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1987 General Election (manifesto planning), Jan-May 1987

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CRD 4/30/7/26-28

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1. CRD 4/30/7/26 - Manifesto planning notes and briefs (I): Correspondence and drafts concerning the preparation and printing of the Conservative Party's 1987 election manifesto, including instructions to Ministers/Special Advisers and manifesto briefings for Conservative Parliamentary Candidates, Apr-May 1987. Correspondents include:
  1. Rifkind, Malcolm, Secretary of State for Scotland
  2. Garner, Sir Anthony, Director of Organisation, Conservative Central Office
  3. Griffiths, Brian, Professor, Head of Policy Unit, 10 Downing Street
  4. Harris, Robin, Director, Conservative Research Department
  5. James, Howell, Special Adviser in the Department of Employment and Department of Trade and Industry
  6. Sherbourne, Stephen, Political Secretary, 10 Downing Street

Subjects include:
  1. Production of a mini or popular version of the manifesto
  2. Preparation of the Welsh version of the Manifesto
  3. Scottish manifesto launch and briefing, May 1987
  4. Script for the Manifesto video

Includes:
  1. Provisional structure for proposed Conservative Party manifesto, n.d.
  2. Draft foreword to the 1987 Manifesto, n.d.
  3. Draft manifesto section, 'The Government's achievements', 13 Apr 1987
  4. Draft Chapter 15 of the manifesto, 'Law and the Citizen', 23 Apr 1987
  5. Draft manifesto section, 'Conservative achievements: the first eight years', 30 Apr 1987
  6. Draft manifesto section, 'Conservative achievements in Wales', 30 Apr 1987
  7. Draft manifesto section, 'Conservative achievements: the first eight years', 1 May 1987
  8. Draft manifesto section, 'Conservative achievements in Scotland', 1 May 1987
  9. Annotated draft of the Welsh Manifesto, 7 May 1987
  10. 1st draft of Chairman's narrative for the 1987 manifesto video, 12 May 1987

2. Manifesto planning notes and briefs (II): Correspondence and papers concerning the drafting of the Conservative Party's 1987 election manifesto, Jan-Apr 1987. Correspondents include:
  1. Booth, Hartley, Policy Unit, 10 Downing Street
  2. Coleman, David, Special Adviser, Department of the Environment
  3. Edwards, Nicholas, Secretary of State for Wales
  4. Harris, Robin, Director, Conservative Research Department
  5. Hull, R, Chairman, British Conservative Association in Belgium
  6. Sherbourne, Stephen, Political Secretary, 10 Downing Street
  7. Spicer, Jim, Chairman, Conservative Party International Office
  8. Whitelaw, Viscount William, Deputy Prime Minister

Subjects include:
  1. Sentences for violent offences
  2. Abortion limits
  3. Drafting of Welsh Manifesto
  4. Policy towards expatriates
  5. Presentation of Environment policies in the Manifesto

Includes:

Observations by Robin Harris on Policy Group reports, 26 Jan 1987
  1. Managing the Economy of Family and Society
  2. Education and Training
  3. Youth
  4. Inner Cities, Law and Order, etc
  5. Working Britain
  6. Housing and Planning

Also includes:
  1. Draft paper, 'Possible policies for the Manifesto', Robin Harris and Brian Griffiths, 29 Jan 1987 and 30 Jan 1987
  2. Note of a meeting at Chequers concerning the Manifesto preparations, 1 Feb 1987
  3. Draft text for Housing section of Manifesto, n.d.
  4. Paper, 'Law and Order Strategy Group', Hartley Booth, 6 Feb 1987
  5. Paper, 'Home Affairs and Inner City Policy Group', Oliver Letwin, n.d. [Feb 1987]
  6. Second draft of Part IV of the manifesto, dealing with Local Government and the Environment (Chapters 12-14), 22 Apr 1987

3. Draft Manifesto contributions, Mar 1987. Correspondents include:
  1. Butler, Chris, Special Adviser, Office of Arts and Libraries
  2. Cropper, PJ, Special Adviser, Treasury
  3. Dobbs, Michael, Chief-of-Staff, Conservative Central Office
  4. Drinkwater, Colin, Hon. Secretary, Conservative Trade Unionists, Greater London Area
  5. Forth, Eric, MP, 'No Turning Back' Group
  6. Fowler, Norman, Secretary of State for Social Services
  7. Hailsham, Lord, Lord Chancellor
  8. Houston, J., Special Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  9. Hurd, Douglas, Home Secretary
  10. Jopling, Michael, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
  11. May, Philippa, Royal National Institute for the Blind
  12. Miller, Hal, MP for Bromsgrove
  13. Moore, John, Secretary of State for Transport
  14. Ridley, Nicholas, Secretary of State for the Environment
  15. Sherbourne, Stephen, Political Secretary, 10 Downing Street
  16. Stringer, Donald, Area Agent, Greater London Area
  17. Tebbit, Norman, Party Chairman
  18. Tomlins, Major Robert, General Secretary, Royal British Legion
  19. Walker, Peter, Secretary of State for Energy
  20. Ward, Neil D., Private Secretary, Northern Ireland Office
  21. Whittingdale, John, Special Adviser, Department of Trade and Industry
  22. Wright, Albert, National Federation of the Blind

Other subjects include:
  1. Availability of Braille version of the Manifesto
  2. Reference to Field Sports in the Manifesto
  3. VAT and charities
  4. Trade Union reform

Includes:

Agenda for first meeting on the Manifesto, 24 Apr 1987

Draft Manifesto contributions:
  1. 'Note on Environmental Aspects of Energy Policy' (William Waldegrave and Peter Walker), 16 Mar 1987
  2. 'Britain and the World', chapter on Foreign Policy (Sir Geoffrey Howe and George Younger), 11 Mar 1987
  3. The Economy (Nigel Lawson), 3 Mar 1987
  4. Law and Order, Race Relations and Immigration, Broadcasting, Elections, Animals, Liquor Licensing, and Shops (Douglas Hurd), 2 Mar 1987
  5. Health/Social Security (Norman Fowler), 3 Mar 1987
  6. Local Government, Housing, Inner Cities, Sport, and the Environment (Nicholas Ridley), 25 Feb 1987
  7. Energy (Peter Walker), 25 Feb 1987
  8. Northern Ireland (Tom King), 25 Feb 1987
  9. Farming and Fishing (Michael Jopling), 2 Mar 1987
  10. 'Working Britain' (Lord Young), 26 Feb 1987
  11. Trade and Industry (Paul Channon), 26 Feb 1987
  12. Transport (John Moore), Feb 1987
  13. The Arts, and 'The Quality of Government' [i.e. the civil service] (Richard Luce), 25 Feb 1987
  14. 'Lord Chancellor's Department: summary of achievements since May 1979' (Lord Hailsham), 27 Feb 1987

Also includes:

'Rebuilding Britain – the next stage' ('No Turning Back' Group), 26 Jan 1987

Dates

  • Creation: Jan-May 1987

Extent

1 box (3 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

CRD 4/30/7/26-28

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