We need to create an enterprise culture, a society where successful entrepreneurs are respected and admired, not treated with suspicion and disdain. … - Norman Tebbit

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We need to create an enterprise culture, a society where successful entrepreneurs are respected and admired, not treated with suspicion and disdain. And in which we see less envy of other peoples' achievements and mistrust of commerce, and a greater readiness to get out there and join in the process.

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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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