Those who claim that to leave the E.U. would damage the City are the very same as those who in the past confidently predicted, with a classic failure of understanding, that the City would be gravely damaged if the U.K. failed to adopt the euro as its currency. Nigel Lawson adoptcityclaim share on social
We already have a sabbatical system. It's called opposition, and I've had enough of it. Nigel Lawson callhaveopposition Change image and share on social
I am in favour of a fully transferable allowance. Nigel Lawson allowancefavourfully Change image and 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
I have to say to the Government that you are not even getting nowhere fast - you are getting nowhere slowly. Nigel Lawson fastgovernmentslowly Change image and share on social
However useful computer models may be, the one thing they cannot be is evidence. Computer climate models are simply conjectures. Nigel Lawson climatecomputerconjecture 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
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
You have got to clear up that corporation tax in the modern way has had its day as a major source of revenue, and we have got to find a new system. Nigel Lawson clearcorporationday Change image and share on social