Gaining Press Support for our campaign today
Gaining Press Support for our campaign today

To London for press interviews with Electronics Weekly and by telephone with Tessa Curtis of Computer Weekly as all eyes and ears are on a possible docks strike

Another hot and sunny day. Up at 7.30am, to breakfast and then to the office by 9.00am to check the answerphone, telex and mailbox stores and the business mail. Another new applicant to the BMMG – Imtec Computers of Stanmore – and I phone to arrange a visit when conveniently in town. Several phone calls including a similar one to Alistair Jacks secretary of MPSI and a telephone interview with Tessa Curtis of Computer Weekly. Lunch with the family and then the afternoon typing in my BMMG report onto the word processor, unfortunately delayed by a call from a consultant unduly affected by DTI revisions to the MAPCON scheme. This morning I also received the contract notes from de Zoete and Bevan for our gilt purchases. I had just added the totals (£369,250.39 for me and £249,126.07 for Diana – total £618,376.46) when Nickolas de Zoete phoned to compare figures. I then instructed the bank to transfer the money by telegraphic transfer and put the rest of my money on a fixed 7 day deposit. Come 4.30pm I showered, changed and set off by car to my Kings Cross appointment with Mary Fagen of Electronics Weekly.

A couple of hours interview on the range of BMMG issues before a takeaway snack from the station and a peruse of the WH Smith periodicals before setting off home. Interested to see my details in Which Computer magazine, but still regretting the time needed to divert magazines to my new address. Home after 10.00pm and, after Bournvita and a walk in the garden on a warm night, to bed. News today of continuing confusion in the docks strike with a contested result to the Tilbury vote. The stock exchange has edged up and we think it has reached a ‘double top’ plateau and will soon fall.