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.
LIZ TRUSSI have been the only female minister in every government department I’ve worked in.
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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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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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Maintaining confidence in international trade will be critical to the broader economic recovery in the post-Covid world.
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If John McDonnell nationalised whole industries, they would be quickly taken over by bureaucrats more concerned about their careers than about customers.
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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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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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We need to give people another option from 16-18. Not everyone is going to want to become a rocket scientist but that doesn’t mean that maths isn’t extremely useful.
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We had meetings throughout the day and the girls had to play outside the office while mummy went to ‘boring’ meetings.
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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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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 agree. It is vital we keep taxes low and the size of the state in check, to allow people to spend more of their own money.
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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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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 is the ideas factory of the world and has huge potential to benefit from the next technological revolution.
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Women need to be less squeamish about making money.
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Tyrrells crisps are one of the top sellers in France. I don’t know if you’ve tasted crisps in other countries.
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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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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 campaigned for the UK to stay in the European Union but the country chose a different path.
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I think there’s a danger in politics of being too risk-averse.
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Traditionally, Conservatives have argued that low taxes are a route to self-determination.
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I am delighted to be at the heart of this team of radical reformers in Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Nick Boles and many others. It’s a team I believe will deliver the change Britain needs.
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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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Opinion polls show that millennials are focused, aspirational and entrepreneurial.
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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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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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