Box Blunkett Box 76
Contains 7 Results:
Correspondence regarding funding for support for the Shadow Education and Employment team, 8 November 1994-12 March 1997
Correspondence with trade unions, including Unison, requesting funding for a researcher to work on education, employment and lifelong learning policies for the front bench team. Includes list of trade unions affiliated to the Labour Party, to which letters had been sent. Also includes correspondence with Richard Branson, Virgin Management Ltd, and John Moores (Junior), of John Moores University Liverpool, who were also approached for funding.
Correspondence with Sir Peter Newsam, 14 December 1994-4 February 1997
Correspondence with the educationalist, Sir Peter Newsam, regarding development of Labour's education policies. Mainly contains letters from Blunkett to Newsam referring to tapes which Newsam has sent in lieu of written papers.
Correspondence concerning the London Oratory School, 1 December 1994-24 February 1997
Correspondence concerning the London Oratory School, a Catholic grant maintained school, attended by Tony Blair's son Euan Blair.
Correspondence concerning Tony Blair's decision to send his son to the London Oratory School, 1 December 1994-4 May 1995
Correspondence from members of the public concerning Tony Blair's decision to send his son Euan to the London Oratory School, a grant maintained school. Contains letters sent directly to Blair, and letters sent to Blunkett in his capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Education. The letters are mainly from Labour Party members or supporters expressing anger and disappointment with the decision. Also contains some replies from Blunkett.
Correspondence with the head of the London Oratory School, 19 January 1997-24 February 1997
Correspondence between Blunkett and John McIntosh, the headmaster of The London Oratory School, concerning changes to the status of grant maintained schools should a Labour government be elected.
Correspondence with Hambros Bank, 3 November 1994-19 October 1995
Correspondence with Sir David Hancock, a director of Hambros Bank, concerning PFI for schools. Includes correspondence relating to the Conservative government's proposal for commercial borrowing to finance grant-maintained schools. Includes a report entitled 'Private Finance for School' prepared for the Labour Party by Hambros, August 1995 (2 copies).
Correspondence and papers concerning a series of seminars at Templeton College, Oxford, 3 June 1996-20 February 1997
Correspondence and papers relating to policy/implementation seminars run by Templeton College in preparation for the election of a Labour government. Includes programme and list of attendees for a seminar 'Preparing for the Management of Change in Government' held in Oxford on 15 and 16 June 1996; and correspondence and papers concerning a further seminar [held in Sheffield] in early January 1997.