Nadine Dorries
The Reformer
Changing the system from inside it, principle turned into change.
Nadine Dorries is a prominent political figure known for her outspoken views and commitment to reforming societal issues. This interview reveals her focus on addressing complex challenges, particularly in digital culture, while reflecting on her personal experiences that shape her perspectives on leadership and change.
“I don't really know. Do you know, I am a politician now? Well, 17 years I'm a politician. And so I don't think from the day I became a politician that I've actually acted like one. And because, you know, I came into politics really at the end of my career. I'd been a nurse for 10 years in the NHS.”
“It was, we were very poor. So my poor dad was ill and the benefit system wasn't as it is today. He was very poorly, didn't work. My poor mum, I remember having to try and get work.”
“Yeah, when he arrived in Westminster, he couldn't have been more welcoming to all of us, to the new intake in two thousand five, couldn't have been more open, couldn't have been more friendly or helpful. I couldn't say that about David Cameron, George Osborne. I felt like I was expected to feel as though I was talking to greatness.”
“Was something that Margaret Thatcher did. And she put her hand down into our councillor estates and she lifted us all up onto a ladder out of poverty.”
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