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.

What you call austerity is what I might call efficiency.

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

Fundamental questions are being asked about the future of the Eurozone and therefore the shape of the EU itself. Opportunities to advance our national interest are clearly becoming apparent. We should focus on how to make the most of this, not pursue a parliamentary process for a multiple choice referendum.

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

I am not a British isolationist. I don't just want a better deal for Britain. I want a better deal for Europe too.

Now I know which came first - the chicken not the egg.