Correspondence between Sir Keith Joseph and Margaret Thatcher

Title

Correspondence between Sir Keith Joseph and Margaret Thatcher

Shelfmark

CPP/KJ 8/22

Summary

Subjects include:

Recruitment of successor to Campbell Adamson as Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry, Oct 1975

Alternate Monday evening discussions on policy, Nov 1975

Electoral reform, Jan 1976

Attendance at Advisory Committee on Policy meeting, Feb 1976

Confidentiality of policy group meeting minutes, Apr 1976

Timetable for policy group reports to the Shadow Cabinet, May 1976

Policy document for dissemination at the Party Conference, May 1976

Sensitivity of big business to Conservative Party criticism, May 1976

Local Authority finance, Aug 1976

Advisers to take into Government, Aug 1976

Advice bureau run by the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Fulham, Martin Stevens, Nov 1976

Establishment of a Steering Committee to consider a European-wide election campaign, Nov 1976

Meeting with Amnesty International concerning Human Rights matters, Apr 1977

Abolition of Quangos, Mar 1978

Regional Conservative Party manifestos and their compatibility with the national manifesto, May 1978

Conservative policy towards the nationalised British National Oil Corporation (BNOC), May-Jun 1978

Includes:

Paper, 'Draft questions for Mrs Thatcher, to be first considered by Mr Whitelaw', n.d. [c.Nov 1976] concerning the steps to be taken following a Conservative Party general election victory [Author unknown, Keith Joseph?]; [Annotated]

Statement by Amnesty International concerning human rights in Ethiopia, Mar 1977

Press release by Amnesty International British Section, 'Amnesty International submits evidence on Human Rights violations in Ethiopia to United States Congress Sub-committee on Military Aid', 28/03/977

Paper, 'Public Sector Manpower', 14/07/1977 [Author: GSC/AME; 16pp]

Paper, 'The Great and the Good' concerning the Labour Government's increase in the number of Quangos and their proposed abolition, n.d. [c. Mar 1978]; Author not given.

Minutes of meeting concerning Conservative policy towards the British National Oil Corporation, 19/04/1978, attended by Sir Keith Joseph, Tom King, Nicholas Ridley, Adam Ridley, George Cardona, Michael Portillo

Newspaper cutting from Sunday Telegraph featuring critical article by Tom King concerning the British National Oil Corporation, entitled 'Trimming Lord Kearton's Sails', 11/06/1978

Date

Aug 1975-Jun 1978

Language

English

Physical extent

1 file