Top 113 Quotes & Sayings by Nicky Morgan
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Last updated on December 23, 2024.
If people think that local elections are won or lost on local education matters, that isn't happening.
Whether it's in health and education, or the quality of local infrastructure, there's no doubt that a chasm exists between various parts of the U.K.
I've been very clear that childcare is a parents' issue. Men need to be confident that they can have a conversation with their bosses about the need to work flexibly, as I hope women are.
It would be wrong to say immigration holds results back or affects overall qualifications ultimately. But at the start of primary school, especially, it means that teachers have to tailor their lessons, to spend longer with pupils who have English as a second language.
It is not right that in 2019 the lives of too many of our people are still subject to a postcode lottery.
Parliamentary sovereignty - the right to pass laws as the supreme legal authority in the land, including laws that limit the powers of the executive - has been hard-won over hundreds of years. We trample on it at our peril.
I would like to talk more about education because I think these things absolutely do matter - education, NHS, public services.
My husband's there full-time with our son so he's leading on that side of things. He's the one who has the homework battles Monday to Thursday.
There's no doubt immigration can put pressure on public services, especially in places like Slough, but I'm not one of those people who think that immigration is always a bad thing.
One of the things I have found is that everyone has a view on education.
I think sometimes people will look at the 'X Factor' winners or they will look at reality TV shows and they will think actually you can have instant success, fame, money overnight.
We have outstanding schools, world-class teaching and inspirational leadership across the country.
We will expect every pupil by the age of 11 to know their times tables off by heart, to perform long division and complex multiplication and to be able to read a novel. They should be able to write a short story with accurate punctuation, spelling and grammar.
Every child is entitled to an academic education. But resilience, stickability, self-esteem - they need these things, too, and even more than the privately educated.
It's clear that many migrant families really support their children and appreciate the transforming power of education.
I totally support civil partnerships and that same-sex relationships are recognised in law. But marriage, to me, is between a man and a woman.
I'm not sure a pain-free Brexit is possible.
I do understand that, having been a minister, there is difficulty putting stuff into legislation which is being negotiated. I quite understand.
I don't want to develop a reputation for being difficult about absolutely everything and everyone.
Being an MP is a challenging job - it's strange hours, and if you have another half, they have to be supportive. But it can be very flexible, and of course you get recesses, which I find work very well around school term times.
We have got schools that can absolutely stand on their own two feet, and I think that's what we should be doing as Conservatives.
We make no apology for being bold and ambitious.
I voted Remain, but I also believe in democracy. The 2016 referendum was the largest popular vote in the U.K.'s history and it cannot be ignored.
What I want to see in teacher training is more talk about character education and getting teachers to really think about it. We have been careful not to define what we mean by character but we think the best schools and the best teachers know how they build strong, resilient young people.
It is vital to understand what voters expect from Brexit, especially given the lack of a leave manifesto.
Any negotiation involves compromise and no one will get everything they want.
At the end of the day local authorities are responsible for economic growth in their area. They don't buy and sell businesses, they don't build businesses, what they do is work to attract businesses their area, through a combination of things.
People say if you're being bullied don't go online. But we don't tell a women not to walk the streets.
We are trying to make sure the online world is as safe and secure as the offline world.
I won't pretend that being booted out the cabinet wasn't painful.
There have been plenty of little changes down the years but what's never been changed is that the fact that marriage is between a man and a woman.
Actions speak a whole lot louder than President Trump's words and tweets.
I don't want to see the City lose its pre-eminence as the best place in the world to do business.
At the end of the day, any political party wants to see an increase in membership.
Many Conservatives believe that our conference needs to show the Conservatives retain a reputation for competence, a strong commitment to market economics and how that benefits everyone, and how Brexit is not going to drag us to a point where a Corbyn-led government becomes a reality.
The honest truth in life is that you never appreciate what you've got until you've lost it.
Speaking as a parent, I don't think parents think all the time about structures. I know from conversations I've had with other mums, I'll ask: 'Is your child's school an academy or a local authority school?' - and they'll look at me blankly.
When I go in and talk to students about being a Member of Parliament, I say to them it took me 21 years from joining the Conservative Party as a 16-year-old to being elected as a Member of Parliament for the first time in Loughborough. It's a long journey, but the rewards when you get there, the feeling of accomplishment is huge.
Those who think that Brexit offers an opportunity to move to some low tax, almost off-shore de-regulatory haven don't seem to care about the threat posed by Corbyn.
Often parents themselves will not have liked education and may not have done well in education. But actually we need to explain to them what education can do for children.
Brexit isn't just about leaving the E.U. It's also about rebuilding trust with the electorate.
We need our national broadcasters to bring people together, to reflect our common values, and to showcase these values to the world.
I was a Thatcherite. But to be fair, I probably have changed my outlook.
I firmly believe that my dual roles as secretary of state for education and minister for women and equalities are closely linked. Never is this more apparent than when tackling the gender pay gap.
Divides between north and south, towns and cities, between urban and rural areas, cause people to experience a gulf in quality of life and future prospects.
Radicalisation or the risk of children being drawn into non violent extremism is a very real threat in this country.
You can never make an assumption about the conversation you are about to have with somebody. People will always surprise you, which is what keeps you on your toes.
Brexit is so extraordinary in so many ways.
I guess I am a more, I don't know, consumer-facing politician.
If we want to make the most of half of our workforce, if we want to eliminate the gender pay gap and we want that same half of the workforce to succeed in jobs that boost our economy, we must make sure that teenage girls don't feel, and are certainly not told, that certain subjects are the preserve of men.
I want to build a reputation as the Treasury Select Committee chairman, as somebody who asks tough questions, listens and looks into what people want us to look into, and asks those questions without fear or favour.
We have to be ambitious for our young people.
Children being groomed to travel abroad or disagree with British values could happen anywhere.
I don't subscribe to this view that the far-right is somehow in control of the Conservative party from top to toe.
As a lawyer I did various IPOs and I know the power of our listing rules and the respect that has around the world.
Life isn't black or white, it's all sorts of shades of grey.
Transparency concentrates minds.
We should make it very clear to Saudi Aramco and others who want to list in London that they are very welcome but we aren't going to overly amend the rules just for one particular listing.
The Treasury has responsibility for increasing employment and productivity, ensuring strong growth and competitiveness across all regions of the U.K.
I think education is probably one of those things that once you've been involved with it you're always interested.
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