1987 General Election (including Strategy Group), 1986-1987
File
CRD 4/30/7/8-10
Comprises:
1. CRD 4/30/7/8 - Strategy Group correspondence and papers, Oct 1986-Jun 1987. Correspondents include:
- Britto, Keith, Deputy Director, Special Services Department, Conservative Central Office
- Dobbs, Michael, Chief of Staff
- Harris, Robin, Director, Conservative Research Department
- Ingham, Bernard, Press Secretary, 10 Downing Street
- Ridley, Nicholas, Secretary of State for the Environment
- Sherbourne, Stephen, Political Secretary, 10 Downing Street
- Tebbit, Norman, Party Chairman
- True, Nicholas, Special Adviser to Secretary of State for Health and Social Security, Norman Fowler
Papers include:
- Annotated note circulated to Strategy Group members listing the main issues affecting the next two weeks [Author not given, but probably Bernard Ingham], 2 Nov 1986
- Memoranda concerning publication of details of the policy groups in The Independent, 3 Nov 1986
- 'Notes for the Home Secretary's presentation on Law and Order - Strategy Group - 3 November', Douglas Hurd, 6 Nov 1986
- 'Defence issues and their presentation', George Younger, 12 Nov 1986
- Memorandum concerning 'Labour and Defence', 13 Nov 1986
- Paper, 'Strategy Group: The Next Two Weeks', Bernard Ingham, 17 Nov 1986
- Paper, 'Health Policy', Norman Fowler, 21 Nov 1986
- Memorandum concerning Cold Weather Payments, 21 Nov 1986
- Paper, 'Public Opinion - Problems and Opportunities', (2nd draft), Norman Tebbit, Dec 1986
- Memorandum concerning the possibility of a Party Political Broadcast on Health, 25 Nov 1986
- Paper, 'Speaking Note [for] Strategy Group - Monday 15th December', Keith Britto, 12 Dec 1986
- Paper, 'Presentation this year', concerning a proposed Presentational Strategy in the lead-in towards the general election [Author not given], 15 Jan 1987
- Paper, '"Managing the Economy" (PG/86/1) - Final Report: Comments', Robin Harris, 14 Jan 1987
- Paper, 'Labour's Programme for Local Government', Peter Davis, Conservative Research Department, 5 Feb 1987
- Paper, 'Home Office Responsibilities and the Manifesto', Douglas Hurd, 6 Feb 1987
- Paper, 'Strategy Group: The Next Two Weeks', [Author not given, but probably Bernard Ingham], 15 Feb 1987
- Paper, 'Law and Order and the Manifesto: Strategy Group Meeting on Monday, 9th February 1987' - comments on Douglas Hurd's paper, Robin Harris, 6 Feb 1987
- 'Paper from Kenneth Clarke for discussion at Strategy Group meeting: Inner Cities policy', 12 Feb 1987
- 'Paper from Nicholas Ridley for discussion at Strategy Group meeting on 16 February 1987: Inner Cities', 14 Feb 1987
- Paper, 'Education Policy: Paper for Prime Minister's Strategy Group meeting, Monday 2 March 1987', Kenneth Baker, 27 Feb 1987
- Paper, 'Agriculture and Rural Life', Michael Jopling, Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 6 Mar 1987
- Paper, 'Note on Farming and the Countryside', Nicholas Ridley, 5 Mar 1987
- Memorandum to the Prime Minister, 'Opinion Research Findings', Norman Tebbit, 18 Mar 1987
2. CRD 4/30/7/9 - Strategy Group: Handwritten draft notes of meetings by Robin Harris, Secretary of the Group, Jun 1986-May 1987. [2 spiral-bound notepads; heavily abbreviated; includes doodles].
3. CRD 4/30/7/10 - Labour Councillors, 1986-1987.
Dates
- Creation: 1986-1987
Extent
1 box (3 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
CRD 4/30/7/8-10
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk