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Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [Keith Joseph phones about speech, makes usual arguments][released 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS 3/1/1
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Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 46
Themes: Employment, Monetary policy

Sunday 26th July 1981

Lunch with Goldsteins at Kent Edge + Jim Harper.

KJ [Keith Jospeh] phoned about speech - unemployment not due to lack of demand - I made usual arguments about 10%+ inflation - but I argued it would be ok if confined to nonunionised competitive sector.