Economy: Alan Walters diary [talks with Joseph over subsidies; PM "exploded" over Prior suggestions to fund DeLorean][released 2012]

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS3/1/2
Editorial comments:	Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here
Importance ranking:	Major
Word count:	87
Themes:	Monetary policy, Public spending & borrowing, European Union Budget, Trade unions

Thursday 11th February 1982

KJ [Keith Joseph] saw me before cabinet - what should we be doing about subsidies etc.

DeLorean into receivership on Monday (?) Jim Prior was proposing to provide through E(EU?) funds to keep it going for 6 weeks - PM exploded - did not do that for Laker.

D. of Emp report that YWS [Young Workers Scheme] is doing very well 20,000 applications - remarkable considering that wages councils are still in place and must be preventing many applications.

Drinks with David Howell

Economy: Alan Walters diary [talks with Joseph over subsidies; PM “exploded” over Prior suggestions to fund DeLorean][released 2012]

Thursday 11th February 1982