Thursday 5 August 1982
0830 Hair
0930 Joan Porter and [Nick] Kitchener [engagement card (THCR 1/20/3/43): “Joan Porter & John Kirklees” (added in MT’s hand)]
1000 Sir Laurens van der Post, Peter Bevan and Michael Gill
1100 Alan Walters
1130 Ralph Howell MP
1210 Left for H/C
1215 Sir Robin Cooke - H/C
1255 Returned to Downing Street
1300 Lunch with Private Secretaries
1445 Alfred Sherman
1600-1900 Tricia Murray to up-date her book
1945 Dinner with Sir Ian and Lady Percival +DT - 9 Kings Bench Walk
[on reverse of engagement card (THCR 1/20/3/43):
Boldness is our friend
Ec. - haven’t been told
- heavy overheads
5m - public sector down by 2.5 per cent
Private sector by 8 per cent
3.2 people round each bed
1.2 used to be
Health Service - Pay - need smaller numbers]
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