I appeared on Radio 4's Today Programme this morning, giving my reaction to this week's events. To listen to the interview, click on the link below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9560000/9560644.stm
In addition, I have written a blogpost for the Huffington post website:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/sam-gyimah/where-were-all-the-parent_b_925142.html
Entitled, 'Where were all the Parents?', the key message I seek to convey is that to love your offspring is to equip them to aspire to a better life than you have and this requires parents to have the moral courage to instil 'character'.
2/2 And a growing company creating jobs. Meanwhile Eurozone is on the brink. Lesson is clear: Enterprise creates growth and prosperity.
3 hours ago
1/2 Facebook IPO is 2nd largest in US history. State of California benefits from tax windfall to reduce deficit
3 hours ago
@cathH62 thanks for the suggestion. Very good point.
3 hours ago
@GazWeetman You mean you should have spent your youth unleashing your inner Zuckerberg -:)
17 hours ago
Good meeting with regional head of Jobcentre plus. Encouraging signs on employment and looking forward to shadowing staff at their offices
18 hours ago
“@hblodget: Facebook pricing currently $38. (Cld still move). That's ~$105 billion http://t.co/kIhm936V” >> Unbelievable. Facebook is 8 yrs!
18 hours ago
RT @asentance: Good to see unemployment falling, despite negative GDP figures. Supports view UK economy not back in recession.
2.1 days ago
RT @TimMontgomerie: Unemployment DOWN 45,000 in Q1. British exports UP £50 billion last year. Doesn't seem like a double dip recession t ...
2.1 days ago