“Aspiration, opportunity, and a stake in society are things which combi...” — Kwasi Kwarteng Quote

Aspiration, opportunity, and a stake in society are things which combine education, decent healthcare and the fruits of a capitalist system where individuals contribute to society, while also pursuing their natural inclination to improve their lot in life.

One good outcome of elections is that fresh talent comes into the House of Commons.

Conservatives should never be shy in promoting a strong case for individual enterprise. We should acknowledge where the system doesn't work, and seek to amend it.

The contrast between a figure such as Mark Zuckerberg, a billionaire before he was 30, and Alfred Krupp, who spent 60 years building one of the biggest manufacturing concerns in the world, is striking.

Oprah's aspiration to inspire her audience with hope - elaborated on her TV show, in her magazine, and on her website - is hardly ignoble.

Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.

With Rajoy, there is a taboo topic, which is the aspiration of Catalonia to decide its future.

Our intention and aspiration is to continue building out thematic information about every subject - basemaps, imagery, demographics, landscape data, etc. - so anyone can use it to access thousands of authoritative maps.

For too many years, we, as a country, have suffered from a poverty of aspiration.