Traditionally, Conservatives have argued that low taxes are a route to self-determination.
LIZ TRUSSNo one knows their place, no one fears failure and no one is ashamed of success.
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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 have seen too many chaotic settings, where children are running around. There’s no sense of purpose.
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All of my parents’ friends worked in public sector jobs.
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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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I feel I’m fortunate compared with a lot of parents in being able to afford a nanny but, you know, it’s expensive.
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The biggest opportunities from Brexit will come from more trade with the rest of the world.
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Women need to be less squeamish about making money.
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From the coffee bars of Camden to the gin joints of Norfolk – across Britain, a revolution is brewing. And no, it’s not John McDonnell’s bitter socialist hooch. It’s a generation growing up with an entirely different view of the world – free thinking, optimistic and hungry for 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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Britain is the ideas factory of the world and has huge potential to benefit from the next technological revolution.
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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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But I really think British crisps are world leaders. I went to China and they told me there is only one type of potato available there.
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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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I feel I’ve come home at the Treasury.
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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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If we just had an election which is a kind of desiccated calculation, obviously I think the Conservatives have the best economic plans, but it is about more than that. It is about the overall person.
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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 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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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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Our public services and the great people who work in them are improving lives.
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In other countries you can do high-level maths or general maths, whereas we’ve just got all-or-nothing.
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As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I aim to be the disrupter in chief.
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I was Margaret Thatcher in the school election during the 1983 General Election.
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In order to retain our position as the dynamic duo of the world, it’s vital that in the UK and US we keep opportunities open for new people and new ideas. And we can never allow our economies to get furred up.
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Women are not going to start businesses because we tell them we don’t have enough people of a certain group.
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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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