Summary: | Collection of copied news cuttings of reports relating to David Owen and the SDP ; including cuttings concerning coverage of the SDP Council for Social Democracy conference on merger at Sheffield, and the vote supporting a merger with the Liberal Party; the launch of the Social and Liberal Democratic Party (SLD), Mar, and the continuation of the SDP led by David Owen; the local government elections, David Steel's resignation of the SLD leadership, and the build-up to the SLD leadership election, MayOriginally in lever-arch file labelled 'Press cuttings Nov 87 to end Jan 88' |