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Opportunities for the Next Generation

I have already made a passing remark about the Secretary of State's role, but let me just say that I have tried to set out briefly the sort of lead we should be getting from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Active, intelligent government working with business is what we need to transform the shape of our economy, but all we are getting is the same dogmatic argument: ““Government should do less. It should do less in the regions, less in investment, less in research, less in working with business.”” Our young people will pay a heavy price for that.