I feel I’m fortunate compared with a lot of parents in being able to afford a nanny but, you know, it’s expensive.
LIZ TRUSSAll of my parents’ friends worked in public sector jobs.
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I’m saying the excessive focus on what gender a person is, rather than what they do, does a disservice to women.
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I was Margaret Thatcher in the school election during the 1983 General Election.
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It means I have a responsibility to make sure that all public spending is justified.
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When we’ve looked into trying to find a full daycare place in London it’s just been impossible. You just cannot get one.
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People want to know about the details of politicians, what they like doing in their spare time, about their families. I think that’s human.
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One of my roles was as a commercial manager for liquid natural gas shipping, project economics and contract negotiation.
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And I observe that for the vast majority of the Labour government we had a top rate of 40 per cent income tax. It’s now higher, and I think we should look to get to a simpler, lower tax system.
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We’ve been prepared to make the arguments for lowering corporation tax, which is all about encouraging risk takers, encouraging entrepreneurs.
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Trade is critical to us all – it ensures we have what we need to live, that the NHS gets the equipment it needs to save lives, and that developing countries can prosper.
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Labour want to control all parts of the economy and society so that they can pursue the politics of envy. It would leave us all paying higher taxes and the economy in tatters.
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No one knows their place, no one fears failure and no one is ashamed of success.
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Britain and the US remain the Wild West for ideas, where pioneers push each other towards ever greater heights in the white heat of free enterprise.
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From Brompton bikes in Australia to Bentleys in the US – the world wants what Britain has to sell.
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Women need to be less squeamish about making money.
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It’s a merger of home life and work life. They aren’t that separate, I must confess, and my daughters know an awful lot about childcare reform now because of it.
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