Words matter. These are the best Damian Green Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
It is common practice in many countries, such as U.S.A., Denmark and Holland, for different sections of society to set up their own schools, whether they are parents themselves, voluntary groups and charities, or private not-for-profit and for-profit companies.
It’s no surprise that work is good for us – the financial security of regular pay and the social and health benefits of being employed keep us healthy and alert. But some people who want to work find it nearly impossible get their foot on the ladder.
Without the U.K. contribution to policing and anti-terrorism, the whole of Europe would be less safe.
The British people have always been a practical breed.
I want Britain to stay closely aligned to the E.U. on tariff rates, recognition of health and environment standards and the levels of border checks, because it is in Britain’s interest to do so.
The generosity of spirit that is usually shown by advanced democracies disappears when the public feel two things: that their government is not in control of the situation, and that their daily lives are being severely disrupted by the consequences of this lack of control.
If Tony Blair really wants to see a higher education sector that is thriving and growing then he should be releasing universities from the shackles of government control.
An alienated population seldom provides the tip-offs the police need to catch criminals, or the evidence in court needed to convict. This has been a problem at times within some minority communities who regard the police as hostile. How much more difficult life would be for the police if this attitude became widespread.
I now take security precautions at my office and at home, which were simply not necessary when I first became an MP.
I have a unique ambition for a politician. I am the first aspiring education secretary to want less power not more.
Those who spend a significant amount of their time delivering leaflets and knocking on doors for the party are very often the most loyal supporters anyone could ask for.
Politicians making grand warnings in Churchillian-sounding phrases about becoming a ‘vassal state’ don’t help pay the bills.
People do not want the state keeping information on its citizens for some ill-defined and unproven benefit.
The immigration system itself must be quick, fair and efficient at coming to decisions.
No one should be written off because of their background. This is a moral proposition but it is also an important political lesson.
The jury system is one of the few ideas from the 13th century which still flourishes in the 21st century.
Our aim is that all those who come here to live will participate fully in British society and that British society will be confident enough to allow diversity (as it always has) without losing its central values.
Conservatives believe in individual choice for all parents and pupils, regardless of social or economic background, and our Better School Passport would tackle these problems head on by encouraging innovation to create new schools on one hand, while giving real choice and diversity to parents on the other.
Money isn’t always the measure of how valuable you are to our society.
A one-size-fits-all approach just doesn’t work when it comes to helping people back to work.
Under a Conservative government, teachers would be free to teach and parents free to choose – this will revolutionise our school system.
Very often the best chance for a child in an inner city to acquire an excellent start in education is the church school.
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, there has been suffering and hardship on both sides of the generational divide.
There are certain practices that may be historically acceptable to some people but that have no place in our culture.
The ID card was launched with fantastic claims about supposed benefits. In truth, it represented the worst of government.
Immigration has been a sensitive and sometimes toxic issue for more than half a century.
I think there should be a major cut in the power of government to interfere in the day-to-day running of our schools. I want this because our guiding principle is that schools run schools best.
The task for governments across Europe is to take a practical approach that can meet our humanitarian obligations in both the short and long term.
There is a basic state pension to which we are all entitled at a certain age, but on top of that we encourage everyone who can to save privately so that they have a more comfortable old age.
Good teachers can make great authors accessible to new generations anywhere.
Britain can thrive in the post-Brexit era, but maintaining close links with our neighbours will make a significant contribution to national success.
In the run-up to the 2014 Scottish referendum, the so-called ‘Cybernats’ filled the Internet with hatred of their Unionist opponents. The Brexit referendum and its aftermath have followed the same course.
Of course there are people who are unable to work and it’s right that they are given the support they need. Frustratingly, though, for many it’s a lack of opportunity, not an inability or lack of will to get a job, that keeps them trapped in unemployment.
If we dismiss childcare or work-life balance as soft, or Labour issues, then we dismiss the main concerns of millions of people, especially women. A party that behaves like this is doomed to remain the voice of a third of the population.
Having ground my teeth at educational theorists who say Shakespeare is irrelevant to inner-city children, I was overjoyed to be there when a class of 12-year-olds who had studied Twelfth Night were asked if they wanted to see it performed. A forest of hands shot up.
Funding care in the same way we fund pensions is the right approach for the Government to take, and the fairest way to guarantee dignity for all in old age.
Too many of our children are being left behind, especially in our inner city schools.
There are those who say that we can happily ignore the lies and menaces spread on social media, that what appears on screen really doesn’t matter, that anything goes on the web, and so on. But such people have their heads in the sand.
We were often rowdy tenants inside the European house. We can now become good neighbours.
Neither Left nor Right has a monopoly of virtue when it comes to smearing opponents.
We Conservatives need to be practical and consistent, not to over-promise. This makes byelections more difficult, but general elections winnable.
Almost every byelection is described by breathless commentators as the most important since Norwich/Hillhead/Orpington, but there is no requirement for political parties to overreact as well.
London is undoubtedly one of the most exciting places in the world in which to work, attracting hundreds of thousands of people of all abilities and backgrounds each year seeking to make a name for themselves.
A significant number of people over the age of 65 would like to downsize into more suitable accommodation, yet they are unable to do so. This causes a bottleneck in the housing market that ripples down to first-time buyers.
No British Prime Minister should be treated with barely concealed disrespect by our allies.
Conservatives fight every seat in Great Britain because we are a national party and believe in giving every voter the chance to vote Conservative.
To succeed, the Conservative Party must be at home in modern Britain.
Abolishing university tuition fees and getting rid of unnecessary speed cameras are ideas that can be grasped instantly, and grab the attention of those for whom politics is a complete switch-off.
In a democracy, opposition politicians have a duty to hold the Government to account.
At various stages, ID cards have been necessary to protect us from terrorism, illegal immigration, and benefit fraud. But former home secretaries, academics and senior figures in the IT industry have lined up to demolish each individual argument.
