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1987 General Election: Manifesto planning notes and briefs (II): Correspondence and papers concerning the drafting of the Conservative Party’s 1987 election manifesto, Jan-Apr 1987

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CRD 4/30/7/27

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Correspondents include:-

Booth, Hartley, Policy Unit, 10 Downing Street
Coleman, David, Special Adviser, Department of the Environment
Edwards, Nicholas, Secretary of State for Wales
Harris, Robin, Director, Conservative Research Department
Hull, R, Chairman, British Conservative Association in Belgium
Sherbourne, Stephen, Political Secretary, 10 Downing Street
Spicer, Jim, Chairman, Conservative Party International Office
Whitelaw, Viscount William, Deputy Prime Minister

Subjects include:-

Sentences for violent offences
Abortion limits
Drafting of Welsh Manifesto
Policy towards Ex-patriots
Presentation of Environment policies in the Manifesto

Includes:-

Observations by Robin Harris on Policy Group reports, 26/01/1987

Managing the Economy o Family and Society
Education and Training
Youth
Inner Cities, Law and Order, etc
Working Britain
Housing and Planning

Also includes:-

Draft paper, ‘Possible policies for the Manifesto’, Robin Harris and Brian Griffiths, 29/01/1987 and 30/01/1987
Note of a meeting at Chequers concerning the Manifesto preparations, 01/02/1987
Drafting text for Housing section of Manifesto, ND
Paper, ‘Law and Order Strategy Group’, Hartley Booth, 06/02/1987
Paper, ‘Home Affairs and Inner City Policy Group’, Oliver Letwin, ND [Feb 1987]
Second draft of Part IV of the manifesto, dealing with Local Government and the Environment (Chapters 12-14), 22/04/1987

Dates

Jan-Apr 1987

Extent

1 file

Shelfmark

CRD 4/30/7/27

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