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Actually former chancellor, george osborne, in the early years of this 0sborne, in the early years of this government, he was very courageous, he faced down some very powerful lobby interests and threats of legal action to introduce the first sugar tax on fizzy pop. the reason that was significant as nearly a third of our children are leaving primary school either overweight and obese, their biggest source of sugar back then was drinking pop every day. what that immediately did was make the producers reformulate their products to avoid paying the tax. there were some household name drinks that...

Of the population in this country who don't believe university is for them because of where they are born, the school they go to, what their parents have done, and the reality is it is just wrong. i know at this moment in time the government use the phrase levelling up, but it is one of the things we need to do. we need to make sure education is available for everybody, and notjust 18 to 21—year—olds when it comes to higher education, it is the adult population who wants to retrain. you referred to the phrase the government used, levelling up. you then stop to yourself, saying, "i know wha...

Of the things we need to do. we need to make sure education is available for everybody, and notjust 18 to 21—year—olds when it comes to higher education, it is the adult population who wants to retrain. you referred to the phrase the government used, levelling up. you then stop to yourself, saying, "i know what you think," you hate that phrase. hate it. why? cameron and 0sborne were a little bit more sophisticated than johnson, obviously. they came up with the northern powerhouse. nowjohnson and his lot have come up with levelling up. you don't need a campaign phrase, a pr campaign, a slog...

Where they are born, the school they go to, what their parents have done, and the reality is it is just wrong. i know at this moment in time the government use the phrase levelling up, but it is one of the things we need to do. we need to make sure education is available for everybody, and notjust 18 to 21—year—olds when it comes to higher education, it is the adult population who wants to retrain. you referred to the phrase the government used, levelling up. you then stop to yourself, saying, "i know what you think," you hate that phrase. hate it. why? cameron and 0sborne were a little bi...

Fallen out about when to spend always. after back in the day with jeffrey howe and nigel lawson, then you've got the infamous one of blair and brown. he had a and 0sborne. they've always... so i don't put any credence into that row, but what i do believe is that it could be the making of sajid javid, i think as health minister, he could actually really make his name and do something brilliant for the country. if he could actually get this sorted. that would be a flag for the country, it would also be a flag in the ground for him, it's an improvement in management as well as an increase. ., , i...