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| Date | Category | Type |
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Author/Source | Title |
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| 90 Jul 4 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Geoffrey Howe minute to MT ("Local Authority Expenditure and AEF 1991-92") [not yet home and dry with an average community charge] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Oct 19 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: David Hunt minute to MT ("Local Authority Finance 1991/92: Wales") [agreement with local authority associations] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jul 3 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Local Authority Expenditure, Aggregate External Finance and Related Measures 1991/92: England [E(LG) (90)3]") [proposed settlement] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Oct 18 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to No 10 ("Local Authority Finance: 1991/92") [criteria for charge capping] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Aug 17 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Department of Environment letter to County Councils ("Community Charge Bill") [to be made clearer] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Oct 26 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Department of Environment note ("Community Charge: Collection") [impact of non-collection] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jul 18 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Robin Butler briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Local Government Finance: The July Statement") [1990-91 settlement, Community Charge review] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jul 3 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Community Charge") [average charge will be well above £400] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jul 11 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Barry Potter ("Local Government Finance: The Community Charge Share") [largest share of local government finance comes from central government] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Sep 8 Sa | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to MT ("The Format of the Community Charge Bill") [options for format] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jul 9 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: MT letter to Baroness Sharples (Community Charge) [fairer than the old rating system] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jul 2 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Patten-Major-Lamont) [charge capping powers and criteria] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Aug 2 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Patten) [problems caused by non-collection] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Jan 15 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Conservative Party: John Whittingdale minute for MT ("Scottish Party Treasurer") [Mitchell to replace Goodwin] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Jun 28 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: Andrew Turnbull minute for MT ("Scottish Rebels") [expected outcome on votes] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Mar 23 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: John Whittingdale minute for MT ("The Scottish Office") [relations between Forsyth and Rifkind have never been good] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 May 18 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: John Whittingdale minute for MT ("Ravenscraig") ["The Scottish Party is in disarray"] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Jun 26 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: John Whittingdale minute for MT ("Scotland") [reports that the "situation in Scotland is becoming desperate"] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Jun 29 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: John Whittingdale minute for MT ("Scotland") [opposition to use of the guillotine on the Scottish Law Reform bill] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Apr 20 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: John Whittingdale minute for MT ("Meeting with Michael Forsyth") [state of the party in Scotland] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Jul 26 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: John Whittingdale minute for MT ("Scotland") [Forsyth believes there is a campaign to remove him] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Aug 9 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: John Whittingdale minute for MT ("Scotland") [speculation that Forsyth will be forced to resign] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Mar 26 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: John Whittingdale minute for MT ("Malcolm Rifkind") ["injudicious remarks" on Community Charge concessions] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Oct 25 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | EC/France: UKE Paris telegram to FCO ("European Council 27/28 Oct and the PM's bilateral with meeting with Pres Mitterrand: scene setter") [sees EC issues through prism of Franco-German balance; Gulf] [declassified Jul 2017] |
| 90 Apr 2 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: John Whittingdale minute for MT (Walker on Rifkind) [party in Scotland damaged by Rifkind's threat to resign] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Oct 29 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: John Whittingdale minute for MT ("Lord Sanderson") [position of the party in Scotland] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Sep 7 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: MT to Lord Sanderson (Chairman of Scottish Party) ["I will never forget that we are the Conservative and Unionist Party"] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Oct 2 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: Peter Morrison minute for MT ("Lord Sanderson and Scotland") [Sanderson beginning to settle into the job as chairman] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Jun 2 Sa | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Scotland: Michael Forsyth minute to John Whittingdale ("Daily Record" cutting) [political difficulty in Scotland] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Jan 4 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: John Whittingdale minute to Bryan Cassidy (European Democratic Group) [improve liaison with the government] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Apr 20 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: John Whittingdale minute to MT (meeting with Christopher Prout) [European Democratic Group's views on ERM and EMU] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Jan 22 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: John Whittingdale minute to MT ("European Democratic Group") [powers of the European Parliament] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Feb 27 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: John Whittingdale minute to Christopher Prout (MT-Andreotti meeting) [no time to discuss European Democratic Group's relations with Italian Christian Democrats] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Jan 19 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: John Whittingdale briefing for MT ("Meeting with the EDG") [single market, coordination between EDG and other groups in European Parliament] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Jan 23 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: John Whittingdale briefing for MT ("Meeting with the EDG") [Eastern Europe, single market, EMU] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Jun 21 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: John Whittingdale briefing for MT ("Meeting with Sir Christopher Prout") [German unification, relations with other parties, EMU] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Feb 13 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: John Whittingdale note to MT (European Democracy Fund) [Baker strongly supports idea of the Fund] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Nov 7 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: Ed Llewellyn minute to Kenneth Baker ("Forthcoming European Events") [EDG visiting London; "the potential for public displays of division ... is great indeed"] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Apr 10 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: David Lidington minute to John Whittingdale ("European Movement") [complaints about MT's patronage of the EM] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Jan 24 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: Christopher Prout press statement (MT-European Democratic Group meeting) ["These are historic times for Europe"] [released Feb 2020] |
| 90 Feb 12 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (Thatcher MSS) | Europe: UKE Bonn despatch ("Oskar Lafontaine") [so much riding on German federal election] [released Feb 2020] |
| 89 May 31 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: John Major minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Community Charge Capping in Scotland") [need to act as the situation demands] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 23 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to John Major (Capping in Scotland) [issue of a precedent being set] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 3 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: John Major minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Community Charge Capping in Scotland") [authorities have used new system as an excuse to increase spending] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 18 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to John Major ("Community Charge Capping in Scotland") [increase in local authority spending] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 23 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to John Major ("Business Rates in Scotland") [level of contribution from the Reserve] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Apr 6 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: John Major minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Business Rates in Scotland") [level of contribution from the Reserve] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Mar 13 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: John Major minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Business Rates in Scotland") [impasse on financing harmonisation] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Jan 9 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to John Major ("The Burden of Business Rates in Scotland") [impact of harmonisation on level of rates] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Jan 9 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Malcolm Rifkind (farm diversification schemes) [objects to extension of farm derating] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Jan 23 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: John Major minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("The Burden of Business Rates in Scotland") [not right to contemplate an extra grant from Exchequer] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Jan 23 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("The Burden of Business Rates in Scotland") [in principle should aim to achieve a level playing field] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Mar 1 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Standard Community Charge") [decision on a maximum multiplier] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 22 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Standard Community Charge") [level of the multiplier] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 7 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Rating of Stud Farms") [possible exemption] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 7 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Malcolm Rifkind minute to MT ("Non Domestic Rating") [crown property, yield, decapitalisation rate] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Mar 2 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: John Moore minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Standard Community Charge") [increase in personal charge levels] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 16 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to John Major ("Community Charge Capping in Scotland") [use of powers] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 15 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: John Moore minute to John Major ("Community Charge Capping in Scotland") [increase in charge levels would lead to reductions in rebate entitlement] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 19 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Community Charge Capping in Scotland") [danger of authorities getting away with large increases in spending] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 19 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Andrew Dulop minute to MT ("Community Charge Capping in Scotland") [selective action would inflame the issue] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 16 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Ridley PS minute to Andrew Turnbull ("Community Charge Leaflet") [outcome of the Greenwich case] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 16 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Community Charge Leaflet") [judgment that the leaflet was not misleading] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 16 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Patrick Mayhew minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Community Charge Publicity: Leaflet") [presenting the government's case] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 25 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Kenneth Baker (Local Authority Associations) [proposals for needs assessments] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Apr 12 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT ("The Community Charge") [getting message across during local election campaign] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Mar 2 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to Norman Fowler ("Retail Prices Index Advisory Committee Report") [inclusion of Charge in RPI] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Apr 13 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to John Major (business rate in Scotland) [a generous offer] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 28 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Peter Walker minute to Malcolm Rifkind ("Standard Community Charge") [reluctant to make changes in Wales] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Mar 2 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to MT ("Standard Community Charge") [levels set by Scottish authorities] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Mar 2 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Standard Community Charge") [discretion for local authorities] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 22 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Registration Officer letter to No 10 ("Community Charge Registration") [form has not been returned] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 8 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Inspector of Rates minute to No 10 ("Community Charge: Chequers") [deemed a property occupied by the Crown] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 11 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Inspector of Rates letter to Younger PS ("The Community Charge") [decision on what constitutes main residence] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 15 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Paul Stockton minute to Inspector of Rates ("The Community Charge") [canvass forms] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 11 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Treasury minute to EOG2 ("Community Charge Registration Form") [Treasury Chambers and nos. 10-12 Downing Street] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 10 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: EOG2 minute to Cabinet Office ("Community Charge Registration Form") [Treasury Chambers and nos. 10-12 Downing Street] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 10 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to No 10 ("Community Charge Registration Form") [Treasury Chambers and nos. 10-12 Downing Street] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 5 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: John Selwyn Gummer letter to ministers (Registration) [explanatory leaflet for households] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 May 5 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Ridley PS minute to Paul Gray (press inquiries) [treatment of properties occupied by PM] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Mar 22 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT ("The Community Charge: Publicity") [need for a continuing political campaign] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 13 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to John Major ("Business Rates") [transitional arrangements and revaluation] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 14 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: John Major minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Business Rates") [starting point for the yield] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 13 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: John Major minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Non-Domestic Rating") [changes in government contributions] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 15 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Ridley PS minute to Major PS ("Business Rates") [Ridley statement] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Apr 25 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: John Major minute to Norman Lamont ("Business Rates in Scotland") [financing the cost] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Apr 25 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to Lamont PS ("Business Rates in Scotland") [presuming authorities will reduce spending] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Apr 7 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Business Rates in Scotland") [financing the cost of harmonisation] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Mar 14 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Business Rates in Scotland") [financing the cost of harmonisation] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 28 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Ken Clarke minute to Nicholas Ridley ("Non Domestic Rating") [decapitalisation rate for hospitals] [released Dec 2016] |
| 90 Oct 18 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Italy: UKE Rome telegram to FCO ("Informal European Council: Italian views on the agenda") [seeing MPs "Andreotti unsurpringly placed preparations for the two IGCs, at the top of the European Council agenda"] [declassified Spt 2019] |
| 89 Mar 2 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Nicholas Ridley minute to MT ("Non-Domestic Rating") [crown property, business rates] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 9 Th | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Peter Walker minute to MT ("Non-Domestic Rating") [government contribution in lieu of rates] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 8 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to Ridley PS ("Non-Domestic Rating") [government contribution in lieu of rates] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 8 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Paul Gray minute to MT ("New National Non-Domestic Rate arrangements") [technical details, rating apepals] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 7 Tu | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to Paul Gray ("Non-Domestic Rating") [revaluation, transitional arrangements] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Feb 6 Mo | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to Paul Gray ("Non-Domestic Rating") [government contribution in lieu of rates] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Jan 20 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to Paul Gray ("E(LF) Non-Domestic Rating Issues") [burden in Scotland, decapitalisation rate, government contributions] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Jan 20 Fr | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("The Burden of Business Rates in Scotland") [uniform rate, cost of reducing rates] [released Dec 2016] |
| 89 Jan 25 We | Declassified documents |
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Major | Archive (TNA) | Community Charge: Policy Unit minute to MT ("E(LF) 26 January 1989: The Burden of Business Rates in Scotland") [solution has to balance spending constraints against political situation] [released Dec 2016] |
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