Kemi Badenoch

But what really shaped me was watching the decline of the family wealth because of terrible economic policies that the country was having. And I tell people that it was socialism and they say, oh, it wasn't socialism. It was just a military dictatorship. And this is one of the things which I referenced in the speech that I gave in Washington a couple of days ago.

But what really shaped me was watching the decline of the family wealth because of terrible economic policies that the country was having. And I tell people that it was socialism and they say, oh, it wasn't socialism. It was just a military dictatorship. And this is one of the things which I referenced in the speech that I gave in Washington a couple of days ago.

The people keep saying, oh, it's not socialism because it doesn't call itself that. But it is. It was the government owning everything, deciding which businesses would run and which ones wouldn't run by decree. It was the government choosing which school you would go to for secondary school. I wasn't able to pick the school. The government decided you will go to this school.

The people keep saying, oh, it's not socialism because it doesn't call itself that. But it is. It was the government owning everything, deciding which businesses would run and which ones wouldn't run by decree. It was the government choosing which school you would go to for secondary school. I wasn't able to pick the school. The government decided you will go to this school.

The people keep saying, oh, it's not socialism because it doesn't call itself that. But it is. It was the government owning everything, deciding which businesses would run and which ones wouldn't run by decree. It was the government choosing which school you would go to for secondary school. I wasn't able to pick the school. The government decided you will go to this school.

And sometimes they send people thousands of miles away. And one day, for example, the water just stopped running. And it was just a state run water company just couldn't cope. And we ended up having to dig a borehole and get our own water. But for a long period, I had to go out fetch water. So I tell people that I know what it is like to be wealthy and also to not have any money to be poor.

And sometimes they send people thousands of miles away. And one day, for example, the water just stopped running. And it was just a state run water company just couldn't cope. And we ended up having to dig a borehole and get our own water. But for a long period, I had to go out fetch water. So I tell people that I know what it is like to be wealthy and also to not have any money to be poor.

And sometimes they send people thousands of miles away. And one day, for example, the water just stopped running. And it was just a state run water company just couldn't cope. And we ended up having to dig a borehole and get our own water. But for a long period, I had to go out fetch water. So I tell people that I know what it is like to be wealthy and also to not have any money to be poor.

By the time I moved to the UK in 1996, there was virtually nothing left, hyperinflation and so on. And my dad gave me the equivalent of what was his last hundred pounds and said, you know, good luck, because I really wanted to come back to the UK and I had a British passport. So all of those experiences have shaped my view of the world that even if you're wealthy, things can disappear.

By the time I moved to the UK in 1996, there was virtually nothing left, hyperinflation and so on. And my dad gave me the equivalent of what was his last hundred pounds and said, you know, good luck, because I really wanted to come back to the UK and I had a British passport. So all of those experiences have shaped my view of the world that even if you're wealthy, things can disappear.

By the time I moved to the UK in 1996, there was virtually nothing left, hyperinflation and so on. And my dad gave me the equivalent of what was his last hundred pounds and said, you know, good luck, because I really wanted to come back to the UK and I had a British passport. So all of those experiences have shaped my view of the world that even if you're wealthy, things can disappear.

And you have to work very hard to maintain not just your family, but also your country. Otherwise, it'll degrade. Things aren't always going to be the way they are. You've got to make sure that you culture and cultivate what is good about your society or you will lose it.

And you have to work very hard to maintain not just your family, but also your country. Otherwise, it'll degrade. Things aren't always going to be the way they are. You've got to make sure that you culture and cultivate what is good about your society or you will lose it.

And you have to work very hard to maintain not just your family, but also your country. Otherwise, it'll degrade. Things aren't always going to be the way they are. You've got to make sure that you culture and cultivate what is good about your society or you will lose it.

My family was not very political. You know, if you're growing up or if you're living, I should say, in a military dictatorship, there's no politics. It's just it's soldiers. So it doesn't really, you know, it doesn't really come into it. And there wasn't a very vibrant sort of academic spirit. atmosphere in certain places where you would debate Marxism or socialism.

My family was not very political. You know, if you're growing up or if you're living, I should say, in a military dictatorship, there's no politics. It's just it's soldiers. So it doesn't really, you know, it doesn't really come into it. And there wasn't a very vibrant sort of academic spirit. atmosphere in certain places where you would debate Marxism or socialism.

My family was not very political. You know, if you're growing up or if you're living, I should say, in a military dictatorship, there's no politics. It's just it's soldiers. So it doesn't really, you know, it doesn't really come into it. And there wasn't a very vibrant sort of academic spirit. atmosphere in certain places where you would debate Marxism or socialism.

My parents were academics, but they were scientists. My parents were doctors. And my mother taught at university. I never saw that sort of thing. So the politics was very social and cultural. This is how you behave. This is what's normal. This is what you're expected to do. And it was very much about standards and excellence, because it's a very competitive country.

My parents were academics, but they were scientists. My parents were doctors. And my mother taught at university. I never saw that sort of thing. So the politics was very social and cultural. This is how you behave. This is what's normal. This is what you're expected to do. And it was very much about standards and excellence, because it's a very competitive country.

My parents were academics, but they were scientists. My parents were doctors. And my mother taught at university. I never saw that sort of thing. So the politics was very social and cultural. This is how you behave. This is what's normal. This is what you're expected to do. And it was very much about standards and excellence, because it's a very competitive country.