She felt Britain should not be so dependent on coal. She was in favour of building up nuclear energy to break the dependence on coal, and the main opposition to nuclear came from the environment movement. Mrs. Thatcher thought she could trap them with the carbon emissions argument. Nigel Lawson argumentbreakbritain share on social
We should be forced to give so many exemptions and concessions (inevitably to the benefit of high spending authorities in Inner London) that the flat-rate poll tax would rapidly become a surrogate income tax. Nigel Lawson authoritybenefitconcession share on social
The heart of the matter is that the very nature of the European Union, and of this country's relationship with it, has fundamentally changed after the coming into being of the European monetary union and the creation of the eurozone, of which - quite rightly - we are not a part. Nigel Lawson changecomecountry share on social
If you punish the banks, all you are doing is reducing the banks' capital, which you want to increase, and punishing shareholders, who have done nothing wrong. Nigel Lawson bankcapitalincrease Change image and share on social
I'm sure Mark Carney is a very clever young man, but I think that the government would be mad to move from inflation targeting to money GDP targeting. Nigel Lawson carneyclevergdp Change image and share on social
One of the things that concerned me was the way the system operated: the wife who went out to work got a full personal allowance, but the wife who was working at home got nothing. This was particularly hard on wives who gave up work for a time to bring up children. Nigel Lawson allowancebringchild share on social
To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern. Nigel Lawson choosegovernunable Change image and share on social
One of the most important things that a Thatcher government did was change the mood of the nation to give it back its confidence. Nigel Lawson backchangeconfidence Change image and share on social
The pro-E.U. campaign is all too likely to be based on a fear of the unknown because in most people's lifetime, we have never been out of the E.U. Nigel Lawson basecampaignfear Change image and share on social
Too much of British business and industry feels similarly secure in the warm embrace of the European single market and is failing to recognise that today's great export opportunities lie in the developing world, particularly in Asia. Nigel Lawson asiabritishbusiness share on social
