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81 Jan 1 Th	Declassified documents	★★★★	Archive (Walters MSS)	Alan Walters diary (1981) [whole year transcribed as a single document] [released 2013]
81 Feb 20 Fr	Declassified documents	★★★☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [prepares “facing disaster” manuscript; PSBR rising] [released 2012]
81 Feb 22 Su	Declassified documents	★★★☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [MT “very uncertain of herself”; did not want to discuss budget and had not read paper] [released 2012]
81 Mar 2 Mo	Declassified documents	★★☆☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [Walters annoyed; Gow did not stop talk - “probably MT’s paranoia about Press”] [released 2012]
81 Mar 4 We	Declassified documents	★★★☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [failing to face reality, no strategic thinking - “we have to persuade MT all the disasters were avoidable”] [released 2012]
81 Mar 4 We	Declassified documents	★★★☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [failing to face reality, no strategic thinking - “we have to persuade MT all the disasters were avoidable”][released 2012]
81 Mar 5 Th	Declassified documents	★★★☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [“shambles of govt”; ”genuine confusion, especially Lamont, about where we were going”] [released 2012]
81 Mar 10 Tu	Declassified documents	★★★☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget speech) [“Budget speech - all hell breaks loose, the wets are up in arms - we’ll have a hot summer!”] [released 2012]
81 Mar 11 We	Declassified documents	★★★☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [sent Howe congratulatory note on budget; he was very pleased; “it WAS very courageous”] [released 2012]
81 Mar 12 Th	Declassified documents	★★★☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [Discussed budget strategy with Hoskyns] [released 2012]
81 Mar 13 Fr	Declassified documents	★★☆☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [364 economists write to The Times] [released 2012]
81 Mar 16 Mo	Declassified documents	★★☆☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [budget leak; petrol tax revolts continues - “really rather silly”] [released 2012]
81 Mar 18 We	Declassified documents	★★★☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [Walters not invited to meeting; Burns claimed credit for budget switch; “Am I in the dog house?”] [released 2012]
81 Mar 19 Th	Declassified documents	★★☆☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (public spending) [ICL discussions - “Keith got away with it”] [released 2012]
81 Mar 20 Fr	Declassified documents	★★★☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [MT “irate about Niehans - thought it would be used to kill GH”; argued “but she would not yield”] [released 2012]
81 Mar 22 Su	Declassified documents	★★☆☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (relations with Howe) [Howe’s wife annoyed Walters is in No.10 and not under Howe] [released 2012]
81 Mar 23 Mo	Declassified documents	★★★☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (Railway Electrification) [“Railway Electrication is a dreadful mess”; Howe upset by Hoskyns letter] [released 2012]
81 Mar 25 We	Declassified documents	★★☆☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (CBI) [Beckett “still all gloom & disaster”] [released 2012]
81 Mar 26 Th	Declassified documents	★★☆☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (CSO, Railway Electrification) [many doubts on electrification] [released 2012]
81 Mar 27 Fr	Declassified documents	★★☆☆	Archive (Walters MSS)	Economy: Alan Walters diary (British Rail) [BR meeting - “Little or no substantive work”; plans locked up in vault] [released 2012]

81 Jan 1 Th

Declassified documents

★★★★

Archive (Walters MSS)

Alan Walters diary (1981) [whole year transcribed as a single document] [released 2013]

81 Feb 20 Fr

Declassified documents

★★★☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [prepares “facing disaster” manuscript; PSBR rising] [released 2012]

81 Feb 22 Su

Declassified documents

★★★☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [MT “very uncertain of herself”; did not want to discuss budget and had not read paper] [released 2012]

81 Mar 2 Mo

Declassified documents

★★☆☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [Walters annoyed; Gow did not stop talk - “probably MT’s paranoia about Press”] [released 2012]

81 Mar 4 We

Declassified documents

★★★☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [failing to face reality, no strategic thinking - “we have to persuade MT all the disasters were avoidable”] [released 2012]

81 Mar 4 We

Declassified documents

★★★☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [failing to face reality, no strategic thinking - “we have to persuade MT all the disasters were avoidable”][released 2012]

81 Mar 5 Th

Declassified documents

★★★☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [“shambles of govt”; ”genuine confusion, especially Lamont, about where we were going”] [released 2012]

81 Mar 10 Tu

Declassified documents

★★★☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget speech) [“Budget speech - all hell breaks loose, the wets are up in arms - we’ll have a hot summer!”] [released 2012]

81 Mar 11 We

Declassified documents

★★★☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [sent Howe congratulatory note on budget; he was very pleased; “it WAS very courageous”] [released 2012]

81 Mar 12 Th

Declassified documents

★★★☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [Discussed budget strategy with Hoskyns] [released 2012]

81 Mar 13 Fr

Declassified documents

★★☆☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [364 economists write to The Times] [released 2012]

81 Mar 16 Mo

Declassified documents

★★☆☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [budget leak; petrol tax revolts continues - “really rather silly”] [released 2012]

81 Mar 18 We

Declassified documents

★★★☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [Walters not invited to meeting; Burns claimed credit for budget switch; “Am I in the dog house?”] [released 2012]

81 Mar 19 Th

Declassified documents

★★☆☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (public spending) [ICL discussions - “Keith got away with it”] [released 2012]

81 Mar 20 Fr

Declassified documents

★★★☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [MT “irate about Niehans - thought it would be used to kill GH”; argued “but she would not yield”] [released 2012]

81 Mar 22 Su

Declassified documents

★★☆☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (relations with Howe) [Howe’s wife annoyed Walters is in No.10 and not under Howe] [released 2012]

81 Mar 23 Mo

Declassified documents

★★★☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (Railway Electrification) [“Railway Electrication is a dreadful mess”; Howe upset by Hoskyns letter] [released 2012]

81 Mar 25 We

Declassified documents

★★☆☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (CBI) [Beckett “still all gloom & disaster”] [released 2012]

81 Mar 26 Th

Declassified documents

★★☆☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (CSO, Railway Electrification) [many doubts on electrification] [released 2012]

81 Mar 27 Fr

Declassified documents

★★☆☆

Archive (Walters MSS)

Economy: Alan Walters diary (British Rail) [BR meeting - “Little or no substantive work”; plans locked up in vault] [released 2012]

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