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.
LIZ TRUSSThey 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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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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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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Our aim should be to give the British people greater control of their lives in all regards.
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Our future lies in being a high skilled, high innovation, free enterprise nation.
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If we just had an election which is a kind of desiccated calculation, obviously I think the Conservatives have the best economic plans, but it is about more than that. It is about the overall person.
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And certainly having gone to Oxford, and seen some of the other students there, I wouldn’t say the ones at my school were less capable. They could’ve been there.
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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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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.
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Britain is the home of economic freedom, with liberty guaranteed by the independence of our state institutions, and an absence of corruption assured by transparency.
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As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my first responsibility is to the taxpayer.
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It’s vital to our economic mission that we fight vested interests, and make sure our country’s opportunities are open to everyone – big or small, north or south, man or woman.
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When I travel around the country, I see great companies with new ideas and a can-do attitude. But too often they are in hand-to-hand and pen-to-paper combat with officialdom.
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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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I’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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It’s absolutely right that we scrutinise the leaders who after all are going to be in a position of great power.
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