Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [Walters argues abolishing planning controls would give housing boom. Rumours PM to be deposed.][released 2012]

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS 3/1/1
Editorial comments:	Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here
Importance ranking:	Major
Word count:	90
Themes:	Employment, Monetary policy

Thursday 24th September 1981

JH [John Hoskyns] and DW [David Wolfson] - want to know about economy. On course - but we must DO something about unemployment. I say abolish planning controls would give housing boom.

Lunch with PM - farewell to Tim [Tim Lancaster] - She had v. bad interview on Aust TV.

Telegraph rumour that PM is about to be deposed while visiting Melbourne.

Stock market crash but back again FT 487 close - Bounced back in last hours trading.

Letter to Peter Middleton about meeting with Jock Bruce Gardyne

Friday 25th September 1981

Washington 2.00

[26-27 September entries blank]