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.
LIZ TRUSSWith Anglo-American capitalism increasingly under attack, those who believe in the power of free markets and enterprise to create wealth and social progress must stand up and be counted and champion our way of life.
More Liz Truss Quotes
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I think there’s a danger in politics of being too risk-averse.
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Britain has always been at its most successful when it’s a trading nation.
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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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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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Our aim should be to give the British people greater control of their lives in all regards.
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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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One of my roles was as a commercial manager for liquid natural gas shipping, project economics and contract negotiation.
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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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I am quite bolshy, sometimes. I like to get my own way, lets put it like that.
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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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Let’s cut the top rates of stamp duty to enable more movement to take place and also looking at the broader tax reform, simplifying our tax system.
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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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As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I aim to be the disrupter in chief.
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I’m very concerned that a lot of our land is being taken up with solar farms.
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I love Britain. It really worries me, the prospect of Ed Miliband propped up by Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP and what that could do to our country. It’s absolutely right that we highlight to voters that potential risk.
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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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Britain and the US remain the Wild West for ideas, where pioneers push each other towards ever greater heights in the white heat of free enterprise.
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I have been the only female minister in every government department I’ve worked in.
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Parliament should start earlier in the day and finish earlier. Otherwise I love it.
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I had never met anyone of my own age that was a Tory, so going to university and seeing people who were Tories and who believed in what I believed in was an eye-opener.
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We spent a lot of time talking about politics at home. We went to the camp at Greenham Common.
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If I do feel scared I deliberately challenge myself not to feel scared.
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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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Our future lies in being a high skilled, high innovation, free enterprise nation.
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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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A UK-Australia trade deal won’t just be a good thing, it’ll be a great thing, for our businesses, for our consumers, for our workers and for our two great countries.
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