It is right that people and businesses retain as much of their own money as possible so that they have the freedom to innovate and invest in the future.
LIZ TRUSSIf I do feel scared I deliberately challenge myself not to feel scared.
More Liz Truss Quotes
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The free market is fundamentally humane and democratic, driven by ideas and millions of individual choices about what to do with our money which defy those who benefit from the status quo.
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It’s almost 10 years since the 2008 crisis, but we all still remember the consequences of ignoring threats to the public finances.
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As Trade Secretary I see the world is waiting. The Australians, the Americans, the Kiwis, the Japanese.
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The teachers at my school were quite often card-carrying members of the Labour Party and it just was not part of the culture to approve of what the government was doing.
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Britain has always been at its most successful when it’s a trading nation.
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Brexit has energised millions of people, young and old, to take part in our democracy and that’s a great thing.
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All of my parents’ friends worked in public sector jobs.
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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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I had never met anyone of my own age that was a Tory, so going to university and seeing people who were Tories and who believed in what I believed in was an eye-opener.
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Every pound that comes into the Exchequer was earned by someone through hard work, and could have been used for a new car, a holiday or a treat for the children.
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We have lots of roadside stands in Norfolk where you can just pick up vegetables that people have grown in their garden and put the money in a pot.
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I was interested in the ideas – freedom, free speech and having control of my own life. That’s why I became a Tory.
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And certainly having gone to Oxford, and seen some of the other students there, I wouldn’t say the ones at my school were less capable. They could’ve been there.
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People want to start businesses because it’s a way of fulfilling their ambitions and dreams.
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The young people I meet want more freedom – to start firms, keep more of what they earn, and move to areas with opportunities without paying a fortune.
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