Nott was portrayed by Clive Merrison in the 2002 BBC production of Ian Curteis's controversial The Falklands Play. He actually played a large role in persuading the Argentines of the lack of priority held by Britain towards the islands.

We seek to understand how epidemiologists have built their arguments, how they define epidemics and what makes this kind of reasoning unique. Together with John Major, he is the only surviving member of Mrs Thatcher's cabinet who does not currently sit in either house of Parliament.He was widely criticised by the Royal Navy chiefs over the 1981 Defence White Paper for his decision to cut back on government naval expenditure during the severe economic recession of the early 1980s; the cuts originally included the proposed scrapping of the Antarctic patrol ship HMS Endurance and withdrawal of numerous major surface vessels, including aircraft carriers, shortly before the outbreak of the Falklands War. We use cookies to collect information about how you use the Charity Commission Register of Charities and Digital Services, such as pages you visit. My background lies in the medical and economic history of contemporary Africa, but my interests have grown to include interests in medical anthropology, medical epistemology, Science and Technology Studies, demography, and epidemiology. Nott served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Cornwall constituency of St Ives from 1966 to 1983.

Born in Bideford, Devon, the son of Richard Nott and Phyllis (née Francis), Nott was educated at Bradfield College and was commissioned as a regular officer in the 2nd Gurkha Rifles (1952–1956). Six years later he was appointed Minister of State at the Treasury (1972-74), following this up with becoming Conservative front bench spokesman on first Treasury and Economic Affairs (1975-76) and then Trade (1976-79). He was eventually replaced by Michael Heseltine in January 1983 after Nott decided not to seek re-election at the next General Election. Nott and John Major are the only surviving members of Thatcher's cabinet who do not currently sit in either house of Parliament.Sir John William Frederic Nott KCB [1] (born 1 February 1932) [2] is a former British Conservative Party politician. With that family he remained connected, more or less, until 1793, when he settled at the Hotwells, Bristol, where he practised with distinguished reputation and success until disabled by hemiplegia.