Subjects include: pit closures; the European elections.

Includes NK’s speech from the Trades Union Congress conference, Sept 84. Other subjects include: the coal industry and the miners’ strike; trade unionism; European policy.

Includes: speech for the G7 Summit, Venice [Italy], June 1987; speeches for the Scottish, Yorkshire and Durham Miners’ galas; speech for the Transport and General Workers’ Union (TGWU) conference (see also KNNK 26/2/50); speech to the Parliamentary party; speech to the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR); Party Conference speech; speech to the British Institute of Management on the need to develop manufacturing industry.
Other subjects include: lessons from the General Election.

Draft statement to be made by the Prime Minister [Stanley Baldwin] when announcing the decision of the government to legislate on Miners' Hours, covering miners hours and wages. Typescript marked "secret".

Letter from Sir John Lister Kaye (Guards Club, Brook Street, London) to WSC approving his letter to the "Weekly Despatch" on the need for Liberals and Conservatives to unite against Socialism and stressing the need to prevent the nationalisation of the coal industry and the introduction of a large publicly funded housebuilding programme.

Letter from Sir Harry Goschen (Durrington House, Harlow, Essex) to WSC on: the displeasure over the coal settlement [the granting of a subsidy to the industry and the setting up of a Royal Commission], which will probably die down; the speeches by Stanley Baldwin and WSC on the matter; WSC's speech in defence of the Gold Standard.

Letter from WSC (Treasury Chambers) to Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton] stating that he does not understand or agree with Cunliffe-Lister's reasons for offering his resignation and arguing that as long as his interest in an industry is known and declared there is no reason why he should not take part in Cabinet decisions affecting it. Copy in a secretary's hand.

Letter from Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton] (Board of Trade) to WSC stating that he has been unable to accept WSC's argument and he still feels [that his personal connection with the coal industry means that he should not deal with that industry as a minister and should therefore resign].

Letter from Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister [earlier Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, later Lord Swinton] (Swinton Park, Masham, Yorkshire) to WSC stating that he has promised [Stanley Baldwin] to postpone a decision on his (Cunliffe-Lister's) resignation, but adding that the increasing political prominence of the coal industry will make his position very difficult.

Notes on the consideration of measures in 1892-95 to limit the working day in the mining industry to 8 hours.

Memorandum by the Mining Association of Great Britain, opposing the Trades Disputes Bill [printed, 2 copies].

Report on the large ground rents and royalties received by landowners as a result of the development of the coalfield in the Rhondda Valley [Glamorgan, Wales]. Annotated typescript.

Notes by Crompton Llewelyn Davies on duties on minerals and on a call at the annual conference of the Scottish miners for the taxation of coal royalties received by landowners.

Notes [by Crompton Llewelyn Davies] on the burden of royalties on the mining industry.