1976 Oct 1 Fr
Labour: Hailsham diary (Brian Walden offers support to bring down government) [coded entry with translation]
| Document type: | archive |
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| Document kind: | Diary |
| Venue: | - |
| Source: | Churchill Archive Centre: Hailsham MSS (1/1/11) |
| Journalist: | - |
| Editorial comments: | This entry neatly illustrates the way in which Hailsham sometimes used Speedwriting as code rather than a way as saving time. Brian Walden was the Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood. The following year he left Parliament to become a television interviewer. The Conservatives did not put down a confidence motion in October 1976. |
| Importance ranking: | Key |
| Word count: | 1p |
| Themes: | Parliament, Labour Party and Socialism |
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