In other countries you can do high-level maths or general maths, whereas we’ve just got all-or-nothing.
LIZ TRUSSAs Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I aim to be the disrupter in chief.
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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 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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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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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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Parliament should start earlier in the day and finish earlier. Otherwise I love it.
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Leaving the European Union really does give us a chance as a country to become more outward-looking, to become more competitive, and to deepen our links with our partners right across the world.
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Britain is the home of economic freedom, with liberty guaranteed by the independence of our state institutions, and an absence of corruption assured by transparency.
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If I do feel scared I deliberately challenge myself not to feel scared.
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Our public services and the great people who work in them are improving lives.
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Maintaining confidence in international trade will be critical to the broader economic recovery in the post-Covid world.
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I want people to buy British because it’s the tastiest food and the most exciting food.
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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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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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And after Brexit, we will be free to determine our economic future, with control over our money, laws and borders.
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Schools receive 12% more per student for those doing media studies or psychology than they do for those doing maths. You could change that around, made a premium on doing maths.
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