Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Local Government: Ridley minute to MT ("CPS paper on local government") [circulates paper for publication "outlining my views on the future role of local government"; MT: "I am worried about any Cabinet Minister writing such a document"] [declassified July 2016]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/2302 f162 |
| Editorial comments: | Relevant supporting documents follow the main item. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here - PREM19-2302. The pamphlet was duly published by CPS in Feb 1988 under the title The Local Right: enabling not providing and can be read at the CPS's online archive |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 54pp |
| Themes: | Education, Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Environment, Local government, Local government finance, Community charge (“poll tax”), Executive, Conservatism |
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