Economy: Alan Walters diary [MT receives flowers from No.10 staff; Havers said Carrington would make an excellent PM; MT enquires about interest rates;][released 2012]

Thursday 14th January 1982

Sigrid Liejonhufvud - liberal journalist from Sweden

PM’s and Biffen view on Royal Bank leaked in Times (Banking Correspondent) - accurate description.

Reported to Cabinet but not discussed.

Waiting for E on London Transport Subsidies

Att Gen [Sir Michael Havers] said if PM fell under a bus Carrington would make an excellent PM.

Lunch with PM - Algerian PM phoned to say Mark [Mark Thatcher] was in good health. DT [Denis Thatcher] also phoned.

She asked what happened to interest rates = 0.

The £ has been sinking today as gold ↓ $ ↑

Visit from leak investigator (Air Vice Marshall Locke) about leak to Guardian 8th Jan of Baroness Young’s memo to Cabinet on indexed pensions. I never received it.

Edmund Goldberger

PM received flowers from No.10 staff and was very touched and moved - very complimentary about staff - she later sent around a very kind note to all at No 10.

Jock BG [Jock Bruce Gardyne] - cancelled

Saw M. Scholer [sic: Michael Scholar] and told him I thought Kaiser deal was a stinker.

Rumours of Mark being found and OK.