As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my first responsibility is to the taxpayer.
LIZ TRUSSWhen I left university I got a job with Shell on their graduate scheme.
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In Westminster, we can sometimes forget just how much the public hate their money being wasted.
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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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People want to know about the details of politicians, what they like doing in their spare time, about their families. I think that’s human.
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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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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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Trade is critical to us all – it ensures we have what we need to live, that the NHS gets the equipment it needs to save lives, and that developing countries can prosper.
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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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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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In other countries you can do high-level maths or general maths, whereas we’ve just got all-or-nothing.
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Except this time, there will be no choice and nowhere to turn when things go wrong.
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The British brand is so popular particularly in the US that they put the union jack flag on top of beer bottles because it sells.
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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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And after Brexit, we will be free to determine our economic future, with control over our money, laws and borders.
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