The last thing I'd say is that you can achieve a lot of things in politics. You can get a lot of things done. And that, in the end - the public service, the national interest: that is what it's all about. Nothing is really impossible if you put your mind to it. After all, as I once said: I was the future once.

Warm congratulations to my friend Barack Obama. Look forward to continuing to work together.

The world economy is more stable than for a generation ... Our hugely sophisticated financial markets match funds with ideas better than ever before.

I want to be the voice of change and hope. I want to confront the big challenges this country faces.

We have put our country on solid ground, but let me tell you: The next five years are much, much more important. The next five years are about turning the good news in our economy into a good life for you and your family.

More of the same will just produce more of the same - less competitiveness, less growth, fewer jobs.

I am just not a great fan of the Piers Morgan format. I would rather do something a bit more substantial.