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Economy: Alan Walters diary [Invergordon developments][released 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS 3/1/2
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 [Private Secretary] Lunch

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