Nigel Lawson - in The Media

In The Media

Lawson was interviewed about the rise of Thatcherism for the 2006 BBC TV documentary series Tory! Tory! Tory!.

In 2010, he appeared on the Analysis program to discuss banking reform. Lawson explained that the 2007–2012 global financial crisis was an unintended consequence of the 1986 Big Bang after investment banks merged with high street banks putting depositors' savings at risk.

Lawson has also appeared on the Business News Network in Canada to discuss global warming.

Lawson is known for having coined several notable quotations, including "o govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern."

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