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Written at 11 Downing Street, Whitehall. New Year greetings! Is preparing for the doctors the following day. Has to make careful speeches. Three-quarters of the areas are in, and it will be an easy task to deal with the others.
Written at 11 Downing Street. Played golf with Rufus Isaacs in the morning and took Megan and Antony Asquith to see Ben Hur in the afternoon. Is now preparing for disestablishment the following week.
Written at 10.15 pm, National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Has been playing golf at Lewes. Leaves on Sunday with Massingham, Macnamara and Arnold White. Willliam George should look at that day's British Weekly which contains 'two paragraphs which ought to satisfy even Uncle Lloyd'.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W.1. Thanks for the comforting letter - 'I found it helpful in a storm tossed sea of trouble. We are just holding our own but the gale is not over'.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Was delighted to hear from Uncle Lloyd that day. Is engaged in lengthy conferences with the French Ministers.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Uncle Lloyd's health: 'Have you ordered a commode for him [?]. You can put it down to my account as I want to contribute all I can to the comfort of the dear old boy'. Has given up his Saturday afternoon to settle the potato trouble. 'Yr wythnos nesa rhaid tori tafell etto o dorth y bragwr'. 'Dont forget to phone'.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Took the chair at the old Cabinet table at 10 Downing Street for the first time that morning. Is suffering from a cold, and has been advised to rest by his doctor.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. There is as yet no prospect of a breakthrough in the coal strike. The loss of the South Manchester by-election was caused by the coal strike and the Suffragettes. The next two years will be a tough period politically but things will improve after the granting of home rule and Welsh disestablishment, '& we can put forward more attractive fare. Cabinet quite resolute'.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. There are regular Cabinet meetings. Is making excellent progress. Has just received a deputation of miners.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. The Privy Council is now meeting. 'Having a slight row with the extremists amongst London MPs. Is to play golf that afternoon. Has won the support of Campbell-Bannerman, Asquith, Haldane and Gladstone on the London Bill.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. The postcard is 'diabolical in the intensity of its malice'. Has issued writs and they have all agreed to apologize humbly in open Court & to pay all costs'. Hopes to discredit those newspapers which have consistently attacked him. 'As to Caernarvon I rather like it & I am not at all sure E[llis] W. D[avies] will carry the whole county'.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. The letters from Criccieth, including one from Uncle Lloyd. Leaves on Monday for a great conference in Italy, and is very pleased to see some sunshine. Will be able to rest in the train.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. The Cabinet is divided over immediate general compulsion. Feels he has been vindicated. Kol has surrendered.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Megan is suffering from measles. 'Ireland was a farce. Redmond is in a hopeless quandary & thought this was the best way out. He had made up his mind to do it without any reference to what I said'.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Mary's bronchial attack. Would very much like to be re-elected to the County Council Aldermanship. Noble travelled up the previous night. It seems that an agreement of the dispute is in sight.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Just ordered the cutting down of beer & spirits by 30 p.c. on the 1915 standard - that is equivalent to 50 p.c. on pre-war basis'. 'The Labour victory at Manchester is the event of today. Asquith & his friends had been bragging that Labour was against me. I got a bigger majority than he did for his Ministry. It helps enormously in many quarters'.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is writing between receiving two deputations - one from the Independent Labour Party on the question of reconstruction, and one from the Unionist Old Guard in the south and west of Ireland. Encloses newspapers. An article in the previous day's Times - 'The old boy has already passed into the history of the world, for his part of it is a world story and will interest readers in Korea just as much as readers in Carmarthen. The romance of his share in life will always fascinate and inspire; in fact the interest in what he did will long survive any interest there may be in what I have or ever can achieve'. Suggests that William George might like to take a holiday at Walton Heath.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is very upset because of 'the silly muddle over those rejected meat tins' - 'It is just one of those idiotic things women will do & think it smart. I can't tell you how disastrous it will [be] if there is any publicity over it. Tell Olwen not to touch the stuff'. Begs William George 'to take it in hand without delay' - 'Too bad to add this to one's many worries'.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is very busy. There are references in the newspapers to the arrival of Mrs Lloyd George and the family.
Written at 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W. Is very busy 'getting through mountains of work - at least climbing mountains'. 'They are trying to get me away from my work to wrangle in Parliament. I must fight that'.