Papers and correspondence relating to the Social Democratic Party (SDP)

Title

Papers and correspondence relating to the Social Democratic Party (SDP)

Shelfmark

MS. 21332/35

Summary

Comprises:

Papers and minutes regarding the SDP Organisation Committee, 1983-1984. Includes paper regarding the recent by-elections (1983), papers regarding procedures in cases of joint selection of the Liberal and SDP party, and papers regarding the European elections and Boundary Commission for England (1984).

Papers and minutes relating to the SDP Policy Committee, 1983-1984. Also includes minutes for the SDP Finance Committee, paper regarding the regulations for the selection of prospective European parliamentary candidates, the SDP statement of principles, newspaper cuttings, paper regarding the Islington recruitment campaign, agenda for the Council for Social Democracy (1984) and a report on the European community group concerning European community policy for the SDP international affairs committee.

Papers and minutes regarding the North and West Derbyshire Area SDP, 1984. Includes minutes of the Whaley Bridge, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Chinley and New Mills SDP and papers regarding High Peak constituency.

Paper "Twelve Tasks for Social Democrats", n.d.

SDP Steering Committee agenda and minutes, 1982. Also includes paper titled "Implementing the Party Constitution" (1982), papers and minutes regarding the Consultative Assemblies and Council for Social Democracy, accounts of the Council for Social Democracy 1981/1982, briefing notes on the Conservatives, Labour, SDP and the economy, paper regarding the Gower by-election, and minutes of the SDP Communications Committee and SDP Parliamentary Committee.

1983 election results of SDP Parliamentary candidate selections, 6 Jan 1983.

Papers relating to the Social and Liberal Democrats Policy Committee, 1989. Also includes a final draft of an Economy Green Paper and a copy of the draft Tax & Benefits Green Paper "Common Benefit" (1989)

Papers, agenda and minutes relating to the Liberal Democrats Federal Policy Committee meeting, 1990. Includes paper entitled "Rural Affairs and Agriculture", paper "A Positive Programme for Rural Britain", draft motion on economy for Liberal Democrat Party conference in Blackpool, draft Liberal Democrat Green Paper "A Liberal Democracy: Towards a Written Constitution" (1990), and draft written constitution for the United Kingdom.

Correspondence and minutes relating to the High Peak Democrats, 1989.

Date

1982-1990

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box