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" It's normally the kiss of death to be identified as a rising star, or someone to watch. "
George Osborne
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" Britain helped create the Internet - Tim Berners Lee created the World Wide Web, one of a long line of British scientists who have given us an outsized role in shaping our own digital future. "
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" The Internet has made us richer, freer, connected and informed in ways its founders could not have dreamt of. It has also become a vector of attack, espionage, crime and harm. "
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" There is lots of evidence that it is this fear of going into debt that most puts people from poorer backgrounds off going to university. "
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" Working people of this country want economic security. The worst possible thing you can do for those families is bust the public finances, have some welfare system this country can't afford. "
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Way
" I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class. "
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