Women need to be less squeamish about making money.
LIZ TRUSSWhen I left university I got a job with Shell on their graduate scheme.
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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 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 campaigned for the UK to stay in the European Union but the country chose a different path.
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When I started my ministerial job I brought my daughters into the Department, due to last-minute childcare complications.
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All of us in Parliament now have a responsibility to get on with the process of leaving the EU and securing a more prosperous future for Britain as an open, global, trading nation.
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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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From better access to American markets for our beef and lamb farmers, to cutting tariffs on dairy products like cheese, which are up to 17 per cent, there are significant opportunities for UK farming.
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Coronavirus may well represent the biggest health crisis any of us experience in our lifetimes.
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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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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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Free-flow play is not compulsory, but there is a belief across lots of nurseries that it is.
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Opinion polls show that millennials are focused, aspirational and entrepreneurial.
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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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Parliament should start earlier in the day and finish earlier. Otherwise I love it.
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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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