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- 23 December 1981-2 September 1988 (Creation)
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1 file
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Letters and copy letters mostly regarding offers of articles for publication and readers' complaints and praise for published pieces, frequently on political elections.
Includes references to a press release about Dick Leonard's move from Labour to the SDP, December 1981; articles based on Marplan Poll results and the accuracy of polls in general, October 1982-October 1984; the Bewbish land deal affair of the 1970s, January-February 1983; research into SDP voters, February 1982; correspondence with artist John Latham about the Arts Council, the artist placement group and the theory of 'inflationary' time, January 1984; communications from Ken Livingstone about actions taken by Thatcher's government, August 1988.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; David McKie and Peter Cole
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Subject to access restrictions in line with the Data Protection Act.
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- Cole; Peter; journalist and academic (Subject)
- McKie; David John (1935-); journalist (Subject)
- Latham; John (1921-2006); artist (Subject)
- Khan; Naseem; writer and broadcaster (Subject)
- Livingstone; Kenneth Robert (1945-); politician (Subject)
- Thatcher; Margaret Hilda Roberts (1925-2013); Baroness; politician (Subject)