Regulation and Competition Policy in Britain and Europe |
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| Authors: | John Redwood |
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| Institution: | founder director of the LSE Business Performance Group and contributes regularly to Group conferences and senior executive seminars. His career is an exceptional combination of academic, business and policy-making experience. He was a fellow of All Souls, Director of Rothschilds, Chairman of Norcros plc and Head of the 10 Downing Street Policy Unit. He entered Parliament in 1987, between 1990 and 1992 he was Minister for Corporate Affairs at the Department of Trade and Industry. He is currently Minister for Local Government. |
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| Abstract: | John Redwood MP, Minister for Corporate Affairs in 1991, spoke at the inaugural LSE Business Performance Lecture about regulation and competition policy in Britain and Europe and the importance of the United Kingdom's programme of privatisation and liberalisation of its markets. These policies - harnessing private capital, opening up markets to competition, breaking monopolies, lowering taxation and encouraging inward investment - have succeeded in changing the fortunes of several crucial industries in Britain. Ultimately however, while government can create the climate, it is up to business to compete, back the right ideas, invest, train its people and know what its customers want. |
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