To those who say Britain cannot afford to invest in infrastructure, I say we cannot afford not to invest in our future.
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“Britain is one of the world's most open economies. More dependent on trade than any other major country. Our success depends on our competitiveness and our competitiveness depends on raising our productivity, as our competitors are raising theirs.”
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