“Flexible working is not just for women with children. It is necessary at the other end of the scale. If people can move into part-time work, instead of retirement, then that will be a huge help. If people can fit their work around caring responsibilities for the elderly, the disabled, then again that's very positive.”
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I'm not someone who feels anger on particular issues.
A lot of men in politics suddenly woke up to the issue of women in politics when they realised: hey, there are votes in this!
The universities have got a job here as well in making sure that people actually understand that we're open for university students coming into the U.K. There's a job here not just for the government, I think there's a job for the universities as well to make sure that people know that we are open.
Just as the police review their operational tactics, so we in the Home Office will review the powers available to the police.