The one size fits all approach of standardized testing is convenient but lazy.

Britain's great strength is its innovative, design and engineering natural ability and we're not using it.

If you really want to improve technology, if you want things to work better and be better, you've got to protect the person who spends a lot of effort, money, and time developing that new technology.

Enjoy failure and learn from it. You never learn from success.

I've fought court battles over my inventions before.

Engineering undergraduates should not be charged fees. They should receive grants, not student loans, and the government will get the money back long-term from increased exports.

[M]anufacturing, science and engineering are ... incredibly creative. I'd venture to say more so than creative advertising agencies and things that are known as the creative industries.