Think of how we challenged the impression that we taxed for its own sake and that we were hostile to business. We were right to change.

The transition to a low-carbon economy will be one of the defining issues of the 21st century. This plan sets out a route-map for the UK's transition from here to 2020...every business, every community will need to be involved. Together we can create a more secure, more prosperous low carbon Britain and a world which is sustainable for future generations.

Margaret Thatcher was the first political leader in any major country to warn of the dangers of climate change

I suppose not everyone has a dad who wrote a book saying he didn't believe in the Parliamentary road to socialism.

We don't compete in the world by offering tax advantages to a few that we don't give to all our citizens and businesses

In good times, people turn to Left wing parties, in bad times, they say, well, possibly Left-wing parties can't make those tough decisions... We've got to buck that trend

I treat opinion polls with a pinch of sugar.