One of the last of the ‘big beasts’ of late 20th century politics remembered as the main architect of Thatcher’s economic policies
One of the last of the “big beasts” of late 20th century politics, Nigel Lawson, who has died aged 91, became Margaret Thatcher’s chancellor in 1983, and remained in the role for six years – making him, at the time, the longest-serving chancellor since David Lloyd George.
