Economy: Alan Walters diary [Invergordon developments][released 2012]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
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| 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: | 106 |
| Themes: | Employment, Industry, Monetary policy, Privatized & state industries, Public spending & borrowing |
Tuesday 23rd March 1982
Missed the Invergordon - thought there would be a climb down - finding a way to give them electrification from hydro at 1.2p a kilowatt. Rubbish of course since hydro is used for peaking. PM delayed yet again, bless her, and so there is still a chance that we will close the damn thing. Wish I had gone to E
PS
BBC man David Morton who persuaded me to continue with BBC 3 talk on Dan Usher
CPRS on unemployment - No idea of theory etc. - vague ideas like “genuine unemployed”
Peter Bauer at No. 21 for drinks