Scope and Contents

Files containing various material relating to Labour Party policy. Mainly contains press releases, policy papers and publications of Labour party policies including: housing, poll tax, environment, community care, childcare and social services. Includes two copies of Labour's 'Pocket Policy Guide', 1992 and a copy of Labour's Policy Briefing Handbook prepared by the Policy Directorate to help candidates in the run up to the 1992 general election.

Scope and Contents File originally labelled 'Education NEC'. Mainly contains correspondence and papers relating to the NEC action/advice note on the Labour party policy relating to schools opting out of LEA control and becoming grant maintained. Includes Blunkett's comments on the draft in his role as Shadow Secretary of State for Local Government. Also includes copies of written questions asked by Blunkett to the Secretary of State for the Environment relating to local government finance relating to...

Scope and Contents

Contains policy document 'Devolution and Democracy' prepared by the Regional Government Working Group of the Democracy Policy Review Group, March 1991; draft of 'An elected voice for London: Labour's vision of quality and opportunity', [1991]; draft report of the response of the LPAC Labour Group to the report 'London - a World Class Capital', 1992.