Esther McVey Quotes

Esther McVey

Profession : Politician

Birth : October 24, 1967

It is only by giving people the tools to empower themselves will they be able to achieve their potential.

Esther McVey

Sometimes, for girls, it's about building confidence and giving them a can-do attitude. It's seeing role models, people like yourselves, doing those jobs and achieving them, just to say, 'I can do that.'

Esther McVey

Labour parades compassion for the poor, but it practised casual cruelty by consigning millions to benefits. Yet there's nothing compassionate about being trapped on benefits, being robbed of the dignity of work, and shut out from the choices that brings.

Esther McVey

Where I come from, from a very different point of view, it's a Labour heartland, it's a trade union heartland, and I'll have a very personal campaign against me there.

Esther McVey

I believe most people in their life will fall upon tough times at some point.

Esther McVey

Growing up with a bold feminist in my mother, I witnessed her march magnificently from mini to maxi, fashions so obviously linked to powerful statements of female progression, equality and recognition. I knew no other than freedom of expression in all the forms it came in; art, theatre, fashion, literature and music.

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My dissertation focused on the character traits and personality types of successful women.

Esther McVey

Most people fall upon tough times at some point.

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I ran my first campaign when I was 11. My slogan was 'Vote McVey, vote the right way.' I've never surpassed it!

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Not only does work experience provide the opportunity to sample a potential career, but it also builds the essential skills often regarded as 'soft skills' that are needed to thrive in work.

Esther McVey

If feminism was a dress, it would be that essential little black number, reached for in times of need; different for everyone but a steady constant in a woman's life. Outspoken or understated, demure or provocative, worn to reflect the mood, the personality, the time.

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I work with a host of amazing women who act as role models, who give their spare time freely to encourage these girls to give things a go, to reach out and take a chance and to explain that should they fail, well that's just a part of life.

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Lifelong learning is becoming commonplace, with people studying at different times when they see the benefits of doing so.

Esther McVey

We have seen a shift in the focus of education before entering the workplace, with earning and learning the new norm.

Esther McVey

People no longer have one job for life, so it is right that younger generations adapt.

Esther McVey

Work experience for many is their first taste of work and an essential first step into the jobs market.

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I, for one, want to make sure we give every young person the chance to find the fuel for their confidence, something that will power their ambition.

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Everyone deserves the chance to make their own choices. The first step on this pathway is experiencing the working world.

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Outside Westminster, political debate must seem like white noise that bears little relevance to people's everyday lives. But political choices made by the governments we elect have a real impact on how we live.

Esther McVey

Labour's disastrous legacy and the Conservative success did not happen by accident: it was about the choices each party made, choices that impact on everyone.

Esther McVey