Nigel Lawson - Revision history

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	[[Nigel Lawson]] was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1983 to 1989. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lawson of Blaby in 1992.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/nigel-lawson/27077 Lord Lawson of Blaby], www.parliament.uk, accessed 4 June 2010.</ref>		[[Nigel Lawson]] was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1983 to 1989. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lawson of Blaby in 1992.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/nigel-lawson/27077 Lord Lawson of Blaby], www.parliament.uk, accessed 4 June 2010.</ref>

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 ==External resources==
-*Spinwatch, [http://www.spinwatch.org/blogs-mainmenu-29/andy-rowell-mainmenu-30/5334-beware-sceptics-bringing-balance-to-the-climate-debate Beware Sceptics Bringing “Balance” to the Climate Debate]
+*Damian Carrington, [http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2012/mar/06/climate-change-sceptic-lawson-coal Lord Lawson's links to Europe's colossal coal polluter], theguardian.com, 6 March 2012 09.00 GMT
 *Damian Carrington, [http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2012/mar/06/climate-change-sceptic-lawson-coal Lord Lawson's links to Europe's colossal coal polluter], theguardian.com, 6 March 2012 09.00 GMT,
 ==Notes==

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 The Foundation, which secured £500,000 in funding in 2010, does not disclose its funding sources.
 In its annual report Lawson gave this justification:
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 :In order to reassure those who might otherwise doubt our complete independence, our Protocol for the Acceptance of Gifts lays down that we do not accept donations from the energy industry or from anyone with a significant interest in the energy industry. <ref> The Global Warming Policy Foundation, Financial Statements, Period 15 July 2009 to 31 July 2010 </ref>
-Whilst there is no way of independently verifying this information, Lawson does have links to some of the world’s largest energy companies. He is chairman of the [[Central Europe Trust]], whose clients include [[BP Amoco]], [[Shell]], [[Texaco]] and [[Total]]. <ref>[http://www.cet.co.uk/clients.htm CET Clients], accessed 1 May 2011 </ref>
+===Central Europe Trust===
-Questioned over these links inn February 2012 by the ''Guardian'' Lawson responded:
+Questioned over these links by the ''Guardian'' in in February 2012 Lawson responded:
-:As I pointed out to John Prescott, who raised this non-issue under cover of parliamentary privilege more than two years ago, Central Europe Trust Co Ltd is an advisory firm which, over the years, has had clients in most industries, although its main focus has been telecommunications. It has not, in fact, had any oil company clients for many years now; and at the present time its only involvement in the energy industry is a very small interest in wind and other renewables in central Europe.
+:As I pointed out to [[John Prescott]], who raised this non-issue under cover of parliamentary privilege more than two years ago, Central Europe Trust Co Ltd is an advisory firm which, over the years, has had clients in most industries, although its main focus has been telecommunications. It has not, in fact, had any oil company clients for many years now; and at the present time its only involvement in the energy industry is a very small interest in wind and other renewables in central Europe.
-:CET Polska, which was originally a subsidiary of Central Europe Trust Co Ltd, has for some years now been controlled and majority owned by its Polish partners, and the only connection between the two entities now is collaboration on an ad hoc basis. I have no financial interest in CET Polska, and am neither a Director of, nor a shareholder in, the company.
+:[[CET Polska]], which was originally a subsidiary of Central Europe Trust Co Ltd, has for some years now been controlled and majority owned by its Polish partners, and the only connection between the two entities now is collaboration on an ad hoc basis. I have no financial interest in CET Polska, and am neither a Director of, nor a shareholder in, the company.
 The Guardian's environmental editor Damian Carrington remained unconvinced:
 :But Lord Lawson's prompt explanation as to why this is a silly "non-issue" is not straightforward, in my opinion. It can be summarised as: it was all a long time ago, in a land far away and, in any case, how dare you doubt the word of a peer of the realm. I wrote back and asked why the information linking Lord Lawson to the filthy power station remains on the relevant websites, if it was such a long time ago and so far away. The response this time was silence.
 <ref> Damian Carrington, [http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2012/mar/06/climate-change-sceptic-lawson-coal Lord Lawson's links to Europe's colossal coal polluter], theguardian.com, 6 March 2012 09.00 GMT, acc 8 April 2014 </ref>
 ==Affiliations==
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 <ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-lawson-of-blaby/1039 Lord Lawson of Blaby], www.parliament.co.uk, acc  8 April 2014, </ref>
-As of April 2014, Lawson's chairmanship of the Central Europe Trust was no longer declared on the Lords' register of interests.
 Previously he had declared the interests below (circa 2009):

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 Whilst there is no way of independently verifying this information, Lawson does have links to some of the world’s largest energy companies. He is chairman of the [[Central Europe Trust]], whose clients include [[BP Amoco]], [[Shell]], [[Texaco]] and [[Total]]. <ref>[http://www.cet.co.uk/clients.htm CET Clients], accessed 1 May 2011 </ref>
-However in February 2012 Lawson responded to questions from the Guardian that:
+In February 2012 Lawson responded to questions from the ''Guardian'' about his chairmanship in CET:
 :As I pointed out to John Prescott, who raised this non-issue under cover of parliamentary privilege more than two years ago, Central Europe Trust Co Ltd is an advisory firm which, over the years, has had clients in most industries, although its main focus has been telecommunications. It has not, in fact, had any oil company clients for many years now; and at the present time its only involvement in the energy industry is a very small interest in wind and other renewables in central Europe.

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 Whilst there is no way of independently verifying this information, Lawson does have links to some of the world’s largest energy companies. He is chairman of the [[Central Europe Trust]], whose clients include [[BP Amoco]], [[Shell]], [[Texaco]] and [[Total]]. <ref>[http://www.cet.co.uk/clients.htm CET Clients], accessed 1 May 2011 </ref>
 ==Affiliations==
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 *[[Barclays Bank]] - 1990-1998
 *[[Nuffield College]], Oxford - Fellow 1972-73
-<ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-lawson-of-blaby/1039 Lord Lawson of Blaby ], www.parliament.co.uk, acc  8 April 2014, </ref>
+<ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-lawson-of-blaby/1039 Lord Lawson of Blaby], www.parliament.co.uk, acc  8 April 2014, </ref>
-As of April 2014, Lawson's chairmanship of the Central Europe Trust was no longer declared on the register of interests.
+As of April 2014, Lawson's chairmanship of the Central Europe Trust was no longer declared on the Lords' register of interests.
-Previously he had declared the following interests circa 2009:
+Previously he had declared the interests below (circa 2009):
 *Chairman, Central Europe Trust Co Ltd (advisory)
 *Chairman, [[CET Capital]] Limited (private equity)
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 ==External resources==
 *Spinwatch, [http://www.spinwatch.org/blogs-mainmenu-29/andy-rowell-mainmenu-30/5334-beware-sceptics-bringing-balance-to-the-climate-debate Beware Sceptics Bringing “Balance” to the Climate Debate]
-*Damian Carrington, [http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2012/mar/06/climate-change-sceptic-lawson-coal Lord Lawson's links to Europe's colossal coal polluter
+*Damian Carrington, [http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2012/mar/06/climate-change-sceptic-lawson-coal Lord Lawson's links to Europe's colossal coal polluter], The Guardian,
 ==Notes==

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 *[[Barclays Bank]] - 1990-1998
 *[[Nuffield College]], Oxford - Fellow 1972-73
-==Publications
+==Publications==
 Nigel Lawson, ''“An Appeal” to Reason: a cool look at global warming'' (2008)