I was delighted to be invited to speak at Oxted School's prize giving ceremony on Thursday 29th September and I thoroughly enjoyed the evening, particularly talking one-to-one with students about their aspirations and plans to go to university after my speech. Rising university fees and high youth unemployment mean now is a tough time for our young people, but as the students I met demonstrate, with determination and the right attitude today's young people can achieve their goals. Please see below for one of the stories I shared with the students during my speech:
2/2 And a growing company creating jobs. Meanwhile Eurozone is on the brink. Lesson is clear: Enterprise creates growth and prosperity.
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1/2 Facebook IPO is 2nd largest in US history. State of California benefits from tax windfall to reduce deficit
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@cathH62 thanks for the suggestion. Very good point.
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@GazWeetman You mean you should have spent your youth unleashing your inner Zuckerberg -:)
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Good meeting with regional head of Jobcentre plus. Encouraging signs on employment and looking forward to shadowing staff at their offices
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“@hblodget: Facebook pricing currently $38. (Cld still move). That's ~$105 billion http://t.co/kIhm936V” >> Unbelievable. Facebook is 8 yrs!
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RT @asentance: Good to see unemployment falling, despite negative GDP figures. Supports view UK economy not back in recession.
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RT @TimMontgomerie: Unemployment DOWN 45,000 in Q1. British exports UP £50 billion last year. Doesn't seem like a double dip recession t ...
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