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.
LIZ TRUSSPeople want to start businesses because it’s a way of fulfilling their ambitions and dreams.
More Liz Truss Quotes
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Traditionally, Conservatives have argued that low taxes are a route to self-determination.
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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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We had meetings throughout the day and the girls had to play outside the office while mummy went to ‘boring’ meetings.
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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 think there’s a danger in politics of being too risk-averse.
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Economics and finance is the final frontier for women; it’s the last thing they will conquer because controlling finance is at the heart of everything in government.
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I am delighted to be at the heart of this team of radical reformers in Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Nick Boles and many others. It’s a team I believe will deliver the change Britain needs.
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When I left university I got a job with Shell on their graduate scheme.
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We don’t know what’s around the corner – and we must do everything to ensure we get our country’s debts down, building our resilience so we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past.
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Free-flow play is not compulsory, but there is a belief across lots of nurseries that it is.
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I am quite bolshy, sometimes. I like to get my own way, lets put it like that.
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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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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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I don’t like tokenism. I don’t like the idea that somebody should just appear at a press conference or in a media interview because they are a woman.
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It’s absolutely right that we scrutinise the leaders who after all are going to be in a position of great power.
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Let’s cut the top rates of stamp duty to enable more movement to take place and also looking at the broader tax reform, simplifying our tax system.
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When men call women ambitious they mean pushy.
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I agree. It is vital we keep taxes low and the size of the state in check, to allow people to spend more of their own money.
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When I started my ministerial job I brought my daughters into the Department, due to last-minute childcare complications.
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When I travel around the country, I see great companies with new ideas and a can-do attitude. But too often they are in hand-to-hand and pen-to-paper combat with officialdom.
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What you notice in French nurseries is just how calm they are. All of their classes are structured and led by teachers. It’s a requirement.
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Opinion polls show that millennials are focused, aspirational and entrepreneurial.
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I hate rodents. I mean, the House of Commons is completely infested. I will stand on a chair if I see one of the things.
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The biggest opportunities from Brexit will come from more trade with the rest of the world.
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Election campaigns always have to have colour and excitement and interest.
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As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I aim to be the disrupter in chief.
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