe MP on an all day discussion of economic policy at 61 Fentiman Road [Howe's then home] on 18 May 1975 (MT did not attend); and a number of economic briefing notes for MT by...

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with Wilfred Aspinall, Sir John Clark (CEO, Plessey Company), Ralph Harris, Sir Geoffrey Howe MP, Sir John Tilney and William ("Bill") Mackworth-Young (Director, Morgan Grenfell) Also includes a number of economic briefing notes for MT by Adam Ridley (Conservative Research Department), including, "The Sterling crisis", 15 March 1976; a copy of MT's handwritten letter to Professor Tony Merrett, August 1975, in response to his paper for her on...

Scope and Contents Includes MT's handwritten annotations Also includes notes of a meeting by George Cardona (Conservative Research Department) relating to social security issues (MT did not attend), 27 September 1976; a paper by Adam Ridley (CRD), "The economic education of the public, proposals, for ‘concerted action’ and fighting inflation", 16 May 1977 (annotated by MT); minutes of a meeting by Rob Shepherd (CRD) to discuss pay issues (attended by MT), 15 February 1978; minutes of a meeting by...

Scope and Contents Includes handwritten notes by MT Also includes note for MT from "WS" [William ("Bill") Shelton, her Parliamentary Private Secretary) on a meeting of the Conservative Party's Finance Committee [not attended by MT], 2 July 1975; also includes minutes of a meeting of Conservative Party figures, including MT, with a number of leading economists (includes "Mr [Alan] Walters", "Mr [Samuel] Brittan", "Mr [Brian] Griffiths" and "Professor...

Scope and Contents Includes MT's handwritten annotations Includes correspondence from Sir Geoffrey Howe MP, Alan Hurst-Brown and Gordon Reece; unpublished paper by [Professor Peter] P.T. Bauer, "Class: the root of all evil", ca. 1977; paper prepared by Adam Ridley (Conservative Research Department) for Sir Keith Joseph MP "Bank of England Quarterly on Inflation"", 26 June 1978; paper by Ridley on "Some main economic issues", for a meeting to discuss economic matters...

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Includes MT's handwritten notes on IMF budget debate
Also includes a number of economic briefing notes for MT by Adam Ridley (Conservative Research Department)

Scope and Contents Part 1, 1979: includes copy of a pamphlet by Ian Gow MP, "A practical approach to denationalization" (AIMS, 1977); copy of paper to MT from Sir Kenneth Berrill (Central Policy Review Staff), "The economy of the United Kingdom- problems, constraints, opportunities", 4 May 1979; copy of two letters to MT from Sir Geoffrey Howe MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer) relating to public expenditure, including one on defence expenditure, 11 May 1979; note of a record between MT and...

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Includes MT’s handwritten annotations
Includes drafts and comments from Nicholas Edwards MP, Sir Geoffrey Howe MP, Sir Keith Joseph MP and Lord (Peter) Thorneycroft

Scope and Contents Correspondence and articles on post-war planning, with correspondents (mainly commenting on a speech by LSA) including: Sir Hubert Henderson [Economic Adviser to the Treasury] on LSA's views for international economic co-operation; Lionel Curtis on organic reconstruction; [Alfred] Duff Cooper [later 1st Lord Norwich] on his concerns for the Conservative Party after the war, and his friend Emery Reves [Imre Revesz]; Clement Attlee, disagreeing with LSA over the changed role of the Empire; 1st...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Peter Clarke [former Private Secretary to JEP]; Sir Robin Williams, Honorary Secretary of the British Anti-Common Market Campaign, on co-opting JEP onto their committee (2); Martin Rogers, Chief Master, King Edward's School, Birmingham [Warwickshire], on JEP's endowment of a prize in Hebrew for the school (13); Iain Sproat on his literary work; Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister, thanking JEP for his support for her speech at Strasbourg [France, December 1989]; Michael...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Derick Heathcoat Amory [Chancellor of the Exchequer] on the War Loan; Professor Raymond Lyttleton; Claude Lancaster, Chairman, Bestwood Company Limited, appointing and sacking JEP as Financial Director (2); Reginald Seconde, congratulating JEP on his increased majority; R A Butler, on JEP's speech on the 1960 Budget, and the importance of cutting spending (2); 21st Lord Shrewsbury and Waterford; Norris McWhirter on JEP's possible entry in the Guinness Book of Records...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Kenneth Boardman (2); Horace Maybray-King, Speaker of the House of Commons (2); William Whitelaw [Chief Opposition Whip] (4); Gerald Williams on subjects including JEP's interview with [Ernest] Trevor Huddleston [Bishop Suffragan of Stepney, London]; Edgar Kingston-McLoughry; Michael Strachan (6); Andrew Freeth on a portrait of JEP by [Augustus] Ruskin Spear; Nicholas Ridley, congratulating JEP on the Parliament (No. 2) Bill [on reform of the House of Lords]; [Henry]...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Arthur Askey; Sir Ian Horobin on JEP's review of his poetry, and economic policy (2); Humphrey Atkins [Government Chief Whip] on JEP's voting position on incomes policy; Reginald Paget, on taking JEP hunting (2); Milton Friedman [Professor of Economics, University of Chicago] on price control and the oil crisis (2); William Deedes on One Nation; Gerald Kaufman; Hugh Jenkins; Robert Jenkins, congratulating JEP on various speeches and articles, and commenting on Edward...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Michael Foot [Leader of the House of Commons] on subjects including asking JEP to abstain in a confidence vote, December 1978 (2); William Whitelaw [Conservative spokesman on home affairs] on subjects including accusing JEP of recruiting Asian hospital staff while Minister of Health (2); Nigel Lawson [Conservative spokesman on Treasury and Economic Affairs] debating with JEP on anti-inflation policy and wage control (2); [Leonard] James Callaghan, Prime Minister; Lord...

Scope and Contents Includes details of WSC's filing system, broadcasts, speeches, favourite songs, agricultural patronage, books, orders and decorations, honorary degrees, fellowships, freedoms, medals, ministerial appointments, service titles, degrees offered but not yet received, parliamentary seats, paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy [London], and annual subscriptions; copies of various items by WSC including a letter to the Times under the pseudonym "Scorpio" on prayers for rain, and a lecture...

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[?] Budget papers.

Scope and Contents Subjects include: public meetings and speeches; Julian Amery's progress at school; LSA's visit to Denmark and Sweden as leader of a parliamentary delegation to Denmark; the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa, Canada, including LSA's part in it, his frustration at not doing more, and his views of the rest of the British delegation, particularly 1st Lord Hailsham [earlier Douglas Hogg]'s lack of courage, [Arthur] Neville Chamberlain's ignorance and obstinacy and their generally negative...

Scope and Contents 76 podcast interviews collated for the publication 'When There's a Woman in the Room - #Vote 100 year January 2018 to January 2019' and written with journalists Jackie Ashley, Deborah McGurran and Linda Fairbrother. Sones' focus was primarily on recording interviews with MPs who champion public policy reforms through debates in Westminster Hall or by asking questions at PMQs.Topics include a range of issues from the centenary of women’s suffrage to Brexit debates. These...