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374:policies is unlikely to have much impact on global
312:for one year until 1994, before her appointment as
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536:and a Liveryman of the World Traders Company.
1176:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
456:Economic and Social Research Priorities Board
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541:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
233:) then pursuing postgraduate studies at the
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1171:Academics of the University of Greenwich
1141:Alumni of the London School of Economics
866:"Cross-party UK EU exit group launches"
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601:Lady Lea is a critic of the control of
884:Britain and Europe: a new relationship
581:. On 31 October 2022, she was created
1191:Life peeresses created by Charles III
354:'s economic policies, arguing that "
332:, a post she held from 1995 to 2003.
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864:Kuenssberg, Laura (8 October 2015).
631:European Union free trade agreements
382:accounts for only 1½% of the global
1131:Alumni of the University of Bristol
663:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u24027
181:Ruth Jane Lea, Baroness Lea of Lymm
1181:Conservative Party (UK) life peers
919:The Worshipful Company of Curriers
616:without concerted global efforts.
253:Lea served almost 16 years in the
221:to a farming family, Lea attended
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1186:Life peers created by Charles III
1136:Alumni of the University of York
480:Lea was Economic Adviser to the
467:Shadow Monetary Policy Committee
460:Retail Prices Advisory Committee
263:Department of Trade and Industry
196:, before being recruited by the
1151:ITN newsreaders and journalists
882:Ruth Lea and Brian Binley MP, “
709:"Head of IoD policy unit quits"
521:. She has also been admitted a
418:European Free Trade Association
707:Tran, Mark (17 October 2003).
449:Office for National Statistics
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733:Lea, Ruth (6 February 2020).
523:Freeman of the City of London
464:Institute of Economic Affairs
1014:"Crown Office | The Gazette"
953:"2015 New Year Honours List"
69:Member of the House of Lords
655:WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO
277:at Thames Polytechnic (now
241:). She also studied at the
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545:2015 New Year Honours List
475:London School of Economics
308:. She was UK Economist at
267:Central Statistical Office
243:London School of Economics
1166:English women in business
988:"Political Peerages 2022"
970:"Honorary Graduates 2015"
519:Royal Statistical Society
441:National Consumer Council
366:'s high cost and fragile
343:from 2004 to 2007 and of
341:Centre for Policy Studies
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376:carbon dioxide emissions
213:Early life and education
41:The Baroness Lea of Lymm
897:"Economic Perspectives"
886:”, Global Vision, 2012.
749:"Economic Perspectives"
626:Commonwealth free trade
597:Views on climate change
589:taking her seat in the
556:University of Greenwich
482:Arbuthnot Banking Group
445:Nurses' Pay Review Body
225:before going up to the
202:Arbuthnot Banking Group
58:Official portrait, 2024
1161:British civil servants
1039:"Baroness Lea of Lymm"
901:www.arbuthnotgroup.com
851:www.arbuthnotgroup.com
797:ww16.global-vision.net
753:www.arbuthnotgroup.com
577:, Lea would receive a
575:2022 Political Honours
560:BPP University College
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486:non-executive director
437:Royal Economic Society
330:Institute of Directors
198:Institute of Directors
974:University of Chester
614:combat climate change
564:University of Chester
550:She has been awarded
515:Royal Society of Arts
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427:Having served on the
296:and became a regular
271:Civil Service College
255:British Civil Service
235:University of Bristol
166:University of Bristol
1121:People from Cheshire
1018:www.thegazette.co.uk
593:on 1 November 2022.
583:Baroness Lea of Lymm
539:Lea was appointed a
484:2007-2022 and was a
284:In 1988, she joined
279:Greenwich University
37:The Right Honourable
1156:British journalists
1069:Civil Service World
693:www.brugesgroup.com
552:honorary doctorates
405:terms similar to a
347:from 2007 to 2010.
320:, and subsequently
223:Lymm Grammar School
1126:British economists
938:The London Gazette
847:"Arbuthnot Latham"
505:Honours and awards
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452:Advisory Committee
227:University of York
161:University of York
1071:. 4 November 2022
994:. 14 October 2022
672:978-0-19-954088-4
534:Curriers' Company
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302:radio commentator
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259:HM Treasury
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1049:31 October
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998:15 October
637:References
509:Lea was a
360:profligacy
352:New Labour
298:television
292:rising to
245:in 1973.
153:Alma mater
125:1947-09-22
530:Liveryman
488:2005–16.
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356:big state
208:Biography
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657:. 2007.
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