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
No one, however long they have held the post, lightly gives up the great office of Chancellor of the Exchequer. Certainly I did not. Nigel Lawson chancellorexchequergreat Change image and share on social
I don't think the government needs to be frightened of the banks in the slightest. Nigel Lawson bankfrightengovernment Change image and share on social
The right kind of immigrants can benefit the British economy enormously, but no country can accept indiscriminate, unlimited immigration. Nigel Lawson acceptbenefitbritish Change image and share on social
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
I remember when we ignored Europe and we were totally committed to the Commonwealth and the former Empire, and thought imperial preference was the only thing which enabled us to survive, that was a mistake, and it's a similar mistake to feel Britain can't be a hugely successfully country - economically and in any other way - outside the E.U. Nigel Lawson britaincommitcommonwealth share on social
The Treasury has enough trouble with forecasts even when they are trying to get them right. Nigel Lawson forecasttreasurytrouble Change image and share on social
I have long argued that in the modern world, corporation tax has had its day as a major source of tax revenue. Nigel Lawson arguecorporationday 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
The NHS is the closest thing the English have to a religion. Nigel Lawson closeenglishreligion Change image and share on social