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Jacob Rees-Mogg
Jacob Rees-Mogg
English Politician
Born: May 24, 1969
Been Great People Think Will You
Related authors: Anne Campbell Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton George Savile Harold MacMillan Kenneth Clarke Tony Benn William Cobbett William Wilberforce
It is hard to see taxing plastic bags as one of the great issues of our time that merits the foremost place in our finest statesmen's minds. It is an absurd little issue, a picayune proportion of household waste, and a pointless inconvenience in people's lives. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Time Great People Our Minds Statesmen Our Time See Finest Proportion Pointless Absurd Bags Merits Household Issue Issues Foremost Place Little Taxing Hard Plastic Waste Lives Inconvenience
Unsalted butter is a sin against the Holy Ghost. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Ghost Sin Against Holy Holy Ghost Butter
I think, with a negotiation, you have to go in knowing what you want, knowing what your bottom line is, and knowing what you might accept if you're absolutely pushed. Jacob Rees-Mogg
You Think Negotiation Absolutely Pushed Bottom Bottom Line Knowing Accept Go Line Want Might Your
A power of recall that depended solely on the electorate and was not subject to unnecessary hurdles of Parliamentary procedures would show trust in the good sense and fairness of the British people. In return, they might trust Parliamentarians a little more. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Good Trust People Hurdles Power Sense British People Solely Unnecessary Would Good Sense More Parliamentary Return Fairness Subject Depended Procedures Little Might Electorate Show Recall British
A constitutional monarchy requires the monarch to be above politics but to be fully informed about politics. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Politics Constitutional About Above Informed Requires Fully Monarch Monarchy
Free Trade puts consumers at the centre of economic activity. It lowers the cost of imports, which gives people the opportunity to buy more with the same amount of money: domestic producers have to compete with the lowest global costs or invest in new business. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Buy Business People Money Opportunity Free Cost More Costs Gives Economic Economic Activity Invest Consumers Free Trade Puts New Global New Business Trade Imports Domestic Same Which Centre Producers Lowest Activity Amount Compete
Extradition treaties date back at least to 1259 B.C., when the Hittite King Hattusili the Third and Ramesses the Second signed a treaty of 'peace and brotherhood for all time.' They have become more commonplace as international travel has become easier and sensibly streamlined. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Time Travel Peace King Become Back Easier Signed Brotherhood All-Time More Date Least Sensibly Commonplace International Streamlined Second Treaties Third Treaty
Eschatological fears are an ancient human concern. The Romans expected the world to end in 634 B.C. owing to a prophecy involving twelve eagles, while the early Christians anticipated the Final Judgment in their own lifetimes. Pope Sylvester II thought A.D. 1000 would be the last year, a view updated for the modern age by the Millennium bug. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Age World Thought Fears Judgment Year Own Final Ancient Would Would-Be Prophecy Lifetimes Involving Concern Bug End Anticipated Updated Expected Owing Modern Modern Age Human Romans While View Pope Twelve Millennium Eagles Early Last Christians Last Year
Zero-hours contracts offer an entry point for people who are either new to the workforce or have commitments that make it hard to work full-time. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Work People Point Entry New Make Contracts Offer Commitments Either Workforce Hard Full-Time Who
There is sometimes an almost vindictive streak in politics whereby governments follow policies which they know will harm the electorate, but nonetheless, they keep them, sometimes for years. The Corn Laws are a classic example. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Politics Sometimes Will Example Corn Follow Classic Classic Example Laws Almost Know Policies Nonetheless Years Governments Whereby Which Them Electorate Keep Streak Vindictive Harm
Before the government decides to raise the minimum wage, it must consider the effects of the tax and benefits merry-go-round that affects the low-paid. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Government Benefits Before Consider Minimum Minimum Wage Must Wage Affects Effects Tax Decide Raise
As a general rule, governments are wise to avoid taxation that is voluntary, as they need a steady stream of income. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Wise Stream Rule Steady General General Rule Voluntary Governments Taxation Avoid Income Need
Overseas investors have a choice. They can buy property, equities, bonds, or a host of other assets either in the United Kingdom or abroad. Each decision will be taken depending on the available net return, that is, the profit after tax. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Buy Property Decision Will Profit Other Kingdom Net Abroad Host Taken Investors Return Overseas Depending Tax After Either Available Choice Each United United Kingdom Assets Bonds
It is not for me to enforce my morals on others. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Me Others Morals Enforce
When I'm overseas, I suspect I look like Mr. Bean. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Bean Like Look Overseas Suspect
We must be out of the protectionist common external tariff, which mainly protects inefficient E.U. industries at the cost to British consumers. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Out Must Cost Consumers Mainly Industries Protects Inefficient Tariff Common Which External British
I'm not interested in the past, I'm interested in the future. Europe is past. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Future Past In The Past Not Interested Interested Europe
You've got to judge people, ultimately, by their actions rather than their words. Jacob Rees-Mogg
You People Judge Words Rather Got Ultimately Than Actions
When Margaret Thatcher was leader, she and Michael Heseltine were hardly soulmates, but she would not have allowed personal rivalry to take the heat off the Labour Party, whose own deep internal divisions are buried in other news now, nor would she have countenanced any attempt to have a show trial. Jacob Rees-Mogg
News Leader Party Own Other Trial Would Take Rivalry Attempt Allowed Divisions She Were Nor Off Michael Labour Labour Party Personal Heat Thatcher Any Buried Show Internal Deep Now Whose Hardly Margaret Margaret Thatcher
I've made no pretence to be a modern man at all, ever. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Man Made Pretence Modern Modern Man Ever
Obstacles to trade put up the cost both to consumers and businesses. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Cost Both Consumers Put Obstacles Trade Up Businesses
Subsidising inefficient businesses does not encourage them to become more competitive and means that extra money has to be taken from tax payers for the same result. Inevitably, this reduces the total size of the economy and lowers living standards. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Money Result Become Living Extra Total More Taken Economy Inefficient Does Inevitably Encourage Same Tax Size Them Means Standards Businesses Competitive
In an age of considerable bureaucratic burdens, a business knowing immediately that someone who has the relevant training is eligible to work in the United Kingdom is an important convenience and helps keep costs down. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Work Business Age Training Important Down Considerable Immediately Relevant Kingdom Someone Costs Knowing Burdens Bureaucratic Convenience Who Helps Keep United United Kingdom Eligible
The state ought not to intervene to prevent individuals from doing things that not only are no risk to others but are of no risk to themselves either. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Intervene Others State Ought Risk Only Prevent Individuals Doing Either Themselves Things
A poor worker is taxed heavily to receive his own money back with a modest supplement. Surely it would be more efficient just to pay the supplement and take him out of direct tax altogether. Jacob Rees-Mogg
Money Own Pay Back Out Would Would-Be Direct More Take Supplement Him Altogether Surely His Efficient Just Tax Poor Modest Taxed Worker Receive
Employers' national income is a particular disincentive to employ because it is an expense without benefit. Jacob Rees-Mogg
National Benefit Particular Employ Employers Because Without Expense Income
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