If The Pendulum Swings, It May Swing

In My Job I Meet Many Outstanding, World Class, British Based Companies. But We Need More Companies And More Jobs In The Companies We Have.

I Know It Sounds Trite But I Wanted To Make A Difference. Political Debates With My Father Had Been Fraught Because He Was Uncompromising And Explosive But If He Taught Me One Thing It Was To Air My Views.

For Wide Swaths Of Training And Education There Are Valuable Spillovers Which Mean That The Private Sector Needs Support From The Government. That Is Why I Have Been So Determined To Protect And Grow Apprenticeships And Put Higher Education On A Sustainable Footing.

I Don't Feel Comfortable With Luxury, And I Try To Stay Fairly Normal.

I Am Going To Confront The Old-fashioned Negative Thinking Which Says That All Government Needs To Do To Generate Growth Is Cut Worker And Environmental Protections, Cut Taxes On The Rich And Stroke 'fat Cats' Until They Purr With Pleasure. I'm Completely Repudiating The Idea That Government Has To Get Out Of The Way.