My day job, running a fund management company, means I know that I and my team can't afford not to read every word of every document about assets or markets we propose to invest in, and to be absolutely clear we are complying with all the legal and regulatory requirements involved.Collection: Legal
As a country we have more of a political constitution than a legal one, and as such it operates via conventions and precedents.Collection: Legal
As a woman thrust on to the political stage and baffled by the anger and depth of negative feeling I have been targeted with, Mary Beard's 'Women & Power: A Manifesto' brought me a sense of solidarity, power and determination.Collection: Anger
If Canadian companies want to sell products to the E.U., they have to prove those products conform with E.U. product safety, health and environmental rules. This involves extra bureaucracy, controls and paperwork. If the U.K. had a Canada-style deal with the E.U., U.K. companies would have to do the same.Collection: Environmental
I'm not sure when exactly it started to become the fashion in Westminster to skim-read documents, only bother with bullet points or, worse, to take them entirely on trust - but that, perhaps, was when we began as a country to lose our way.
I am no shrinking violet.
I am an ardent believer in a free, democratic and inclusive society, and the robust exchange of views that is essential to tolerance.
Entering public life as a woman - be it as a politician, journalist, expert or activist - makes you the target of the most sinister threats, abuse and language.
British democratic values are embedded in the primacy of parliament.
In uncertain times, it is of heightened importance that our elected representatives exercise their democratic duty and use all levers at parliament's disposal to ensure a fair balance of powers.
In the mother of parliaments, it is not too much to ask that our politicians stand up for all our best interests.
We can and must support our MPs in doing the job they will be elected to do: to hold the government to account in order to do what's best for Britain.
We should be able to carry on our careers and be women and mothers without fearing that if we show a vulnerable side, that will be attacked.
I'm not going to be bullied into not doing what I think is right.
My father was a socialist, so we had some of the most extraordinary people at home.
I see myself as a conscious capitalist.
You have to respect what money and success gives you, then have the responsibility that goes with that.
My strength of character is a privilege. I can do anything to survive. I don't break easily.
So many red lines have been crossed that people seem to think it is acceptable for politicians and the media to actually incite hatred and violence.
I'm afraid I'm a complete workaholic perfectionist.
I have to know more than everyone else in the room. In a roomful of men, I have to know more than them.
MPs are paid to be representatives of their constituents. They have to do that job.
Parliament alone is sovereign.
No prime minister, no government can expect to be unanswerable or unchallenged.
As people in business know, if you just sit on your hands and don't progress with the changing environment, you won't reform and improve the existing relationships you have.
If we set the precedent that a government can use their royal prerogative to take away people's human rights, that is taking us into a very dangerous political environment.
Article 50 is very poorly written and raises more questions more answers.
The U.K. has always had a special relationship with the E.U.
I was never binary remain or leave. I was very much of the sentiment, and still am, that it was about remain, reform and review. The U.K. actually has a very powerful place in Europe.
I tend to stand up and speak up when I see something dysfunctional happening.
I have always been drawn to male-dominated industries and adrenaline-filled pursuits.
I've worked for everything I've had, and I can't think of a better way of using it than standing up for what's right, and what's required to build a better society.
As a child of the Commonwealth, I had been brought up to believe Great Britain was the promised land, a culture where the rule of law was observed and decency was embedded in the national fabric.
Concentrating on yourself all day is not healthy.
I am more interested in teaching my children empathy than subscribing to our 'me' culture and obsessing about 'how do I feel' all the time.
If you dwell on your negativity you can never move on.
I come from South America and it's part of our culture to speak out. It's a lot healthier.
If I look smart and feel confident, other people's bigoted assumptions have less power to harm me.
I just want people to be equal and fair to each other.
I'm more interested in policy than politics, and I can do that as an independent person.
When I worked in financial services, as part of a female-led business, I found that pitching to very male-dominated boards created stress.
When we're anxious we tend to shrink into a defeatist position, curving our shoulders or backs. Learning to stand straight, take a breath and speak slowly helps to project a sense of confidence, relieving some of that anxiety.
I have a 'pillow test' - can I go to bed tonight knowing that I did my best today? If I can, I'm happy.
I've managed to achieve a lot because I sleep very little. I tend to survive on about four hours a night, but when I'm stressed it's even less.
I'm an adrenaline junkie but also a petrol head.
I have become the person I am today, as a result of both the successes and the scars in my life.
I often go into the lions' den and engage with those I know oppose my views, because I want to understand what other people think.
Our democracy only works when the official opposition does its job of opposing the government of the day and offers a clear alternative vision for our country, including giving a voice to the voiceless.
I make no pretence at being well-versed in politics - it is all too often about personalities and emotion - but I do know a thing or two about our constitution, as I once trained to be a lawyer. Even a first-year law student learns that an overriding principle is that parliament is sovereign.
The problem with article 50 of the Lisbon treaty is that it is not substantive in its content or conditions, and only concerns itself with procedural requirements.