The global economy is spluttering back into life. The Tories would have left it to choke to death.

On top of that, we have a healthy and stable economy and an end to the boom and bust that characterised the Tory years.

The global economy is spluttering back into life. The Tories would have left it to choke to death.

The question is not whether Scotland can survive as a separate state. Of course it could.

Our goal is to make finance the servant, not the master, of the real economy.

The economic times we are facing... are arguably the worst they've been in 60 years. And I think it's going to be more profound and long-lasting than people thought.

We were at the stage where in a very short period of time, one of the world's biggest banks would have to shut the door and switch off the electricity.