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“Great Britain didn't just happen; the British people created this country through decades and centuries of hard work, fighting for democracy, the welfare state and all the other benefits we currently enjoy.”
“There will always be border controls between France and Britain, whether we are in the E.U. or not, simply because we are not in the Schengen free trade area.”
“Funnily enough, countries tend not to do things that are against their own interests and the French government knows that opening up a travel point into the U.K. at Calais would be an unmitigated disaster for them.”
“Corbyn, like me, is a republican and an atheist. How then can we possibly be expected to sing along to an anthem which begins with the words 'God save our gracious Queen?'”
“As much as I cherish our family holidays, I've never taken my daughter out of school for a vacation because, the last time I looked, the right to a term-time break in the sun was not one of the fundamental entitlements listed on the U.N. Charter of Human Rights.”
“Teaching is supposed to be a vocation for life - not a lifelong vacation.”
“Every parent thinks they're the most qualified person to decide what is best for their child.”
“School teaches us more than merely the three Rs. It teaches us about life: how to get along with other people, follow rules and prepare for the world of work and adult responsibilities.”
“As a self-employed contractor who only gets paid if I turn up to work, I am painfully aware of the cost of a day at home.”
“If George Osborne wants to end 'unfairness' then he shouldn't scrap a grant that enables every young person to have the same opportunity to go to a top university - whether they grew up on a country estate or a council estate.”
“Clearly, men shouldn't go around making unsolicited passes at women in the workplace.”
“Whatever age we die, we will cost the NHS money. It's the dying, not the ageing, that racks up the medical bills. So why not hope to live as long as possible?”
“Getting a university education shouldn't be like buying a car, where money talks, so the rich get to buy a brand new shiny Ferrari and the poorest have to make do with an old banger than can barely make it to the end of the road.”
“The prospect of voluntarily travelling to a war zone with your young children is not one which most British women would ever even consider.”
“Racism is not exclusive to one side of the political divide.”
“While many parents feel understandably aggrieved at the higher cost of hotels and flights the moment school holidays start, I'm afraid that's just the laws of supply and demand in a free market economy.”
“While we like to think queueing is unique to British culture, the truth is that we are mere amateurs. The old Soviet Union turned into a way of life. Literally.”
“If we want to live in a sterile world, where men and women never speak or touch in the workplace or require every interaction to be authorised in advance in triplicate, then fine. That's not the world most of us want to live in.”
“Yes, the cost of care homes is a huge expense, but only a minority of elderly Brits ever spend a single night in a care home.”
“I have a dozen or so friends who all desperately wanted children but left it too late and now regret all those years leaving it 'just another six months.'”