Having a credible existence in the private sector frees people to be able to be better public servants. You're less concerned with... toeing the party line and more concerned with doing what is right.

Millions of public workers have become a kind of privileged new class - a new elite, who live better than their private sector counterparts. Public servants have become the public's masters. No wonder the public is upset.

The 'private sector' of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and the 'public sector' is, in fact, the coercive sector.

When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.

When the private does well, there's revenue for the public sector.

We owe our public servants, from school teachers to state employees, a sustainable and well-funded retirement that they can count on.