Because I'm a democrat! The will of the people is sovereign.

What you call austerity is what I might call efficiency.

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

It would be wrong to suggest that Scotland could not be another such successful, independent country.

There is not, in my view, a single European demos.

Too many people are stuck on sickness benefits because of issues that could be addressed but instead are not, some have drug or alcohol problems, but refuse treatment. In other cases, people have problems with their weight that could be addressed, but instead a life on benefits rather than work becomes the choice.

I think it true that, you know, sometimes things start to change even before a government changes and, actually, I think you can begin to see even the Labour machine beginning to understand that it has become over-reliant on targets and processes, that local governments have been over-bossed and bullied.