Correspondence and papers relating to the Social Democratic Party (SDP)

Title

Correspondence and papers relating to the Social Democratic Party (SDP)

Shelfmark

MS. 21332/21

Summary

Comprises:

SDP Industrial Relations Policy Paper "The SDP and the Trade Unions" by Roger Liddell, 1981.

Papers and correspondence relating to the SDP Council for Social Democracy, 1968,1979-1982. Correspondents include Bill Rodgers, Christopher Graham, Ian Wrigglesworth, Shirley Williams, Tom Bradley, George Young, Mike Thomas, Vernon Bogdanor, John R Vincent, Roy Jenkins, and David Owen, among others. Includes edited draft statement regarding a collaboration between the SDP and Liberal Party (1981), SDP and Liberals paper proposing a comprehensive programme of economic and industrial reform, newspaper cuttings, draft CSD Statement, paper "The Realignment of British Politics", article "The Role of a Third Political Party", and Encounter article "Towards a Centre Party - The Need for a Realignment in Britain" by Stephen Haseler.

Papers and correspondence relating to the European Commission, 1976-1980. Includes pamphlet "EEC with a Socialist and Human Face", copy of The Asian Vol II, No 6 (October 1979), copy of a press release "London East Euro-Constituency", and note "Relations Between the Commission and the European Parliament" (1976).

SDP Steering Committee Minutes and Papers, 1981-1982. Also includes a memorandum "The Recent Drop in SDP Support in the Polls" (1982), press release "Social Democrat says Half Liberals' Candidates Must Step Down" (1981), report from the Conference Working Group, paper "Model Rules for Area Party", paper "A Communications Strategy: A Note on Public Opinion", copy of article "Making Party Policy" by John Horam, newspaper cutting regarding Hexham constituency (1981), report regarding public opinion on political parties (1981), and paper "Warrington By-Election - Initial Reactions".

SDP Economic Policy Seminar Papers, 1984. Includes paper "Unemployment Can Be Reduced" by Dick Taverne (1984), paper "Macro Economic Policies" by Derek Scott (1984), paper "The Role and Limits of Demand Management" by Samuel Brittan (1984), chapters 1-4 from More Jobs Less Inflation by Richard Layard (1982), and paper "Labour market measures to promote employment" by Alex De Mont (1984).

SDP negotiations with Liberals draft statement, c.1981

SDP correspondence with David Owen and William Rodgers, 1986.

Correspondence, mostly relating to Bunty Urquhart, 1990. Correspondents also include Malcolm Bruce.

Date

1968, 1976-1990

1976-1990

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box