Memoirs of a Tory Radical
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Memoirs of a Tory Radical is the political autobiography of British Conservative politician and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson, reflecting on his career and ideological journey within the Tory party.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Memoirs of a Tory Radical canonical | 3 |
| The View from No. 11: Memoirs of a Tory Radical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Memoirs of a Tory Radical Context triple: [Nigel Lawson, notableWork, Memoirs of a Tory Radical]
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The Tory Lover
The Tory Lover is a historical novel by American author Sarah Orne Jewett that explores themes of loyalty, love, and political conflict set against the backdrop of the American Revolutionary era.
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B.
The New Toryism
"The New Toryism" is an essay by Herbert Spencer that critiques the shift of British conservatism toward state intervention and away from classical liberal principles.
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C.
Rights of Man
Rights of Man is Thomas Paine’s influential 1791–92 political treatise defending the French Revolution and arguing for natural rights, popular sovereignty, and social reforms.
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Drapier's Letters
Drapier's Letters is a series of politically charged pamphlets by Jonathan Swift, written under the pseudonym "M. B. Drapier" to oppose the imposition of debased coinage in Ireland and assert Irish rights against English authority.
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E.
A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government
A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government is a political-philosophical dialogue by Japanese thinker Nakae Chōmin that stages a debate over Western liberalism, nationalism, and governance through the conversations of three inebriated characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Memoirs of a Tory Radical Target entity description: Memoirs of a Tory Radical is the political autobiography of British Conservative politician and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson, reflecting on his career and ideological journey within the Tory party.
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A.
The Tory Lover
The Tory Lover is a historical novel by American author Sarah Orne Jewett that explores themes of loyalty, love, and political conflict set against the backdrop of the American Revolutionary era.
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B.
The New Toryism
"The New Toryism" is an essay by Herbert Spencer that critiques the shift of British conservatism toward state intervention and away from classical liberal principles.
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C.
Rights of Man
Rights of Man is Thomas Paine’s influential 1791–92 political treatise defending the French Revolution and arguing for natural rights, popular sovereignty, and social reforms.
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D.
Drapier's Letters
Drapier's Letters is a series of politically charged pamphlets by Jonathan Swift, written under the pseudonym "M. B. Drapier" to oppose the imposition of debased coinage in Ireland and assert Irish rights against English authority.
-
E.
A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government
A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government is a political-philosophical dialogue by Japanese thinker Nakae Chōmin that stages a debate over Western liberalism, nationalism, and governance through the conversations of three inebriated characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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political autobiography ⓘ |
| about |
Conservative Party ideology
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Margaret Thatcher's government ⓘ
linked to:
Margaret Thatcher government
Nigel Lawson's ideological development ⓘ Nigel Lawson's political career ⓘ Nigel Lawson's time as Chancellor of the Exchequer ⓘ Tory radicalism ⓘ economic reforms in the United Kingdom ⓘ free-market economics ⓘ internal politics of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ monetary policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ tax policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| author | Nigel Lawson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
Cabinet-level decision making in the United Kingdom
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Nigel Lawson's reasons for political positions ⓘ Nigel Lawson's relationship with other Conservative politicians ⓘ ideological conflicts in the Thatcher government ⓘ policy debates within the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
Nigel Lawson's ministerial career
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Nigel Lawson's tenure as Chancellor of the Exchequer ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
journalist
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politician ⓘ |
| hasAuthorPoliticalAffiliation | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
economics
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modern British history ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | memoir ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British politics
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Chancellor of the Exchequer ⓘ Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ Nigel Lawson ⓘ Thatcherism ⓘ economic policy ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
Conservative
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free-market ⓘ |
| setting | 20th-century British politics ⓘ |
| title | Memoirs of a Tory Radical ⓘ |
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linked to: Memoirs of a Tory Radical