From the directives that govern the way we do business to the chilling effect of the eurozone crisis on our exports, the European Union pervades our daily lives like never before. Like many of my colleagues on the Tory benches, I believe that renegotiating the terms of our membership is vital for this country's long-term prosperity.
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Introducing a voting threshold for strike action would save the country billions, unleashing productivity gains from rail infrastructure to administration.
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Far from protecting children, the abuse of Article 8 risks making them pawns - subject to coercion or worse - as part of a criminal's desperate struggle to stay in Britain.
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When Britain signed up to the European Convention and its later protocols, the words 'universal suffrage' were deleted from the 'right to vote' article.
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You can't help your background or innate talents. But anyone can graft: that's why there are success stories like that of Tony Pidgley, the founder and owner of Berkeley Homes.
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From the cradle to the grave, men are getting a raw deal. Men work longer hours, die earlier, but retire later than women.
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Britain should take pride in a foreign policy that reflects her values and responsibilities - but it must be grounded in the tangible interests of the citizens who pay for it.
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No other country ties its hands in deporting foreign criminals as Britain does.
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Beyond the U.S. and E.U., Britain should deepen ties with the Commonwealth and the rising powers of Asia and Latin America - calibrated to our national interest in promoting the global goods of free trade, democracy, and basic human rights.