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How Nigel Lawson turned postwar economic consensus on its head

Former chancellor fundamentally changed the UK economy during his six-year stint at the Treasury, and not much has changed since then

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Lawson obituary

One of the most influential postwar Conservative chancellors seen as the main architect of Thatcher’s radical economic reforms

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Nigel Lawson’s legacy: boom, bust and a national treasure

It usually comes back to inflation. Study any period of British history from 1945 onwards, and there’s a good chance you’ll spot ministers making strange and sometimes desperate decisions in the name of taming – or often to avoid taming – rapidly rising prices.

Evening Standard

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A brief history of school meals in the UK: from free milk to Jamie Oliver's campaign against Turkey Twizzlers

Mashed potato, gravy, custard. When British people hear the words “school dinners”, it’s not always great memories that come to mind.

The Conversation

Who was Nigel Lawson? Nigella Lawson’s father and Thatcher cabinet minister dies

Lawson, a former journalist, was the father of six, including celebrity chef Nigella Lawson

Evening Standard

Tributes continue from Tory grandees following death of Nigel Lawson

Former prime minister Sir John Major said Baron Lawson of Blaby will be ‘long remembered’.

The Independent UK

Free-market ex-UK Treasury chief Nigel Lawson dies

Nigel Lawson, the tax-cutting U.K. Treasury chief under the late Margaret Thatcher and a lion of Conservative politics in the late 20th century has died

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Former Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson dies aged 91

Conservative former chancellor Nigel Lawson, father to six children including celebrity cook and food writer Nigella Lawson, has died at the age of…

The National (Scotland)

Nigel Lawson, UK chancellor in Thatcher boom years, dies at 91

Nigel Lawson, the chancellor of the exchequer who presided over the boom-and-bust of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain in the 1980s, has died. He was 91.

Tribune News Service

Nigel Lawson: Margaret Thatcher’s ‘unassailable’ chancellor who quit in acrimony

Chancellor from 1983 to 1989, he was widely credited with winning the 1987 election for the government through the success of his economic strategy.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak says Nigel Lawson was an ‘inspiration’ to Tory politicians

Tributes flooded in for the leading Brexiteer after his reported death on Monday.

The Independent UK

Thatcher-era chancellor Nigel Lawson dies at age of 91

MPs pay tribute to ‘a fearless and original flame of free-market Conservatism’

The Independent UK

Tributes to Tory ‘giant’ Nigel Lawson after his death

The former MP and leading Brexiteer served in Margaret Thatcher’s government and sat in the House of Lords until his retirement in December.

The Independent UK

‘This is a real moment’: Netflix series cements rise of Welsh language drama

Forty years after marches and a hunger strike threat led to a dedicated Cymraeg channel, the launch of a Cardiff crime caper shows drama from Wales has come into its own

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Rising inflation will continue to cause political headaches for the government, but also for the Bank of England

The Bank of England raised its main interest rate for the eleventh time in a row to 4.25% at its March meeting. At its previous meeting in February the Bank was optimistic about the prospects for inflation in the coming year, saying: “We expect inflation to fall quickly this year.”

Daily Mirror

'Nicola Sturgeon will triumph again as her iron grip has inspired a generation of women'

Nicola Sturgeon, once described by London Right-Wing media as "the most dangerous woman in Britain", had ample qualities and strengths, writes political columnist Paul Routledge

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: how a false name nearly exposed IRA plot to kill Margaret Thatcher

Why did the Brighton bomber, Patrick Magee, risk all by checking into the Grand hotel under the pseudonym of a fellow IRA member?

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Liverpool Echo

'Exciting' moment mum was 'suddenly number one all over the world'

The singer is returning to Liverpool for an anniversary concert

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer panned by SNP after saying Margaret Thatcher was 'right'

PEOPLE in Scotland will be appalled to hear that Keir Starmer said Margaret Thatcher was “right”, the SNP’s depute leader…

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer hails Margaret Thatcher as ‘right’ on crime as he launches Labour’s law and order plan

The Labour leader vowed his proposals would halve knife crime, reduce levels of violence against women and see more offenders prosecuted

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool's lost businesses that caused controversy in the city

Some of the businesses caused quite a stir

Newsroom.co.nz

Macron’s reform dilemma: progress or popularity?

The French economy has made significant strides under Emmanuel Macron, but the need for political consensus and restoring social cohesion is an urgent challenge, argues Oliver Hartwich

The Guardian - UK

If it’s growth the chancellor wants, here’s one suggestion: rejoin the EU

Jeremy Hunt says the economy is his priority; but it and he are still really in thrall to the ideological blight of Brexit

Daily Mirror

England fans given FA assurances ahead of Italy trip after Naples “guerrilla warfare”

England fans will travel to Naples for a Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy a matter of days after violence engulfed the city ahead of a Champions League fixture

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