Margaret Thatcher and Number 10: Lord Lawson

Lord Lawson of Blaby, formerly Chancellor of the Exchequer, Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Secretary of State for Energy, interviewed by Dr Jon Davis of the Policy Institute at King’s College London. Lord Lawson speaks about how Margaret Thatcher worked with her colleagues and made policy decisions.

This is an excerpt from a series of interviews with prominent figures from Margaret Thatcher's time as Prime Minister. It was filmed in 10 Downing Street as part of a contemporary history project produced by the Policy Institute at King’s College London.

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[arthurdeth]

A man who knew her better than herself. I doff my cap to him.

[victorgrasscourt]

Was privatisation a “success”? Really? Look at the state of the water companies. The railways are being re-nationalised. Why make a state monopoly like the National Grid, a private monopoly? How many people died in train crashes due to failures made by Railtrack not maintaining track - putting profit before safety?

[kmully]

Was privatisation a "good thing"? I don't know.

[davidhollins]

Idiot - this bankrupt Chancellor, who ran away when the results of his policies arrived. Then as a Brexiteer, he lived in France and pontificated.