But we will say something else. That for far too long in this country, people who can work, people who are able to work, and people who choose not to work: you cannot go on claiming welfare like you are now.

On the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other hand let us look at the issue of dependency where we have trapped people in poverty through the extent of welfare that they have.

I have no time for those who say there is no way Scotland could go it alone. I know first-hand the contribution Scotland and Scots make to Britain's success - so for me there's no question about whether Scotland could be an independent nation.

The economies in Europe that will prosper, are those that are the greenest and the most energy efficient

Just as I believe that Britain should want to remain in the EU so the EU should want us to stay.

I believe man-made climate change is one of the most serious threats that this country and this world face.

I know the British people and they are not passengers - they are drivers.