hello have you ever wondered how many bridges there are right across the UK
bridges there are right across the UK
bridges there are right across the UK and many of those vital constructions we
and many of those vital constructions we
and many of those vital constructions we depend upon to bind together our towns
depend upon to bind together our towns
depend upon to bind together our towns in our cities no villages how many of
in our cities no villages how many of
in our cities no villages how many of them spanning waterways and valleys
them spanning waterways and valleys
them spanning waterways and valleys coastal inlets and canals high-rise
coastal inlets and canals high-rise
coastal inlets and canals high-rise blocks supermarket malls train lines
blocks supermarket malls train lines
blocks supermarket malls train lines road intersections ensuring the smooth
road intersections ensuring the smooth
road intersections ensuring the smooth flow of traffic cars lorries buses
flow of traffic cars lorries buses
flow of traffic cars lorries buses access for pedestrians and cyclists
access for pedestrians and cyclists
access for pedestrians and cyclists paving the way for all of our daily
paving the way for all of our daily
paving the way for all of our daily interactions between our communities
interactions between our communities
interactions between our communities between our Commerce’s so many of these
between our Commerce’s so many of these
between our Commerce’s so many of these bridges so many ingenious devices
bridges so many ingenious devices
bridges so many ingenious devices I confess I spent a bit of time online
I confess I spent a bit of time online
I confess I spent a bit of time online looking up some of these I’ve got a bit
looking up some of these I’ve got a bit
looking up some of these I’ve got a bit geeky about it so you can have a simple
geeky about it so you can have a simple
geeky about it so you can have a simple span across beams and girders can have a
span across beams and girders can have a
span across beams and girders can have a suspension bridge hung from I bars metal
suspension bridge hung from I bars metal
suspension bridge hung from I bars metal roofs complex crescents of integrated
roofs complex crescents of integrated
roofs complex crescents of integrated super structures and substructures
super structures and substructures
super structures and substructures to which we give no thought at all as we
to which we give no thought at all as we
to which we give no thought at all as we cross across them orthotropic beams
cross across them orthotropic beams
cross across them orthotropic beams resists stress in multiple directions
resists stress in multiple directions
resists stress in multiple directions all for some norsu tropic beams
all for some norsu tropic beams
all for some norsu tropic beams it is extraordinary what you can find
it is extraordinary what you can find
it is extraordinary what you can find cantilevered arches resist the load they
cantilevered arches resist the load they
cantilevered arches resist the load they spread it in different directions
spread it in different directions
spread it in different directions covered bridges I love this one covered
covered bridges I love this one covered
covered bridges I love this one covered bridges are constructed from a series of
bridges are constructed from a series of
bridges are constructed from a series of diagonal webs called a truss which are
diagonal webs called a truss which are
diagonal webs called a truss which are calculated to complex mathematical
calculated to complex mathematical
calculated to complex mathematical calculations you get bonus points
calculations you get bonus points
calculations you get bonus points because there’s so many of these if you
because there’s so many of these if you
because there’s so many of these if you can spot the different kinds my favorite
can spot the different kinds my favorite
can spot the different kinds my favorite is a double intersection prat
is a double intersection prat
is a double intersection prat or a triple Whipple new old ancient
or a triple Whipple new old ancient
or a triple Whipple new old ancient modern we use them all the time so much
modern we use them all the time so much
modern we use them all the time so much so that we forget their fundamental
so that we forget their fundamental
so that we forget their fundamental function
imagine if overnight a whole load of
imagine if overnight a whole load of them disappeared let’s say 2/3 imagine
them disappeared let’s say 2/3 imagine
them disappeared let’s say 2/3 imagine waking up tomorrow and finding yourself
waking up tomorrow and finding yourself
waking up tomorrow and finding yourself cut off from your neighbors your
cut off from your neighbors your
cut off from your neighbors your communities your friends your workplace
communities your friends your workplace
communities your friends your workplace imagine the chaos and the isolation of
imagine the chaos and the isolation of
imagine the chaos and the isolation of your life now imagine central
your life now imagine central
your life now imagine central government’s response was what you want
government’s response was what you want
government’s response was what you want us to do about it you chose to live
us to do about it you chose to live
us to do about it you chose to live where you do we’re not gonna pay for
where you do we’re not gonna pay for
where you do we’re not gonna pay for your lifestyle decisions I think some of
your lifestyle decisions I think some of
your lifestyle decisions I think some of you can see where I’m going with this
you can see where I’m going with this
you can see where I’m going with this right we would never dream of talking
right we would never dream of talking
right we would never dream of talking about physical infrastructure in that
about physical infrastructure in that
about physical infrastructure in that way we talk about social infrastructure
way we talk about social infrastructure
way we talk about social infrastructure like that all the time the silent
like that all the time the silent
like that all the time the silent underpinning done by millions and
underpinning done by millions and
underpinning done by millions and millions of carers that allows our
millions of carers that allows our
millions of carers that allows our economy to function undervalued
economy to function undervalued
economy to function undervalued underpaid dismissed and dismissed why
underpaid dismissed and dismissed why
underpaid dismissed and dismissed why because this is primarily the work of
because this is primarily the work of
because this is primarily the work of women mothers grandmothers daughters
women mothers grandmothers daughters
women mothers grandmothers daughters auntie’s nieces wives the army of people
auntie’s nieces wives the army of people
auntie’s nieces wives the army of people who step in and do the vast majority of
who step in and do the vast majority of
who step in and do the vast majority of the hard work of raising children of
the hard work of raising children of
the hard work of raising children of caring for people with disabilities of
caring for people with disabilities of
caring for people with disabilities of looking after elderly relatives tending
looking after elderly relatives tending
looking after elderly relatives tending to people who are ill providing
to people who are ill providing
to people who are ill providing end-of-life love and support it is
end-of-life love and support it is
end-of-life love and support it is estimated that the economic value of
estimated that the economic value of
estimated that the economic value of unpaid care provided by women every year
unpaid care provided by women every year
unpaid care provided by women every year alone in the UK is 77 billion pounds 77
alone in the UK is 77 billion pounds 77
alone in the UK is 77 billion pounds 77 billion pounds all those women waking up
billion pounds all those women waking up
billion pounds all those women waking up every day having to build their own
every day having to build their own
every day having to build their own bridges underpin their own support
bridges underpin their own support
bridges underpin their own support structures travel precariously along
structures travel precariously along
structures travel precariously along paths alone
paths alone
paths alone and other women see and remake time
and other women see and remake time
and other women see and remake time after time after time and so our
after time after time and so our
after time after time and so our productivity lags all our other g7
productivity lags all our other g7
productivity lags all our other g7 nations our economy is frayed our
nations our economy is frayed our
nations our economy is frayed our society is frayed because half of our
society is frayed because half of our
society is frayed because half of our population is invisible and why because
population is invisible and why because
population is invisible and why because every era budget time the Chancellor
every era budget time the Chancellor
every era budget time the Chancellor from whichever party though it’s as a
from whichever party though it’s as a
from whichever party though it’s as a man stands up and says I’ve got a
man stands up and says I’ve got a
man stands up and says I’ve got a brilliant idea to get the economy going
brilliant idea to get the economy going
brilliant idea to get the economy going we’re going to invest billions in
we’re going to invest billions in
we’re going to invest billions in infrastructure finance ministers for all
infrastructure finance ministers for all
infrastructure finance ministers for all political colors will talk about their
political colors will talk about their
political colors will talk about their industrial strategies because these are
industrial strategies because these are
industrial strategies because these are men’s jobs building those bridges the
men’s jobs building those bridges the
men’s jobs building those bridges the real physical ones roads house building
real physical ones roads house building
real physical ones roads house building factories technologies Britain is going
factories technologies Britain is going
factories technologies Britain is going to spend 23 billion pounds in innovation
to spend 23 billion pounds in innovation
to spend 23 billion pounds in innovation and infrastructure over the next five
and infrastructure over the next five
and infrastructure over the next five years women’s jobs expenses to be cut
years women’s jobs expenses to be cut
years women’s jobs expenses to be cut sure start health care Social Care the
sure start health care Social Care the
sure start health care Social Care the UK has got the most expensive child care
UK has got the most expensive child care
UK has got the most expensive child care in the world spending on social care for
in the world spending on social care for
in the world spending on social care for disabled and older people has fallen by
disabled and older people has fallen by
disabled and older people has fallen by 11 percent in like-for-like terms and
11 percent in like-for-like terms and
11 percent in like-for-like terms and the number of people receiving
the number of people receiving
the number of people receiving state-funded support has fallen by 25
state-funded support has fallen by 25
state-funded support has fallen by 25 percent
percent
percent at least do you know what the state
at least do you know what the state
at least do you know what the state calls a woman who in those circumstances
calls a woman who in those circumstances
calls a woman who in those circumstances now stays at home to look after her
now stays at home to look after her
now stays at home to look after her children and maybe also her elderly
children and maybe also her elderly
children and maybe also her elderly mother you know at the treasury’s term
mother you know at the treasury’s term
mother you know at the treasury’s term for that person is economically inactive
for that person is economically inactive
for that person is economically inactive this is not only unjust it is not only
this is not only unjust it is not only
this is not only unjust it is not only unfair it is very very stupid
because care is a vital vital
because care is a vital vital construction that can transform our
construction that can transform our
construction that can transform our economy and furthermore it has been
economy and furthermore it has been
economy and furthermore it has been proven that investment in care brings
proven that investment in care brings
proven that investment in care brings twice the employment and twice the
twice the employment and twice the
twice the employment and twice the economic benefits as investment in
economic benefits as investment in
economic benefits as investment in construction the women’s Budget Group
construction the women’s Budget Group
construction the women’s Budget Group worked over if you invest two percent of
worked over if you invest two percent of
worked over if you invest two percent of GDP into construction you get 750,000
GDP into construction you get 750,000
GDP into construction you get 750,000 jobs if you invest two percent of GDP
jobs if you invest two percent of GDP
jobs if you invest two percent of GDP into care you get one point five million
into care you get one point five million
into care you get one point five million jobs and those 1.5 million jobs bring
jobs and those 1.5 million jobs bring
jobs and those 1.5 million jobs bring with them 40 billion pounds in higher
with them 40 billion pounds in higher
with them 40 billion pounds in higher tax revenues and reduced benefits so
tax revenues and reduced benefits so
tax revenues and reduced benefits so no-brainer right you would think so
no-brainer right you would think so
no-brainer right you would think so right care is the bridge that takes the
right care is the bridge that takes the
right care is the bridge that takes the strain from our society it brings us
strain from our society it brings us
strain from our society it brings us together and it is a fundamental
together and it is a fundamental
together and it is a fundamental investment if we are all to finally
investment if we are all to finally
investment if we are all to finally flourished and if women are to be equal
flourished and if women are to be equal
flourished and if women are to be equal because a government that cares about
because a government that cares about
because a government that cares about business cares about child care a
business cares about child care a
business cares about child care a government that cares about closing the
government that cares about closing the
government that cares about closing the gender pay gap cares about shared
gender pay gap cares about shared
gender pay gap cares about shared parenting a government that cares about
parenting a government that cares about
parenting a government that cares about families understands that unaffordable
families understands that unaffordable
families understands that unaffordable services are leaving them behind have
services are leaving them behind have
services are leaving them behind have you ever had a conversation about
you ever had a conversation about
you ever had a conversation about childcare with a woman who is not from
childcare with a woman who is not from
childcare with a woman who is not from the UK I have I have had a conversation
the UK I have I have had a conversation
the UK I have I have had a conversation with a woman from Iceland whoa that was
with a woman from Iceland whoa that was
with a woman from Iceland whoa that was like talking to someone from a different
like talking to someone from a different
like talking to someone from a different planet and she said to me that before
planet and she said to me that before
planet and she said to me that before she came to the UK she’d never even had
she came to the UK she’d never even had
she came to the UK she’d never even had to think about choosing between work and
to think about choosing between work and
to think about choosing between work and children when she talked about the
children when she talked about the
children when she talked about the investment in childcare the investment
investment in childcare the investment
investment in childcare the investment is shared parenting if she wasn’t
is shared parenting if she wasn’t
is shared parenting if she wasn’t talking about the theory of it she was
talking about the theory of it she was
talking about the theory of it she was talking about the practice of it and how
talking about the practice of it and how
talking about the practice of it and how in practice it revolutionizes workplaces
in practice it revolutionizes workplaces
in practice it revolutionizes workplaces it changes the visibility of fathers at
it changes the visibility of fathers at
it changes the visibility of fathers at work it changes the visibility of
work it changes the visibility of
work it changes the visibility of mothers at work it changes everything
mothers at work it changes everything
mothers at work it changes everything for all women because you are not seen
for all women because you are not seen
for all women because you are not seen as a potential liability because you
as a potential liability because you
as a potential liability because you live in a society where everybody has a
live in a society where everybody has a
live in a society where everybody has a stake in care and everybody cares about
stake in care and everybody cares about
stake in care and everybody cares about it and listening to her I realized how
it and listening to her I realized how
it and listening to her I realized how far we have to go I thought about what
far we have to go I thought about what
far we have to go I thought about what my life would be like if I’d
my life would be like if I’d
my life would be like if I’d had to worry about childcare if I’d
had to worry about childcare if I’d
had to worry about childcare if I’d never had to worry about paying for
never had to worry about paying for
never had to worry about paying for childcare meeting the cost of childcare
childcare meeting the cost of childcare
childcare meeting the cost of childcare if my husband had been able to share
if my husband had been able to share
if my husband had been able to share those precious gorgeous baby days if I
those precious gorgeous baby days if I
those precious gorgeous baby days if I didn’t have to worry every single day
didn’t have to worry every single day
didn’t have to worry every single day about maintaining the specialist support
about maintaining the specialist support
about maintaining the specialist support and care that my older daughter who has
and care that my older daughter who has
and care that my older daughter who has autism depends upon and listening to my
autism depends upon and listening to my
autism depends upon and listening to my friend from Iceland
friend from Iceland
friend from Iceland I felt knackered I felt exhausted
I felt knackered I felt exhausted
I felt knackered I felt exhausted I felt the exhaustion that so many women
I felt the exhaustion that so many women
I felt the exhaustion that so many women feel from getting up every day and
feel from getting up every day and
feel from getting up every day and building bridges between themselves and
building bridges between themselves and
building bridges between themselves and the people they love and the rest of the
the people they love and the rest of the
the people they love and the rest of the world with no support it doesn’t have to
world with no support it doesn’t have to
world with no support it doesn’t have to be this way women have been
be this way women have been
be this way women have been discriminated against for all of the
discriminated against for all of the
discriminated against for all of the history of our country denied the right
history of our country denied the right
history of our country denied the right to vote denied an education denied the
to vote denied an education denied the
to vote denied an education denied the right to own property until 1920 now
right to own property until 1920 now
right to own property until 1920 now those laws are passed but that history
those laws are passed but that history
those laws are passed but that history is still with us women are still the
is still with us women are still the
is still with us women are still the poorest people in the country two-thirds
poorest people in the country two-thirds
poorest people in the country two-thirds of the work of this country’s first
of the work of this country’s first
of the work of this country’s first people are women women are still the
people are women women are still the
people are women women are still the single biggest underrepresented group in
single biggest underrepresented group in
single biggest underrepresented group in this country women work hard all their
this country women work hard all their
this country women work hard all their lives and for what an austerity policy
lives and for what an austerity policy
lives and for what an austerity policy that doesn’t see them that taxes them
that doesn’t see them that taxes them
that doesn’t see them that taxes them disproportionately a hike in their
disproportionately a hike in their
disproportionately a hike in their retirement age that takes no account of
retirement age that takes no account of
retirement age that takes no account of the years and years of unpaid care work
the years and years of unpaid care work
the years and years of unpaid care work that they had to do we can change this
that they had to do we can change this
that they had to do we can change this next year marks the centenary that women
next year marks the centenary that women
next year marks the centenary that women got the right to vote that first tranche
got the right to vote that first tranche
got the right to vote that first tranche of women small group over the age of 30
of women small group over the age of 30
of women small group over the age of 30 white property owners we do not have to
white property owners we do not have to
white property owners we do not have to take the inequalities of the past into
take the inequalities of the past into
take the inequalities of the past into our future we can bridge that gap if we
our future we can bridge that gap if we
our future we can bridge that gap if we start to rethink the kind of bridges
start to rethink the kind of bridges
start to rethink the kind of bridges that we want to build thank you very
that we want to build thank you very
that we want to build thank you very much
much
much you
you
you [Applause]
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