Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [reflections on monetary reform][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: | 60 |
| Themes: | Parliament, Monetary policy, Public spending & borrowing |
Friday 30th October 1981
PM working on speech opening Parliament - cannot see her at all next week.
Reflecting on monetary reform - I think I can persuade everyone to go on to an M1 or M0 target now. Burns and Middleton have moved - So has Patrick Minford and Pepper.
Discovered electricity bill of £400 for quarter.
Dinner with Chilean Ambassador. Eldon Griffiths.
Saturday 31st October 1981
Charpentier s Louise at Coliseum - very long and tedious - typical left wing opera.