Esther McVey

Most people fall upon tough times at some point. ”

When we cannot find enough extra money for policing, yet we are having huge sums to other countries in aid, it is time to start a serious conversation. ”

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. ”

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. ”

What you've seen from the 1980s, particularly in this country, is far fewer people doing Saturday jobs and doing jobs after school. ”

First and foremost, we have to ensure that we have to get our own kids ready for work so that employers want to take them on. ”

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

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. ”

When I speak to young people around the country, I'm impressed with the confidence and self-assuredness with which they look to the future and the range of options they consider beyond traditional routes. ”

Our young people are some of the best and most talented in the world - they are driven, entrepreneurial, and innovative - and with the help of people who have already made it in the world of work, they can go on to be the bosses and employers of the future. ”