The mark of a single currency is not only that all other currencies must be extinguished but that the capacity of other institutions to issue currenc… - Norman Tebbit

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The mark of a single currency is not only that all other currencies must be extinguished but that the capacity of other institutions to issue currencies must also be extinguished...In the case of the United Kingdom, that would involve Parliament binding its successors in a way that it has hitherto regarded as unconstitutional.

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About Norman Tebbit

Norman Beresford Tebbit, Baron Tebbit CH PC (29 March 1931 – 7 July 2025) was a British politician and life peer. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet from 1981 to 1987 as Secretary of State for Employment (1981–1983), Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1983–1985), and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chairman of the Conservative Party (1985–1987). He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1992, representing the constituencies of Epping (1970–1974) and Chingford (1974–1992).

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Birth Name: Norman Beresford Tebbit
Alternative Names: Norman Beresford Tebbit, Baron Tebbit Baron Tebbit, of Chingford in the London Borough of Waltham Forest Lord Tebbit

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