Talk:Nigel Lawson
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The source for this article is principally Lawson's memoirs: 'The View from Number Eleven'. Personally I am sympathetic to Lawson. I suspect, that this is apparent from the content of the article but I believe I have made a reasonable effort to maintain NPOV. For balance I would recommend an external link to William Keegan's book 'Mr Lawson's Gamble' (I do not have other details) and possibly to Edmund(?) Dell's 'The Chancellors'.
There is probably more material worth adding to the article at the level of coverage that I have adopted. NL's opposition to the Poll Tax and his role in the formulation of the Toronto Terms for debt relief for Third World Countries are condidates, but I will await feedback for now.
-- Alan Peakall
Was he, or his father, born Liebsen and changed the surname to Lawson on arrival to the UK?
-- Chris 7-Sep-05
"Somewhere" I read a long time ago that Lawson, Leon Brittan (and by extension his brother Samuel Brittan), Keith Joseph and Malcolm Rifkind were variously related (two sets of second cousins?). Can anyone elaborate? (If there is a Wikipage dealing with "assorted relations" move this to there.)
When he was at the Spectator he bought an expensive house with a council loan. mikeL
