| Title |
Shadow Cabinet Economic Sub-Committee and Economic Secretariat |
| Reference |
KNNK 6/2 |
| Covering Dates |
1985–1992 |
| Extent and Medium |
4.5 archive boxes |
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| Content and context |
Includes committee agendas, minutes, briefings and other papers, with briefings from the Economic Secretariat. |
| Churchill/KNNK 6/2 contains: |
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Shadow Cabinet Economic Sub-Committee. Includes: committee agendas and minutes; Confederation of British Industry survey on attitudes to employment and report on building a better Britain; Shadow Communications Agency paper on developing a communication strategy; papers on the Campaign for Work; notes for the 1987 manifesto and campaign papers; information paper on Conservative broken promises; Economic Equality Policy Review Group papers; correspondence with economic advisers and members of the Kaldor Group, including Andrew Graham, Wilfred Beckerman and Alan Hughes; letters from John Smith [Treasury and economic affairs spokesman] (3).
1 file. |
Dec 1985-Jun 1988 |
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2
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Shadow Cabinet Economic Sub-Committee. First report of the unofficial Labour Party Economic Policy Group (the Kaldor Group).
1 file. |
Jul 1986 |
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3
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Shadow Cabinet Economic Sub-Committee. Includes: agendas, minutes, briefings and committee papers, particularly on the formation of the committee and of the Economic Secretariat, the stock market and on the European internal market; correspondence with individuals including Chris Smith (5) and John Smith (2), Treasury and economic affairs spokesmen, John Eatwell [Economic Adviser to NK], Jeremy Bray, Meghnad Desai, London School of Economics, Michael Meacher [employment spokesman], Norman Lamont, Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister (2); texts of speeches by committee members; press releases, mainly from Denzil Davies, Michael Meacher and Chris Smith.
2 files. |
Jul 1987-Feb 1990 |
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Shadow Cabinet Economic Sub-Committee. Includes agendas and committee papers on subjects including: the role of the Economic Secretariat; economic prospects; economic modelling; the General Election campaign; the Autumn Statement; the European monetary system; the stock market; the American trade and budget deficit; energy.
1 file. |
Sep 1987-Dec 1987 |
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5
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Shadow Cabinet Economic Sub-Committee. Includes agendas, minutes, committee papers and speeches by NK on subjects including: economic forecasts; the stock market; industry; trade policy; the Budget; Britain's overseas assets; the European internal market; British Telecom.
2 files. |
Jan 1988-May 1988 |
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6
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Shadow Cabinet Economic Sub-Committee. Includes agendas, minutes and committee papers on subjects including: the European monetary system; trade figures.
1 file. |
May 1988-Dec 1988 |
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7
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Shadow Cabinet Economic Sub-Committee. Includes agendas, minutes and committee papers on subjects including: credit controls; Budget themes and organisation; public spending; imports; policy after the Review; productivity; Industry 2000.
2 files. |
Jan 1985-Nov 1989 |
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Shadow Cabinet Economic Sub-Committee. Includes: papers and drafts, particularly on Industry 2000, economic and monetary union and training; notes on the economic section of the Policy Review; some minutes of meetings; drafts of the economic chapter from the Campaign Document.
3 files. |
Nov 1989-May 1990 |
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Shadow Cabinet Economic Sub-Committee. Includes agendas, minutes and committee papers on subjects including: the current economic situation; the Budget, 1990-91; Industry 2000, notes on meetings with businessmen in the North-West, Midlands and East Midlands and Labour's Programme for Industry (including comments from Frank Dobson); credit controls and European Monetary Union, including briefings for meetings with David Williamson and Jacques Delors, Secretary-General and President of the European Commission.
1 file. |
Jan 1990-Nov 1991 |
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10
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Shadow Cabinet Economic Sub-Committee: European Monetary Union. Includes copies of correspondence between NK and John Major, Prime Minister, extracts from Hansard and proposals for European Council directives on working conditions.
1 file. |
Aug 1990-Jan 1992 |
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11
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Shadow Cabinet Economic Sub-Committee: British Aerospace. Papers and correspondence on Government relations with the defence industry and the attempted takeover of British Aerospace by GEC, including: correspondence with Sir Graham Day and Roland Smith, Acting Chairman and Chairman of British Aerospace; notes by John Eatwell [Economic Adviser to NK]; statement by Gordon Brown, Trade and Industry spokesman; briefing for a meeting; statement by Lord Young, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on BAe's proposed acquisition of the Government's stake in Rover Group, 1988.
1 file. |
Jul 1988-Oct 1991 |
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12
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Shadow Cabinet Economic Sub-Committee: Mirror Group. Correspondence, notes and press releases on Labour's response to the Mirror Group pension fund scandal. Includes: notes of a meeting between NK and Alastair Campbell [Political Editor of the Daily Mirror]; copy of a letter from Gordon Brown, Trade and Industry spokesman, to Peter Lilley, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry; statements by Marjorie 'Mo' Mowlam, City and Corporate Affairs spokesman, and Michael Meacher, Social Security spokesman; briefings.
1 file. |
Dec 1991 |
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Economic Secretariat briefings. Subjects include: the Autumn Statement; the public expenditure White Paper; economic policy after the Policy Review; Credit Control; the National Economic Assessment; industry's lack of competitiveness; the regional economies; Conservative economic policies; the trade deficit; the Green Party's economic policies; economic campaigns for the summer and autumn; the Queen's Speech debate. Includes minutes of Economic Sub-Committee meetings.
1 file. |
Jan 1989-Dec 1989 |
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14
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Economic Secretariat briefings. Subjects include: the Autumn Statement; the public expenditure White Paper; Britain's trade performance, 1979-88; Industry 2000; Conservative mismanagement; summer briefing; economic effects of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait; questions and answers on public spending under Labour; Economic Monetary Union; the Queen's Speech debate; company fraud and insider dealing.
1 file. |
Jan 1990-Dec 1990 |
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15
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Economic Secretariat briefings. Subjects include: the Budget; Labour's public spending plans; minimum wage proposals; Labour's tax policies; City analyses of Labour policies; the state of manufacturing; proposals by John Prescott [Transport spokesman] for allowing British Rail to lease new rolling stock; Liberal Democrat economic policy.
1 file. |
Jan 1991-Dec 1991 |
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16
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Economic Secretariat briefings. Subjects include: the Autumn Statement; Labour's tax proposals; Conservative myths comparing the 1970s and '80s; views of independent economists on Labour; Liberal Democrat economic policy.
1 file. |
Jan 1992-Dec 1992 |
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