Work is transformative. It gives you a greater chance of a greater income. You can affect your life while you're of working age, so you have scope and opportunity. Pensioners do not.

No I'm not a great believer in getting back over things and saying if only, or if, or buts because I don't think we actually get anywhere on that.

The future of Conservatism lies in our beliefs and values, not by throwing them away. We need to shed associations that bind us to past failures, but hold faith with those things that make us Conservatives.

Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.

The financial costs of family breakdown are incredibly high.

The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.

We do a disservice to society if we ignore the evidence which shows that stable families tend to be associated with better outcomes for children.