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.
LIZ TRUSSI’m saying the excessive focus on what gender a person is, rather than what they do, does a disservice to women.
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Nobody wants to be in a room or their business to be funded because they’re a woman. They don’t want to be discriminated against because they’re a woman.
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When we’ve looked into trying to find a full daycare place in London it’s just been impossible. You just cannot get one.
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I feel I’ve come home at the Treasury.
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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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We’re trendsetters, first to welcome brilliant inventions into our lives, from the microwave meal to Instagram.
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If I do feel scared I deliberately challenge myself not to feel scared.
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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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Britain is the ideas factory of the world and has huge potential to benefit from the next technological revolution.
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What I saw when I went to France was that really good quality education and childcare is seen there as a completely normal part of everyday life.
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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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Britain is a nation of Uber-riding, Deliveroo-eating, Airbnb-ing freedom fighters.
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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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Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have made no secret of their desire to stamp out individualism and enterprise.
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The young people I meet want more freedom – to start firms, keep more of what they earn, and move to areas with opportunities without paying a fortune.
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I am quite bolshy, sometimes. I like to get my own way, lets put it like that.
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