Janus: The Papers of Baroness Thatcher LG., OM., FRS.

Churchill/THCR 2/11 contains:
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4	Papers relating to Committee for a Free Britain, 1988
5	Papers relating to Conservatives Abroad 1983-87
6	Papers relating to Conservative Collegiate Forum, 1987-90
7	Papers relating to Conservative European Reform Group, 1980-81
8	Papers relating to Conservative Political Centre, 1979-90
9	Papers relating to the Conservative Research Department, 1975-90
10	Papers relating to Conservative Trade Unionists, 1979-87
11	Papers relating to the Conservative Way Forward Group, 1990-92
12	Papers relating to the European Democratic Group [Conservative group in the European Assembly, later Parliament], 1979-90
13	Papers relating to the European Democrat Union, 1980-90
14	Papers relating to the "European Study Group" (under the Chairmanship of Lord (Hugh) Thomas of Swynnerton), circa 1983
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The Papers of Baroness Thatcher LG., OM., FRS.

Title	Papers relating to the Conservative Research Department, 1975-90
Reference	THCR 2/11/9
Covering Dates	1975–1990

Access and Use

Papers dating from after December 1982 closed

Churchill/THCR 2/11/9 contains:

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, March 1975-February 1976. Includes briefing notes from: Brian Griffiths (includes copy of his paper on, "Monetary policy", 10 December 1975); Christopher Patten, Director, CRD (includes his detailed note for MT, 4 June 1975, and note for MT ahead of an all day meeting of the "LCC" [Leader's Consultative Committee, Shadow Cabinet] on 13 February 1976); and Adam Ridley (includes his notes for MT on "Party strategy", 19 January 1976, and "Public Sector Borrowing Requirement", 21 January 1976).
1 bundle in folder.

March 1975-February 1976

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, March-July 1976. Includes MT's handwritten annotations. Includes briefing notes from: Keith Britto (includes his paper on, "A selection of possible scenarios on the result of the next General Election", May 1976); Peter Cropper (includes papers for MT on the Finance Bill, 1976, including a copy of MT's handwritten letter of thanks to Cropper, circa July 1976); and Christopher Patten, Director (includes his paper on, "The image of the Conservative Party", April 1976). Also includes correspondence with Leonard M. Greene (President, Institute for Socioeconomic Studies), April 1976; and Labour Party Home Policy Committee report, "The economic policy outlook", July 1976.
1 bundle in folder.

March 1976-July 1976

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, August-December 1976. Includes MT's handwritten annotations. Includes copy of monetary bulletin (no. 56) from W. Greenwell & Co, August 1976; and copy of a paper by Professor R.J. Ball, "Incomes policy- another round?", October 1976; and CBI economic situation report, end November 1976. Also includes correspondence with Leonard M. Greene (President, Institute for Socioeconomic Studies), April 1976; and Labour Party Home Policy Committee report, "The economic policy outlook", July 1976.
1 bundle in folder.

August 1976-December 1976

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, January-July 1977. Includes MT's handwritten annotations. Includes notes from: James Prior MP ("Some thoughts on pay policy", March 1977); James Douglas (includes his letter to MT on her Iain Macleod memorial lecture given on 4 July 1977, 18 July 1977); and Peter Cropper (including his note for MT attaching his report on a conference of the Society of Business Economists he attended in July 1977, "The re-industrialisation of Britain").
1 bundle in folder.

January 1977-July 1977

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, August-December 1977.
1 bundle in folder.

August 1977-December 1977

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, January-May 1978. Includes MT's handwritten annotations. Includes notes from Keith Britto (including his paper, "Some thoughts on the date of the next General Election", circa May 1978) and George Cardona (including his note for MT on "[The leaking of the] Nationalised Industries Policy Group Report", 26 May 1978).
1 bundle in folder.

January 1978-May 1978

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, June 1978. Includes MT's handwritten notes. Includes briefing note for MT from Gordon Reece relating to her forthcoming interview with Anthony Shrimsley for "The Sun", 26 June 1978; and notes from Peter Cropper (includes copy of his note for Sir Geoffrey Howe MP, "Dividend controls", 7 June 1978).
1 bundle in folder.

June 1978

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, July 1978. Includes MT's handwritten annotations. Includes notes by: Adrian Hopkinson (includes his paper on "Dividend restraint", 3 July 1978); Robin Turner (including note for MT's meeting with Professor Yigael Yadin); and a record by Graham Wynn of a meeting to discuss Scottish policy, 24 July 1978 [not attended by MT]. Also includes Labour Party press release of, "Into the Eighties: an agreement" from the TUC/Labour Party Liaison Committee, 26 July 1978.
1 bundle in folder.

July 1978

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, August-September 1978. Includes notes from Adam Ridley (includes note for MT on his discussions with "Professor [Douglas] Hague", 21 September 1978; and "Note on some points made at the [economic] Forecasters lunch at CRD on Friday 8th September 1978", 26 September 1978.
1 bundle in folder.

August 1978-September 1978

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, October 1978. Includes briefing notes from: George Cardona (including his note for MT on "European Monetary Scheme", 17 October 1978); Christopher Patten, Director (including his note for MT on "Queen's speech debate", 25 October 1978); Adam Ridley (includes his note for MT on, "The economic situation [includes points made by Professor Gordon Pepper to Ridley on the British and world economies]", 19 October 1978); Rob Shepherd (includes his note for MT on, "The skilled worker shortage", 16 October 1978).
1 bundle in folder.

October 1978

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, November-December 1978. Includes copy of CBI "Reaction to the breakdown of Government/TUC talks and their draft joint statement", November 1978; and briefing note from Christopher Patten, Director, on "Confidence debate", 14 December 1978- see also THCR 5/1/2230-231.
1 bundle in folder.

November 1978-December 1978

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, January 1979.
1 bundle in folder.

January 1979

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, January-March 1979. Includes briefing notes from: George Cardona (includes note on CRD lunch with economic forecasters on 2 March 1979); and Rob Shepherd (including "A review of the Party's commitments and options on industrial relations", circa February 1979).
1 bundle in folder.

January 1979-March 1979

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, April-May 1979. Includes briefing notes from: George Cardona (including "Public expenditure cuts", 5 April 1979); and Adam Ridley (including, "Allocation of [CRD] responsibilities during the General Election", 6 April 1979, and "Callaghan's smear about public sector pay", 14 April 1979).
1 bundle in folder.

April 1979-May 1979

14B

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, November 1979-April 1981 (includes esults of the party's internal polling, the weekly "tracking studies", entitled Public Opinion Background Notes). Part 1, 1979-80: includes note for MT from Alan Howarth (Director, CRD), "The steel dispute and the law governing industrial relations", 4 February 1980; and briefing papers from Charles Bellairs, Keith Britto, and Geoff Lawlor. Part 2, 1981: relates to suggested criticism by Howarth of the 1981 Budget.
2 folders.

November 1979-April 1981

14C

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, May 1981-March 1983. Part 1, 1981: includes papers by Lord (Peter) Thorneycroft on "Policy Unit Paper", January 1981, and "Strategy", June 1981. Part 2, 1982.
2 folders open; 1 currently closed.

1981–1983

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, economic material consisting of copies of their "Current economic indicators", March 1976-February 1977 (incomplete).
1 bundle in folder.

March 1976-February 1977

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, economic material consisting of individual notes for MT on aspects of economic indicators earnings, March 1976-April 1979. Includes notes on average earnings, unemployment, industrial production, prices and money supply, GDP and the balance of payments.
1 bundle in folder.

March 1976-April 1979

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, miscellaneous economic briefing notes for MT, June 1976-April 1979. Includes notes for MT on CBI Economic Trends inquiries, June, July, November & December 1978, and the Financial Times monthly survey of business opinion, October-December 1978. Also includes copy of paper by Professor R.J. Ball, "Incomes policy- another round?", October 1976; and CBI economic situation report, end November 1976.
1 bundle in folder.

June 1976-April 1979

Papers received from the Conservative Research Department, copies of their circulated "Briefing Note",, April 1976-April 1979 (incomplete). Includes three copies of the CRD's "Politics Today": no 7, "Electoral change", 12 April 1976; no 17, "Briefing notes", 20 September 1976; and no 18, "Labour's record", 27 September 1976. Also includes copies of the CRD's "Forthcoming events" briefing notes, October-November 1975, July 1978 and January-April 1979.
1 bundle in folder.

April 1976-April 1979

Conservative Research Department, copies of opinion polling surveys, many with attached papers by Keith Britto (CRD), January 1976-August 1978. Includes copy of note from David Nicholson to Gordon Reece, "Opinion polls now and in 1966-7", 23 January 1976); note to MT from James Douglas forwarding an Opinion Research Centre (ORC) report, "A draft report on a survey of [Conservative] Party images, philosophy and ideology", February 1976. Also includes notes for MT from Keith Britto on: a poll on the National Front prepared at the University of Essex, July & August 1977; a survey by ORC for BBC Nationwide, "Survey of what people think about Parliament", March 1978); a survey by ORC for the Economist, "Public attitudes to electoral reform", circa May 1978; ORC poll for ITN on polling day on the Hamilton by-election, June 1978; a survey by ORC for Conservative Central Office on a Party Political Broadcast, June 1978; an "ORC poll on public attitudes to nationalisation", July 1978; an ORC survey for ITN on "Public opinion on the 5% guideline", July 1978; a poll by the Country Landowners' Association on "Land nationalisation", August 1978; a MARPLAN poll for the Sun on "Public opinion on the House of Lords" in 1977, August 1978; an ORC survey on "First public attitude survey" [ahead of a possible General Election], August 1978. Also includes a note to MT from Angus Maude on her criticisms of recent ORC surveys, 20 June 1978; and Britto's summaries of Corporate Strategy Guide reports: 7th report, July 1976; "Pay policy, Bullock and industrial democracy", May 1977; "Consumer confidence, consumerism and the consumer", July 1978; "Public Opinion on Pay Policy", July 1978"; and "Pay policy and unemployment", August 1978.
1 bundle in folder.

January 1976-August 1978

Conservative Research Department, copies of opinion polling surveys, many with attached papers by Keith Britto (CRD), September-December 1978. Includes notes for MT from Keith Britto on: surveys by Opinion Research Centre (ORC) for Conservative Central Office on Conservative Party political broadcasts, shown 30 August 1978 & 6 September 1978, September 1978; on ORC's "Second public attitude survey" [ahead of a possible General Election], August 1978; on a MORI opinion poll for the Daily Express, September 1978; an ORC poll for ITN on "Public opinion on Callaghan's decision not to call a General Election", September 1978; surveys by ORC in three critical seats, September 1978; survey by NOP Market Research Ltd on "The Young Report, a survey of the attitudes of young people undertaken for the Jimmy Young [radio] programme" in September 1978, October 1978; a "European Campaign information survey", October 1978; "ORC surveys in five English marginal constituencies", October 1978; on an ORC survey on, "The electorate's view on the future of the economy", October 1978; a survey by NOP Market Research Ltd for "The Daily Mail" on "Attitudes to Mrs. Thatcher and attitudes of women to social issues", November 1978; ORC survey for Conservative Central Office on audience response to a Labour Party political broadcast shown on 25 October 1978, November 1978; and ORC surveys in three marginal seats, November 1978. Also includes Britto's summaries of Corporate Strategy Guide reports: "Attitudes to the mixed economy and various measures of consumer confidence", October 1978; "Public opinion on Government sanctions against companies breaking pay guidelines", November 1978; and "Public opinion on incomes policy", December 1978.
1 bundle in folder.

September 1978-December 1978

Conservative Research Department, copies of opinion polling surveys, many with attached papers by Keith Britto (CRD), January-March 1979. Includes notes for MT from Keith Britto on: a survey by Opinion Research Centre (ORC) on "Audience reaction to a Conservative Party political broadcast on 17 January 1979", January 1979; an ORC poll for BBC Nationwide on "... the present crisis and .... dealing with the trade unions", January 1979; a BBC poll on "Public opinion in Wales", February 1979; a System Three poll for the Glasgow Herald on, "Public opinion in Scotland", February 1979; preliminary and final reports of an ORC "Labour record survey", February & March 1979; an ORC survey for the Scotsman, "Attitudes in Scotland to devolution", February 1979; a survey by Rowe Rudd & Co of "Attitudes in the City to the next Conservative Government", March 1979; a poll by Survey Research Associates for Yorkshire Television, "Yorkshire Television Euro poll [of attitudes to Europe and direct elections", March 1979; a MORI opinion poll, March 1979; an ORC survey for Conservative Central Office on public attitudes to trade unions and union reform, March 1979; and a poll by ORC for ITN, March 1979. Also includes Britto's summaries of Corporate Strategy Guide reports: "Attitudes to multinationals, foreign investment and foreign products", February 1979; "Pay policy, profit sharing and employee participation", March 1979.
1 bundle in folder.

January 1979-March 1979

Conservative Research Department, copies of opinion polling surveys, many with attached papers by Keith Britto (CRD), 2-20 April 1979. Includes a series of notes by Britto on individual polling surveys relating to aspects of the 1979 General Election campaign, including surveys on Party political broadcasts, marginal seats and opinion in Scotland. Also includes opinion survey by Opinion Research Centre for Conservative Central Office on "Attitudes of the electorate to trade unions", April 1979.
1 bundle in folder.

April 1979

Conservative Research Department, copies of opinion polling surveys, many with attached papers by Keith Britto (CRD), 23 April-2 May 1979. Includes a series of notes by Britto on individual polling surveys relating to aspects of the 1979 General Election campaign, including surveys on Party political broadcasts, marginal seats and opinion in Scotland.
1 bundle in folder.

April 1979-May 1979

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, May-October 1979.
1 folder.

May 1979-October 1979

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, November 1979-January 1980. Includes circulated by Keith Britto, 7 December 1979, attaching a background note on survey by Opinion Research Centre and London Weekend Television's "Weekend World", on "Attitudes on pay and pay determination", November 1979.
1 bundle in folder.

1979–1980

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, February 1980.
1 bundle in folder.

1980

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, March-April 1980. Includes: copy of CCO's Public Opinion Baground Notes, weekly survey notes based on the Party's Gallup polling, nos. 5, 7-8.
1 bundle in folder.

March 1980-April 1980

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, May-July 1980.
1 bundle in folder.

May 1980-July 1980

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, August-November 1980. Includes record by P.J. [Peter] Cropper (Special Adviser, HM Treasury) of a Conservative Party Finance Committee meeting, 4 November 1980.
1 bundle in folder.

August 1980-November 1980

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, January 1981-November 1984. Part 1, 1981: includes copies of CRD "Briefing note", January-December 1981.
1 folder open; 3 currently closed.

1981–1984

30A

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, January 1981-November 1984. Part 1, 1981: includes copies of CRD "Briefing note", January 1981-December 1981. Part 2, 1982: includes note by Graham Mather, "Policy and organisational challenges facing the Conservative Party", February 1982.
2 folders open; 2 currently closed.

January 1981-November 1984

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, March-June 1981.
1 bundle in folder.

March 1981-June 1981

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, July-October 1981.
1 bundle in folder.

July 1981-November 1981

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, November 1981-January 1982 (includes regular results of the party's internal polling, the weekly "tracking studies", entitled Public Opinion Background Notes). Part 1, 1981: includes reprint of article by Peter Walker MP, "The Common Agricultural Policy, its advantages and disadvantages" (Barclays Review, November 1981). Part 2, 1982.
2 folders.

November 1981-January 1982

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, February-April 1982 (includes regular results of the party's internal polling, the weekly "tracking studies", entitled Public Opinion Background Notes).
1 bundle in folder.

February 1982-April 1982

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, May-September 1982 (includes regular results of the party's internal polling, the weekly "tracking studies", entitled Public Opinion Background Notes).
1 bundle in folder.

May 1982-September 1982

Conservative Research Department briefing papers, October-December 1982 (includes regular results of the party's internal polling, the weekly "tracking studies", entitled Public Opinion Background Notes).
1 bundle in folder.

October 1982-December 1982