Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [Prior “taken to task by Whitelaw for being disloyal and holding a pistol to PM’s head”][released 2012]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
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| Source: | Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS3/1/1 |
| Editorial comments: | Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 57 |
| Themes: | Monetary policy |
Monday 14th September 1981
Reshuffle Day
JP
Lunch at Economist - all fairly enthusiastic for my wage cutting scheme
Finished Melbourne speech for PM (World Economy)
Made a firm commitment to free trade.