Correspondence and memoranda concerning a project to increase public understanding of the workings of the economic system at Lord Rothschild's behest, and funded by him

Title

Correspondence and memoranda concerning a project to increase public understanding of the workings of the economic system at Lord Rothschild's behest, and funded by him

Shelfmark

CCO 20/9/7

Summary

[Background information is given in a memorandum from Keith Britto to Party Chairman Cecil Parkinson dated 12/01/1982: 'In 1980 Lord Rothschild wanted to finance a major research project for the Conservative Party. He was not prepared to give money directly to the Party and he did not want his involvement to be known. At the suggestion of the Policy Unit at No. 10 we suggested a research project on the level of economic literacy in the electorate. The research was commissioned with Marplan and paid for by Lord Rothschild via a third party…' The Economic Literacy Project was completed in April 1981 and the final report made in July 1981. It was subsequently due to be published]

Correspondents include:-

Keith Britto, Conservative Research Department

Alan Howarth, Director, Conservative Research Department

Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild

Lord Thorneycroft, Party Chairman

Shirley Oxenbury, Conservative Central Office

Cecil Parkinson, Party Chairman

Includes:-

Opinion Research Centre report 'The Electorate's Views of the Future of the Economy', ND

Opinion Research Centre report, 'Corporate Strategy Guide 1977, Report No. 3, Vol. 1, September 1977. Financial and Economic Literacy'

Opinion Research Centre report, 'An Outline Proposal for a Research Study to Identify the Level of Understanding of the Working of the Economic System', 02/08/1979

Marplan Limited report prepared for the Conservative Research Department, 'Measuring the Public View of How Britain's Economic System Works', Sep 1979

Paper, 'Economic Literacy – Headline Results', 03/07/1981 [Author: Keith Britto]

Date

1975-1982

Language

English

Physical extent

1 file