The key legacy of the former chancellor, who died last week, was to put the fear of god into the party’s leaders
To listen to the plaudits from the Conservative press after the death of Nigel Lawson at 91 last week one could be forgiven for wondering how many of the eulogists were aware that the great man’s chancellorship – from 1983 to 1989 – had ended in tears.
Believe it or not, despite many differences on economic policy, which I voiced in my columns, Lord Lawson and I were good friends.
