Chris Grayling Quotes

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Chris Grayling

Profession : Politician

Birth : April 1, 1962

The truth is that those who join gangs - more often than not they are young men in their later teens - often do come from the most difficult family backgrounds, from an environment where they feel neglected and unwanted. Gang membership can bring a perverse sense of belonging which they may not have ever got at home.

Chris Grayling

People are innocent until they are proven guilty, and we will make sure that stays the case.

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It was never the case that prisoners were simply allowed unlimited parcels - books or otherwise... It would be a logistical impossibility to search them all, and they would provide an easy route for illegal materials.

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Generational disinterest in education means that too many young children lack the push from their parents in early years which can make the difference between success and failure in schools.

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Whatever your race, colour or creed in London, you still want your children to get on the housing ladder. You still want spaces in hospitals or GP surgeries, you want school places and you want space on the trains in the mornings.

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It is already tough to buy a house. But if we are bringing a population the size of Newcastle upon Tyne into the country every single year, if we cannot set limits on the number of people that come and work in Britain, then simple maths says it is going to be even more difficult to get on to the housing ladder.

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I personally always took the view that, if you look at the case of should a Christian hotel owner have the right to exclude a gay couple from a hotel, I took the view that if it's a question of somebody who's doing a B&B in their own home, that individual should have the right to decide who does and who doesn't come into their own home.

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We are concerned about benefit tourism.

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We've got a very poor record on unnecessary red tape; extra cost to business; people being asked to do things they don't need to; over the top regulation, misinterpreted regulation, poor guidelines.

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One thing really important is that we set out an agenda of compassionate Conservativism. That's what I've been trying to do in the Justice Department.

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This is not rocket science. If you mentor and support people when they leave prison they're less likely to reoffend.

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People who end up in our prisons tend to come from the most difficult backgrounds. They did not have the parental support as they grew up, as many of us enjoyed, and they struggle when they leave prison.

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We need to scrap the Human Rights Act and need a balance between rights and responsibilities.

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I don't think all the cycle lanes in London have been designed as well as they should have been.

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The growth of cycling is a good thing. But good cycling is responsible cycling.

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Motorists in London have got to be immensely careful of cyclists. At the same time, cyclists in London are too often unwilling to obey the road signs. I've seen regular examples of people who just bolt through red lights.

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Leaving school or college and heading out into the world of work is never easy, even in good times. It's a huge transition as well as a practical challenge.

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A something-for-nothing culture does no one any favours. It makes those who are doing the right thing cynical.

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In an ideal world, no one should get something for nothing.

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Government is about priorities.

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