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Trade Unions: Thorneycroft note to Cabinet ("Unions and Public Opinion") [necessity of reversing MacShane judgment] [released 2011]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: THCR 2/6/2/174 Part 2 f93
Editorial comments: Ian Gow's letter to Thorneycroft explaining his handling of this document precedes the note itself. A handwritten draft follows.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 17pp
Themes: Judiciary, Conservative Party (organization), Elections & electoral system, Labour Party & socialism, Trade unions, Trade union law reform