Economy: Alan Walters diary (divisions) [Heath speech was awful “but obscured by Sadat assassination”; Vinson worried about high interest rates - “same mistake as 1980”] [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:	57
Themes:	Conservatism, Monetary policy, Public spending & borrowing, Economic, monetary & political union, Foreign policy (Middle East)

Tuesday 6th October 1981

Heath’s speech - but obscured by Sadat assassination

Gov off a comment to PM in Melbourne - Heath speech is awful - ring fence around Europe etc.

IEA with Nigel Vinson - he is v. worried about high interest rates - wants something done about it. Same mistake as 1980 etc. - Similar view from Alfred Sherman.