Corruption is one of the greatest enemies of progress in our time. It is the cancer at the heart of so many of the world's problems.

It's time to place the market within a moral framework - even if that means standing up to companies who make life harder for parents and families.

2012 has been an extraordinary year for our country. We cheered our Queen to the rafters with the Jubilee, showed the world what we're made of by staging the most spectacular Olympic and Paralympic Games ever and - let's not forget - punched way above our weight in the medals table.

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

Far from being a drag on growth, making our energy sources more sustainable, our energy consumption more efficient, and our economy more resilient to energy price shocks - those things are a vital part of the growth and wealth that we need

The legacy of Mandela is to have brought the country together... South Africa can be one of the success stories of the 21st century.

It does not seem to me that the steps which would be needed to make Britain - and others - more comfortable in their relationship in the European Union are inherently so outlandish or unreasonable.