It’s almost 10 years since the 2008 crisis, but we all still remember the consequences of ignoring threats to the public finances.
LIZ TRUSSFrom Brompton bikes in Australia to Bentleys in the US – the world wants what Britain has to sell.
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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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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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I try to be as clear and straight as I can in what I am putting forward. I think people are fed up with politicians where there are lots of bland lines to take.
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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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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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And after Brexit, we will be free to determine our economic future, with control over our money, laws and borders.
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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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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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Britain is the ideas factory of the world and has huge potential to benefit from the next technological revolution.
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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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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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When I left university I got a job with Shell on their graduate scheme.
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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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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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The biggest opportunities from Brexit will come from more trade with the rest of the world.
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