I’m saying the excessive focus on what gender a person is, rather than what they do, does a disservice to women.
LIZ TRUSSBritain 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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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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They all want us to get Brexit done so that we can begin negotiations and forge new relationships that will open up new markets for British businesses, create jobs and attract new investment.
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I think every woman in this country will understand what it means to be mansplained to. It happens in everyday life – you know, if you go into a shop, or you’re talking about finance.
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When I left university I got a job with Shell on their graduate scheme.
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We’re trendsetters, first to welcome brilliant inventions into our lives, from the microwave meal to Instagram.
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Our future lies in being a high skilled, high innovation, free enterprise nation.
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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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Free-flow play is not compulsory, but there is a belief across lots of nurseries that it is.
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Choice is a national instinct. This capitalist bedrock of our prosperity and security is threatened by a Labour Party that wants to overthrow the whole system.
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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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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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We need to give people another option from 16-18. Not everyone is going to want to become a rocket scientist but that doesn’t mean that maths isn’t extremely useful.
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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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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 spent a lot of time talking about politics at home. We went to the camp at Greenham Common.
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