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Greg Smith MP

Conservative MP for Buckingham

We must rediscover Nigel Lawson’s bravery and become tax-cutting Conservatives again

22 May 2023 Economy

We must rediscover Nigel Lawson’s bravery and become tax-cutting Conservatives again

The recent passing of Lord Lawson, the architect of the low-tax economy that drove the 1980s economic boom, feels like something more fundamental than simply the passing of a great man.