Nelson Mandela was a towering figure in our time; a legend in life and now in death - a true global hero.

We need the Chinese to - you know, spend more, save less - consume more and not be so focused on exports. There are big changes we need in the world.

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

The prime minister says he has a vision for change, well put that to the people of the country.

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

We need to have a bigger and more significant role for national parliaments. There is not, in my view, a single European demos.

People are increasingly frustrated that decisions taken further and further away from them mean their living standards are slashed through enforced austerity or their taxes are used to bail out governments on the other side of the continent.