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Local Government: Letwin minute for Turnbull (“The Politics of Local Government”) [“The policy is brinkmanship: it will require nerves of steel; but it stands a real chance of defeating most of the councils”] [released 2014]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: THCR 2/6/3/131/part1/ f8
Editorial comments: Copied to Stephen Sherbourne.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 14pp
Themes: Conservatism, Conservative Party (organization), Labour Party & socialism, Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”), Leadership