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I’ve been anxious but not depressed. I’m an incorrigible optimist.

Liz Truss

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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Appear Conference Idea Interview Like Medi Press Should Somebody Tokenism
We spent a lot of time talking about politics at home. We went to the camp at Greenham Common.
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Home Lot Politics Spent Take Time
One of my roles was as a commercial manager for liquid natural gas shipping, project economics and contract negotiation.
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Commercial Contract Economic Liquid Nature Negotiation One Project Role Ship
I admire Peter Mandleson’s chutzpah and the way he transformed the Labour party but not his dubious ideas about Europe and industrial policy.
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Admire Dubious Idea Individual Labour Party People Transform
Leaving the European Union really does give us a chance as a country to become more outward-looking, to become more competitive, and to deepen our links with our partners right across the world.
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Across Become Change Competitive Country Give Leave Look More Outward Partner Really Right Union World
I think we’ve got caught up in the weeds of Brexit, and… the approach has been to try and compromise and split the difference. And that to me is not what Brexit is about.
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Approach Been Caught Compromise Country Difference People Person Split Think Try Weed
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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Government Higher Income Labour Lover Majority Observe Percent Simpler System Tax Think Vast
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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Control Economic Economy Envy Highest Labour Leave Part Pay Politics Pursue Society Tax Want
The teachers at my school were quite often card-carrying members of the Labour Party and it just was not part of the culture to approve of what the government was doing.
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Approve Card Carry Culture Government Labour Member Often Part Party Teacher
Our public services and the great people who work in them are improving lives.
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Great Improve Live Our People Public Service Them Work
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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Come Country Fact Live Want Work
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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Do Maths Media More Per Percent Psychology Recieve School Student Study Twelve
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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Country Dynamic Keep New Open Opportunity Order Our People Position Retain Vital World
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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Barrier Broken Conservatism Free Keep Market Money More Opportunity Own People Popular
They all want us to get Brexit done so that we can begin negotiations and forge new relationships that will open up new markets for British businesses, create jobs and attract new investment.
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All Attract Create Investment Job Market Negotiate New Relationship Want
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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Conquer Control Economic Final Finance Frontier Heart Last Thing

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