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Lord Young of Cookham

Lord Young of Cookham

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'Perceptive and honest': Lord Young reviews 'The Best of Enemies: Diaries 1980–1997'

19 Dec 2023 Books & culture

'Perceptive and honest': Lord Young reviews 'The Best of Enemies: Diaries 1980–1997'

Ambitious young politicians have much to learn from Lord Fowler’s diaries – despite the occasional lapse in diplomacy

We would do well to learn from Macmillan’s housebuilding success

07 Mar 2023 Communities

We would do well to learn from Macmillan’s housebuilding success

As housing minister in the early 1950s Harold Macmillan hit his house building target, helping to pave the way for the Tory Party's 1955 election victory

We need a polluter levy on tobacco firms to help smokers quit

10 Jun 2022 Health

We need a polluter levy on tobacco firms to help smokers quit

I warmly endorse Javed Khan’s recommendations and particularly welcome his top priority, which is immediate and substantially increased funding for preventive measures to reduce the harm done by smoking.