Thursday 7th October 1982
To Brighton - but did note for Ian Gow on the Powell Speech ridiculing PM’s attempt to get Japs to import more + export less - I said Powell logic is right but it is reasonable for PM to explain to Japs the virtue of Free Trade for THEM as well as us - PM met us on steps of Grand Hotel and chatted - more light touches in speech
Gordon Pepper has some ideas on issuing bonds
Attended speechwriting session - awfully messy
RM [Ronnie Millar] prepared a two page piece on Owen’s unilateralism
- but PM said she could not do it
Return to see if I am needed - but enough there already
- so we go to hear Bill Deedes