It’s vital to our economic mission that we fight vested interests, and make sure our country’s opportunities are open to everyone – big or small, north or south, man or woman.
LIZ TRUSSIn other countries you can do high-level maths or general maths, whereas we’ve just got all-or-nothing.
More Liz Truss Quotes
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I’ve been anxious but not depressed. I’m an incorrigible optimist.
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When men call women ambitious they mean pushy.
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When I left university I got a job with Shell on their graduate scheme.
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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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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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I have seen too many chaotic settings, where children are running around. There’s no sense of purpose.
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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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With Anglo-American capitalism increasingly under attack, those who believe in the power of free markets and enterprise to create wealth and social progress must stand up and be counted and champion our way of life.
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I didn’t become a Tory just to become part of a managerial group who wanted to run the country…
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Our public services and the great people who work in them are improving lives.
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If John McDonnell nationalised whole industries, they would be quickly taken over by bureaucrats more concerned about their careers than about customers.
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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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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 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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I try to be as clear and straight as I can in what I am putting forward. I think people are fed up with politicians where there are lots of bland lines to take.
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