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Conservative Party: ​​​​​​​Conservative manifesto draft (second draft) [annotated by MT] [released Oct 2017]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Thatcher MSS, Churchill Archive Centre: THCR 2/7/5/13 f3
Editorial comments:

The draft is preceded by two covernotes by Brian Griffiths, head of the No.10 Policy Unit.

Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 117
Themes: Education, Private education, Primary education, Secondary education, Higher & further education, Health policy, NHS reforms 1987-90, Private health care, Social security & welfare, Society, Voluntary sector & charity, Family, Women, Economic policy - theory and process, Agriculture, Employment, Industry, Monetary policy, Privatized & state industries, Pay, Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Trade, Energy, Trade unions, Trade union law reform, Strikes & other union action, Foreign policy - theory and process, Foreign policy (USA), Foreign policy (USSR & successor states), Commonwealth (general), Commonwealth (South Africa), European Union (general), European Union Budget, Economic, monetary & political union, European Union Single Market, Arts & entertainment, Environment, Housing, Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”), Media, Science & technology, Sport, Transport, Defence (general), Defence (arms control), Security services & intelligence, Terrorism, Northern Ireland, General Elections, Law & order, Race, immigration, nationality, Conservatism, Conservative Party (organization), Labour Party & socialism, Liberal & Social Democratic Parties, Leadership, Religion & morality, MT's meetings as PM