Party Chairman Lord Thorneycroft's correspondence, papers and internal memoranda, primarily concerning the Party's Mid-Term Report

Title

Party Chairman Lord Thorneycroft's correspondence, papers and internal memoranda, primarily concerning the Party's Mid-Term Report

Shelfmark

CCO 20/26/14

Summary

[The Mid-Term Report was intended to be a summary of each Government department's principal achievements since 3rd May 1979, and was due to be published in time for the annual Party Conference in October 1981, edited by Norman Fowler. It was subsequently agreed to delay publication until March 1982, in time for the Local Elections]

Correspondents include:-

Brittan, Leon, Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1981-1983)

Britto, Keith, Conservative Research Department

Gow, Ian, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Margaret Thatcher

Howarth, Alan, Director, Conservative Research Department(1979-1981)

Howe, Sir Geoffrey, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1979-1983)

Nicholson, David, Conservative Research Department

Thatcher, Margaret, Prime Minister (1979-1990)

Includes:-

Photocopy of article from The Spectator dated 07/03/1981 entitled 'Born again social democrats' by John Horam

'Draft Notes for a "Strategy Paper" by Lord Thorneycroft', [2nd draft], 04/06/1983 [Author: PT/CAW]

'Mid-Term Document', ND [Author not given, probably Alan Howarth]

'The Fight for Recovery' – first draft of the Mid-Term Report, by Norman Fowler, with accompanying letter to Lord Thorneycroft, 04/09/1981

Comments of Treasury Ministers and Special Advisers on Norman Fowler's Mid-Term Report, provided by Geoffrey Howe, 18/09/1981

Date

Mar-Sep 1981

Language

English

Physical extent

1 file