How Lawson Sold BP - And How An Arab State Almost Got Control

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By Brendan MontagueOct 2, 2014, 3:45 am143 pts
Lord Lawson is a patriot. He believes himself to be a very wise man indeed. But his sale of BP to the private sector nearly handed the oil company to an Arab state and this means that today, governments cannot control carbon emissions. The Hayek-inspired revolution was about to be completed as British…

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