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1985 Jan 1 - 1985 May 31
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1559
Local Government (Relations with central government, organisation & finance; beginning of Community Charge) (Part 25)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 425
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85 Jan 4 Fr Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull note to MT (Lord Rothschild's letter) ["seems to reflect a feeling of frustration"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 1 Fr Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Local Authority Propaganda and Abuse") [GLC appeal, terms of Widdicombe inquiry] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 1 Fr Major Community Charge: Oliver Letwin minute to MT ("Local Authority Propaganda and Abuse") [immediate legislation would probably regarded as an attempt to muzzle critics] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 4 Mo Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS ("Local Authority Propaganda") [question of rate financed propaganda to be referred to Widdicombe inquiry] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 4 Mo Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute to Jenkin PS ("MISC 109: Extending the Coverage of Disqualification of Councillors") [issue to be referred to Widdicombe inquiry] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 27 We Major Community Charge: Andrew Turnbull minute for MT (Scottish rates) [Goold now accepts that revaluation can't be postponed] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 27 We Major Community Charge: George Younger minute to MT ("Rates and Revaluation in Scotland") [figures for authorities which have stuck to their rates is alarming] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 5 Tu Major Community Charge: George Younger minute to MT ("Rates and Revaluation in Scotland") [package to ease the impact on domestic ratepayers; MT - "It is pretty PATHETIC - but Scotland must carry the can"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 7 Th Major Community Charge: Younger PS minute to Tim Flesher ("Revaluation and Rate Support Grant (Scotland)") [draft statement] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 28 Th Major Community Charge: Peter Rees minute to MT ("Rates and Revaluation in Scotland") [disappointed that Younger is trying to re-open the decision] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 28 Th Major Community Charge: Oliver Letwin minute to MT ("Rate Revaluation in Scotland") [Younger's proposed rate rises will have a disastrous political effect] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 25 Mo Major Community Charge: Oliver Letwin minute to MT ("Abolition of the GLC: A Voice for London") [Greengross's proposal is an abomination] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 14 Th Major Community Charge: Oliver Letwin minute to MT ("GLC and Westminster: Lady Porter's Letter") [Porter's proposal needs careful handling] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 11 Mo Major Community Charge: Lady Porter minute to MT ("GLC Abolition and Westminster's Role") [Westminster pleased to take on London-wide functions] [released Dec 2014]
85 Mar 11 Mo Major Community Charge: Lady Porter minute to Kenneth Baker ("GLC Abolition and Westminster's Political Role") [GLC mis-information likely to give the government trouble] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 5 Tu Major Community Charge: Jenkin PS minute to David Barclay ("Abolition of the GLC: Future Use of County Hall") [any new owner would want to carry out extensive work] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 13 We Major Community Charge: George Young minute (GLC housing) [post-abolition arrangements] [released Dec 2014]
85 Feb 14 Th Major Community Charge: Oliver Letwin minute to Andrew Turnbull ("DOE brief on GLC Housing") [Young's brief illustrates why the abolition strategy has run into difficulty] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 7 Mo Major Community Charge: Peter Rees PS letter to Patrick Jenkin PS ("Selective Rate Limitation in 1985-86: Setting of Rate and Precept Limits") [content with your approach] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jan 11 Fr Major Community Charge: Peter Rees letter to Patrick Jenkin ("RSG Debate") [his draft speech goes too far; amendments suggested] [released Dec 2014]