Nick Boles Quotes

Nick Boles

Profession : Politician

Birth : November 2, 1965

A young person who does not go on to education or training will earn less throughout their lifetime.

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Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng possess a level of intellectual self-confidence usually found among undergraduates. They always have.

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Policy wonks are often dazzled by the simplicity and clarity of an intellectual theory.

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Those who are full of certainty are usually wrong.

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If universities are going to behave like a cartel, government must be assertive in standing up for consumers.

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With no variety in course prices, it is hard for British students to shop around in the U.K. The government should give them the information to do so.

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It is unutterably depressing for hard-working students to see the amount they owe spiralling upwards, before they have even started paying it off.

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There is room here for everyone inspired by the desire to transform the way that government works and give people more control over their lives.

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George Osborne and Iain Duncan Smith unveiled reforms to our benefits system that will give everyone an incentive to work.

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Eric Pickles unleashed a renaissance of bold, local leadership.

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There is a force in British politics that explains the rise and fall of political parties. It determines the outcome of elections and the trajectory of careers. It has earned the trust of the people far more frequently than any political brand. But it is restless. Claimed by almost everyone in politics, it chains itself to none.

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In February 2017 I left hospital in a wheelchair to vote for Article 50 even though I was undergoing chemotherapy at the time.

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I pay tribute to Theresa May for her sense of duty and her resilience.

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I am an instinctive loyalist.

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In the EEA, we would not have a vote on new single market regulation but, through the EEA's decision-shaping process, we would have representatives on the committees that draw up proposals for new regulations.

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The desire to control immigration was one of the main motivations for Leave voters.

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Only one Member of Parliament left a hospital chemotherapy bed in a wheelchair to vote for the bill that triggered Article 50 and the process of leaving the European Union. That was me.

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Although I voted Remain and was bitterly disappointed when we lost, early the morning after the referendum I sent a tweet saying, 'The people I work for have made a momentous decision. I advised against it. But they call the shots and I will now do everything I can to make a success of it.'

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I went on to vote with Theresa May and David Davis in every division on the Withdrawal Act that repeals our membership of the European Union. I am implacably opposed to a second referendum, which is simply designed to overturn the result of the first.

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I refuse to be bullied into accepting that crashing out of the E.U. with no deal would be an acceptable course for any British government to pursue, when there is a deal on the table.

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