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Print of WSC's Budget statement on a review of the past 5 years, the Gold Standard and cost of living, the National Debt, surplus funds (1928 - 1929), expenditure (1929), revenue, import duties, the betting tax, the Road Fund, de-rating and taxation.

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Speech notes for WSC's Budget statement on a review of the past 5 years, the Gold Standard and cost of living, the National Debt, surplus funds (1928 - 1929), expenditure (1929), revenue, import duties, the betting tax, the Road Fund, de-rating and taxation.Typescript and manuscript speaking notes laid out in "psalm style" with manuscript annotations in red and black ink by WSC.

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Memoranda by LSA on discussions with the United States over trade policy and economic expansion, Imperial Preference and American economic ambitions.

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Includes: memoranda by Frank Dobson [Party Campaign Co-ordinator] on strategy and priorities; summary of the economic campaign; Shadow Communications Agency paper on strategy considerations for 1989.

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The papers held at Churchill Archives Centre cover Silkin's Parliamentary and Ministerial career, and his other public interests, including the Channel Tunnel, the E.E.C. and the dairy industry. There is material of particular interest on Silkin's difficulties with his Constituency Party in Deptford, and on the Labour Party Leadership and Deputy Leadership elections in 1980 and 1983.

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Bower's address to the Selection Committee of the Cleveland Conservative and Unionist Association, prior to his adoption as candidate for Cleveland [Yorkshire] on the causes of the Depression and Conservative economic policy (1931); also includes letter to Bower from Sir Alfred Pease, former MP for Cleveland, on the Government's appeasement of Germany, and the need to strengthen the Navy.

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Speech notes for WSC's statement on possible ways forward in the coal dispute, the chances of new proposals and the results of the strike. Typescript speaking notes laid out in "psalm style" annotated in manuscript by WSC. Filing envelope present.

Scope and Contents Also includes correspondence with Sir Keith Joseph MP; general progress report on the policy groups and list of groups, December 1975; and meetings and papers on topics including education and immigration Also includes individual papers by Sir Geoffrey Howe MP on broader options in economic policy, February 1976; the Planning and Land Use Group, ca. November 1977; Conservative Research Department, "Job creation, job subsidisation, youth employment and protection", January 1978;...

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Correspondence on the application of the bill (1980) to Northern Ireland, including: copies of letters between James Molyneaux [Leader, Ulster Unionist Party, House of Commons], Stanley Clinton-Davis, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Companies, Aviation and Shipping and Roy Mason, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

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Includes individual Policy Unit Papers produced by Donoughue [BD] and other members of the Unit, including, Elizabeth Arnott, Catherine ("Kay") Carmichael, Jim Corr, Gavyn Davies, Andrew Graham, David Gowland, Richard Graham, Richard Kirwan, David Lipsey, David Piachaud, Adrian Shaw and Richard Smethurst
The papers contain a very small number of original Policy Unit Papers on green typing paper. Most but not all of the papers for the PM are numbered.

Scope and Contents Includes some handwritten annotations by MT Also includes a copy of "The Right Approach to the Economy" (August 1977); copies of draft versions of "Alternative draft programme for small businesses, Conservative Party Policy for the self-employed and the smaller business", with draft foreword (August 1977); with letter to MT from Adam Ridley (Conservative Research Department) commenting on the above (August 1977); and copy of letter to Angus Maude MP (Editor of TRAE)...

Scope and Contents Includes some handwritten annotations by MT Also includes copies of some of the papers for meetings, circulated by the Conservative Research Department, including: papers by CRD's Economics Section (post 9 July 1975); and George Younger MP Also includes final or interim reports of the following Policy Groups: Agriculture Policy Committee, the Arts, Policy Committee on Bill of Rights, Study Group on Devolution, Economic Reconstruction Group, Education Policy Groups, Energy Policy,...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: [Samuel] Vyvyan Adams on LSA's "Empire and Prosperity"; 1st Lord Athlone [Governor-General of South Africa] on working with LSA; 1st Lord Passfield [Secretary of State for the Colonies, earlier Sidney Webb]; Edmund Boyd [Principal Private Secretary to Lord Passfield]; Stanley Baldwin [Leader of the Conservative Party, and Lord President of the Council] on subjects including the new Cabinet and his failure to find a place for LSA (4); Lucy Baldwin on how...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: 1st Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Max Aitken] disapproving of LSA's attending the Imperial Economic Conference at Ottawa [Canada] as representative of the Chamber of Agriculture, and on iron and steel duties (2); 9th Lord Bessborough [Governor-General of Canada, earlier Lord Duncannon] on the benefits to Canada from the Ottawa Conference and British debt payments to the United States; Sir William Birdwood, regretting that neither LSA nor Winston Churchill had become...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Henry Lewin, supporting LSA's position on tariffs (3); 1st Lord Lloyd on subjects including his disagreement with LSA on Indian constitutional affairs (4); [Herbert] Paul Latham, thanking LSA for his help in his election campaign; Sir Roderick Jones [Chairman and Managing Director of Reuters]; Sir Arthur Crosfield; Sir Robert Vansittart [Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]; Sir Samuel Wilson [Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies] on...

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Correspondence with the financial consultant Edmund Goldberger on economic issues, including Goldberger's regular economic analyses and various papers on the economic situation.

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Correspondence with the financial consultant Edmund Goldberger on economic issues, including Goldberger's regular economic analyses and various papers on the economic situation.

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Correspondence with the financial consultant Edmund Goldberger on economic issues, including Goldberger's regular economic analyses and various papers on the economic situation, and also the text of a lecture by General Sir Walter Walker on the defence of the West against the Soviet global threat, 1979.

Scope and Contents Subjects include: coverage of the Cricket World Cup; the state of the economy; the housing crisis; compensation for those infected with HIV from blood transfusions; cold weather payments to the elderly; the Maastricht Treaty; environmental policy; a proposed foundation to help new parties in developing democracies; energy efficiency; the collapse of BCCI [Bank of Credit and Commerce International]; National Health Service reforms; measures to help the homeless; bringing British nationals in...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection includes personal documents and honours (PJGG 1); general correspondence (PJGG 2 and 12); material relating to India including finance papers (PJGG 3), political papers (federation and defence) (PJGG 4), miscellaneous reports (PJGG 5), War Office papers about India (PJGG 8); Lady Grigg's correspondence (PJGG 6 and 7); War Office correspondence (PJGG 9); Committee papers (PJGG 10); literary material (PJGG 13-15).Perhaps the most interesting papers are those...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection includes personal documents and honours (PJGG 1); general correspondence (PJGG 2 and 12); material relating to India including finance papers (PJGG 3), political papers (federation and defence) (PJGG 4), miscellaneous reports (PJGG 5), War Office papers about India (PJGG 8); Lady Grigg's correspondence (PJGG 6 and 7); War Office correspondence (PJGG 9); Committee papers (PJGG 10); literary material (PJGG 13-15).Perhaps the most interesting papers are those...

Scope and Contents Papers and correspondence on the Banking and Credit Unions Bill (1979), with correspondents including: Ken Maginnis; [David] Denzil Davies, Minister of State, Treasury; Jeremy Mitchell, Director of the National Consumer Council; representatives of the Irish League of Credit Unions (9). Papers include: notes on amendments to the bill submitted by the Credit Union Steering Group; memoranda by the Committee of London Clearing Bankers; memorandum by the Irish and British Credit Union...

Scope and Contents Memoranda and Cabinet papers on currency issues, including: pamphlet on "The Real Yellow Peril" or problems caused by exchange rates with China, by 1st Lord Desborough [earlier William Grenfell]; memorandum by LSA and Sir Laming Worthington-Evans [Minister of Pensions] on Imperial Exchange and currency, including suggestions for an Empire currency and bank, by John Darling; India Office memorandum on a new Imperial currency system for India; memoranda by Basil Blackett [Controller of...

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Cuttings and cartoons on WSC’s budget speech and the Gold Standard, his views on the economy.

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Photos of WSC boarhunting; cartoons on WSC and the Budget; WSC’s budget speech.