If John McDonnell nationalised whole industries, they would be quickly taken over by bureaucrats more concerned about their careers than about customers.
LIZ TRUSSI think there’s a danger in politics of being too risk-averse.
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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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Brexit has energised millions of people, young and old, to take part in our democracy and that’s a great thing.
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Britain has always been at its most successful when it’s a trading nation.
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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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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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Choice is a national instinct. This capitalist bedrock of our prosperity and security is threatened by a Labour Party that wants to overthrow the whole system.
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Women are not going to start businesses because we tell them we don’t have enough people of a certain group.
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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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We have lots of roadside stands in Norfolk where you can just pick up vegetables that people have grown in their garden and put the money in a pot.
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But I really think British crisps are world leaders. I went to China and they told me there is only one type of potato available there.
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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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Kitchen-table start-ups and local entrepreneurs will find they have major new opportunities opened to them, as they gain easier and quicker access for their goods and services into one of the world’s largest markets.
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Traditionally, Conservatives have argued that low taxes are a route to self-determination.
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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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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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