Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [E-Committee on Local Authority. PM caught Walters for “speechwriting chaos”.][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: | 116 |
| Themes: | Monetary policy, Privatized & state industries |
Monday 2nd November 1981
E committee on Local Authority - Referendum vs reelection for misbehaving - but M.H. s proposals caught TORY Councils where are not overspenders. CAUTION preached by WW
New training limitations by Tebbit - COSY got through but LAYARD plans dropped - Treasury support.
Lunch - D. English (Mail), Douglas Home (Times). Marc Schreiber, Vivyan WHITE (Granada) at CPS. - Leyland - I said I would be pleased if they rejected offer.
3.00 PM caught me for speechwriting chaos - I told her that speech in commons was shopping list - she was surprised.
8.30 Return to No 10 to continue speechwriting - s
1.00 am Damned tired