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.
LIZ TRUSSIn Westminster, we can sometimes forget just how much the public hate their money being wasted.
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All of my parents’ friends worked in public sector jobs.
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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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Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have made no secret of their desire to stamp out individualism and enterprise.
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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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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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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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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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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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Opinion polls show that millennials are focused, aspirational and entrepreneurial.
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I admire Peter Mandleson’s chutzpah and the way he transformed the Labour party but not his dubious ideas about Europe and industrial policy.
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As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my first responsibility is to the taxpayer.
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Taking control of our laws border and money, run not by a bunch of overpaid bureaucrats in Brussels but by a bunch of overpaid bureaucrats in Britain. That ladies and gentlemen is a dream worth fighting for.
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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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People won’t want powers being handed back from bureaucrats in Brussels to be given to bureaucrats in Britain.
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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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