I’m very concerned that a lot of our land is being taken up with solar farms.
LIZ TRUSSI 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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Britain has always been at its most successful when it’s a trading nation.
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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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I have to admit I don’t like pizza. I love it. And I am prepared to do literally anything to get my hands on a slice.
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I want to see popular free-market Conservatism where barriers are broken down, people have got more opportunities but keep more of their own money.
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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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And after Brexit, we will be free to determine our economic future, with control over our money, laws and borders.
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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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In London the average person is paying 50 per cent of their income on rent. Just think how much better off people would feel if that number was a lot lower.
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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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One of my roles was as a commercial manager for liquid natural gas shipping, project economics and contract negotiation.
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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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It means I have a responsibility to make sure that all public spending is justified.
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Labour want to control all parts of the economy and society so that they can pursue the politics of envy. It would leave us all paying higher taxes and the economy in tatters.
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Parliament should start earlier in the day and finish earlier. Otherwise I love it.
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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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Kitchen-table start-ups and local entrepreneurs will find they have major new opportunities opened to them, as they gain easier and quicker access for their goods and services into one of the world’s largest markets.
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Traditionally, Conservatives have argued that low taxes are a route to self-determination.
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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 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 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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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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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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The fact that Australians want to come and live and work in Britain, and Brits want to come and live and work in Australia.
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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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It is right that people and businesses retain as much of their own money as possible so that they have the freedom to innovate and invest in the future.
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Women need to be less squeamish about making money.
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