| 44 May 1 Mo |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: 1944 Employment White Paper [MT's annotated copy] |
| 49 Feb 28 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech at adoption meeting |
| 50 Jan 28 Sa |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Article for Gravesend and Dartford Reporter ( YOU will decide ) |
| 50 Feb 3 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech at adoption meeting in Dartford |
| 50 Feb 3 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
1950 General Election Address |
| 51 Mar 16 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Letters on economic policy |
| 51 Oct 8 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech at adoption meeting |
| 59 Jan 21 We |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Finchley Conservatives |
| 59 Sep 21 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech at adoption meeting |
| 66 Oct 12 We |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Party Conference |
| 67 Apr 17 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation] |
| 68 Oct 11 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Conservative Political Centre (CPC) Lecture ("What's wrong with politics?") |
| 73 Oct 6 Sa |
Chronology |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
Arab-Israeli War (ended 24 Oct); oil price increased 70 per cent |
| 74 Mar 14 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (IEA MSS) |
Conservatism: Ralph Harris record of conversation (visit from Keith Joseph) [plans "a new 'crusade' for private enterprise", acknowledging 'guilt' for Heath Government failings] |
| 74 Mar 21 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (IEA MSS) |
Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph note ("The Erhard Foundation") [Fabian Society for Conservatives, Howe among managing trustees] |
| 74 May 17 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Radio Interview for London Broadcasting Corporation ("we shall finish up being the more radical party") |
| 74 Jun 7 Fr |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (IEA MSS) |
Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph draft prospectus ("Centre for Policy Studies Limited") ["denationalisation ... not politically feasible"] |
| 74 Jun 28 Fr |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (IEA MSS) |
Conservatism: Ralph Harris letter to Keith Joseph (attacks his ruling out denationalization) ["blinkered vision"] |
| 74 Jul 4 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (IEA MSS) |
Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ralph Harris (agrees on denationalization) ["strong grounds for your complaints ... strong wish of several subscribers that we should be realistic"] |
| 74 Aug 8 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (IEA MSS) |
Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Ralph Harris (update - CPS in existence but not yet active) ["steeping myself in Hayek"] |
| 74 Aug 8 Th |
Speeches |
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Key |
Joseph (Sir Keith) |
Speech at Leith (“Inflation is Decapitalising British Industry”) |
| 74 Sep 5 Th |
Speeches |
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Key |
Joseph (Sir Keith) |
Speech at Preston (“Inflation is Caused by Governments”) |
| 74 Sep 27 Fr |
Multimedia |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher (& others) |
Party Election Broadcast (pledges to cap mortgage rate, sell council houses, help first-time buyers) [film] |
| 74 Sep 27 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
General Election Press Conference |
| 74 Sep 30 Mo |
Multimedia |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher (& others) |
Party Election Broadcast (Housing) [defends her “firm and unshakeable pledges”] [film] |
| 74 Oct 19 Sa |
Speeches |
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Key |
Joseph (Sir Keith) |
Speech at Edgbaston (“our human stock is threatened”) |
| 74 Oct 28 Mo |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Hayek MSS) |
Conservatism: Sir Keith Joseph to Hayek (thanks for praise of Preston speech) ["most grateful for your blessing"] |
| 75 Jan 30 Th |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Article for Daily Telegraph ("My Kind of Tory Party") |
| 75 Feb 11 Tu |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Press Conference after winning Conservative leadership (Conservative Central Office) |
| 75 Mar 5 We |
Multimedia |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Party Political Broadcast (introducing MT) [film] |
| 75 Apr 4 Fr |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Joseph "Notes towards the definition of policy") [464K] |
| 75 May 13 Tu |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Minutes of 27th Meeting |
| 75 May 18 Su |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Fentiman Road seminar (principles of economic policy) |
| 75 May 19 Mo |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Maudling on economics) |
| 75 Sep 15 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to the Institute of SocioEconomic Studies ("Let Our Children Grow Tall") |
| 75 Oct 10 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Party Conference |
| 75 Nov 13 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - Minutes of Meeting 9 |
| 75 Nov 19 We |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Debate on the Address] |
| 75 Nov 20 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Economic Reconstruction Group - Minutes of Meeting 10 |
| 76 Feb 13 Fr |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Minutes of 97th Meeting |
| 76 Mar 11 Th |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Government Economic Strategy (motion of confidence)] |
| 76 Apr 5 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Joseph (Sir Keith) |
Stockton Lecture ("Monetarism Is Not Enough") |
| 76 May 26 We |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Thorneycroft note for MT (suggestions for an economic speech) |
| 76 Jun 9 We |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion) (motion of confidence)] |
| 76 Oct 4 Mo |
Archive |
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Key |
Conservative Party |
The Right Approach (Conservative policy statement) |
| 76 Oct 8 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Party Conference |
| 76 Oct 11 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Economic situation] |
| 76 Oct 21 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Joseph & Maude on next stage of policy work) |
| 76 Nov 24 We |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Debate on Address] |
| 76 Dec 7 Tu |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Joseph "Our Tone of Voice & Our Tasks") [273K] |
| 76 Dec 13 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S 2R [Scotland and Wales Bill] |
| 76 Dec 15 We |
Chronology |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
Budget: Letter of Intent to IMF published (loan granted 3 Jan 77) |
| 77 Mar 14 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Zurich Economic Society ("The New Renaissance") |
| 77 Apr 7 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Sir Geoffrey Howe to Sir Keith Joseph (general economic approach) |
| 77 Jul 4 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Greater London Young Conservatives (Iain Macleod Memorial Lecture - "Dimensions of Conservatism") |
| 77 Jul 20 We |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S [Counter-Inflation Policy (motion of confidence)] |
| 77 Sep 18 Su |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
TV Interview for London Weekend Television Weekend World |
| 77 Oct 8 Sa |
Archive |
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Key |
Conservative Party |
The Right Approach to the Economy (Conservative policy statement) |
| 77 Oct 14 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Party Conference ("Confrontation with reality") |
| 77 Nov 14 Mo |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: “Stepping Stones” Report (final text) |
| 78 Jan 19 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Paper circulated (Hoskyns on "Stepping Stones") |
| 78 Jan 30 Mo |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Steering Committee: Minutes of 51st Meeting (argument over "Stepping Stones") |
| 78 May 6 Sa |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to the Bow Group ("The Ideals of an Open Society") |
| 78 Jun 26 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Howe (Sir Geoffrey) |
Speech to the Bow Group (Enterprise Zones) [“Liberating Free Enterprise: A New Experiment”] |
| 78 Jul 19 We |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Lawson to MT (denies Conservative economic plans will increase unemployment) |
| 78 Aug 30 We |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Shadow Cabinet: Circulated Paper (Conservative Party Manifesto for 1978 General Election - 2nd draft) [1,436K] |
| 78 Sep 14 Th |
Speeches |
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Key |
Lawson (Nigel) |
Economy: "The economic perils of thinking for the moment" (case for a long-term stabilization plan) ["Rules rule: OK?"] |
| 78 Oct 13 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Party Conference |
| 79 Mar 31 Sa |
Archive |
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Key |
Henderson (Sir Nicholas) |
Economy: The Henderson Despatch (British decline, causes & consequences) [leaked 1979; declassified 2006] |
| 79 Apr 11 We |
Archive |
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Key |
Conservative Party |
Conservative General Election Manifesto 1979 |
| 79 Apr 11 We |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
General Election Press Conference (manifesto launch) |
| 79 Apr 16 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Rally in Cardiff |
| 79 May 4 Fr |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (TNA) |
Incoming brief: Cabinet Secretary’s incoming brief for new PM (“Summary and Timetable of Urgent Economic Issues”) [declassified 2009] |
| 79 May 15 Tu |
Multimedia |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S: [Debate on Address] [audio] |
| 79 May 15 Tu |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S: [Debate on Address] |
| 79 Jun 12 Tu |
Archive |
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Key |
Hansard |
Economy: 1979 Budget (Howe 1) |
| 79 Jun 12 Tu |
Chronology |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
Budget |
| 79 Aug 28 Tu |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (TNA) |
Economy: Lawson minute to Howe ("Economic and Financial Situation Report") ["strong £ is the biggest thing we have going for us"] [declassified 2009] |
| 79 Oct 3 We |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Conservatism: MT notes for conference speech (“The First Few Months”) [“Not just actions but attitudes”] [released 2010] |
| 79 Oct 12 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Party Conference |
| 79 Nov 12 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech at Lord Mayor’s Banquet |
| 80 Jan 6 Su |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
TV Interview for London Weekend Television Weekend World |
| 80 Feb 28 Th |
Multimedia |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S: [Economic and Industrial Policies] [audio] |
| 80 Feb 28 Th |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S: [Economic and Industrial Policies] |
| 80 Mar 25 Tu |
Chronology |
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Key |
[Chronology] |
Budget |
| 80 Mar 26 We |
Archive |
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Key |
Hansard |
Economy: 1980 Budget (Howe 2) |
| 80 Apr 24 Th |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Thatcher MSS) |
Economy: Sherman minute to MT ("Need for Better Economic Advice - in re Alan Walters") [Walters ready to return from US if made a reasonable offer] [released 2011] |
| 80 Oct 10 Fr |
Multimedia |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Party Conference (‘the lady’s not for turning’) [film extract 1] |
| 80 Oct 10 Fr |
Multimedia |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Party Conference (‘the lady’s not for turning’) [film extract 2] |
| 80 Oct 10 Fr |
Multimedia |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Party Conference (‘the lady’s not for turning’) [audio] |
| 80 Oct 10 Fr |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech to Conservative Party Conference ('the lady's not for turning') [“The Reason Why”] |
| 80 Nov 10 Mo |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
Speech at Lord Mayor's Banquet |
| 80 Nov 20 Th |
Multimedia |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S: [Debate on Address] [audio] |
| 80 Nov 20 Th |
Speeches |
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Key |
Margaret Thatcher |
HC S: [Debate on the Address] |
| 81 Jan 14 We |
Archive |
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Key |
Lawson (Nigel) |
Economy: Thatcherism in Practice: A Progress Report (Speech to Zurich Society of Economics) |
| 81 Jan 30 Fr |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (TNA) |
Budget: Sir Keith Joseph letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer ("The 1981 Budget") [urges £1b "industrial package" & direct action to reduce sterling 5-10 per cent] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Feb 16 Mo |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (TNA) |
Budget: Lawson minute for Chancellor ("Competitiveness & the Exchange Rate") [response to Wass working group] [declassified 2011] |
| 81 Mar 10 Tu |
Archive |
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Key |
Archive (Hoskyns MSS) |
Economy: Hoskyns diary (Cabinet reaction to budget) [Prior strongly attacks but with little support] |
Text on CD only
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