It would be wholly wrong constitutionally for the unelected House of Lords to do anything, to kill anything of a financial nature that has been through the House of Commons not once but twice. Nigel Lawson commonconstitutionallyfinancial Change image and share on social
If our system of cabinet government is to work effectively, the prime minister of the day must appoint ministers he or she trusts and then leave them to carry out that policy. Nigel Lawson appointcabinetcarry Change image and share on social
I strongly suspect that there would be a positive economic advantage to the U.K. in leaving the single market. Nigel Lawson advantageeconomicleave Change image and share on social
You don't need to be within the single market to trade; it's not an issue. Nigel Lawson issuemarketsingle Change image and share on social
Most of the countries in the world are outside the E.U., and they are doing very nicely, thank you. Nigel Lawson countrynicelyworld Change image and share on social
As the resignation letter which I wrote to the Prime Minister clearly implies, it was not the outcome I sought, but it is one that I accept without rancour, despite what might be described as the hard landing involved. Nigel Lawson accepthardimply 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
Prime Minister Cameron says he wants to be the greenest government ever, but the definition of green is immature... I don't deny for a moment that CO2 is a greenhouse gas, but there are so many other factors that affect climate. It is more complicated than the computer models that we are using. What the truth is, nobody knows. Nigel Lawson affectcameronclimate 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
When differences of view emerge, as they are bound to do from time to time, they should be resolved privately and whenever appropriately, collectively. Nigel Lawson appropriatelybindcollectively Change image and share on social