Economy: Alan Walters diary (election strategy, bduget) [election strategy meeting; Massey Ferguson boss congratulates Walters on budget] [released 2012]

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS 3/1/1
Editorial comments:	Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here
Importance ranking:	Major
Word count:	59
Themes:	General Elections, Monetary policy, Public spending & borrowing

Tuesday 12th May 1981

Morning meeting to discuss strategy for election and after - essential list Pub. Sp. [public spending] TU reform, Civil Service reform.

Lunch - with Victor Price of Massey Ferguson. He told me how right I had been over the effects of the budget - nice to hear flattery!

Paddie [Paddie Walters] very depressed about job - perjury worries!