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Personal and party papers, Cambridge

Media: Colette Bowe minute to Norman Tebbit’s Prviate Secretary (“Economic & Social Policy Campaign”) [attended meeting last night - caring not enough, “got to be paid for”] [released 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: THCR 2/6/3/126 Part1 f3
Editorial comments: Bowe seems earlier to have questioned whether the initiative was consistent with limitations on the political role of officials, or sought express approval before participating. Her attendance at the meeting suggests the problem was resolved.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 3pp
Themes: Conservatism, Economic policy - theory and process, Labour Party & socialism, Media, Society, Social security & welfare