I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining.

The new generation of Labour is different. Different attitudes, different ideas, different ways of doing politics.

One nation banking recognises that banks must not be isolated from the rest of the economy. Because banks and small businesses must succeed or fail together, banks must lend to small businesses so we can get the growth and jobs we need for the future. As things stand, that is not happening enough. Lending was down £10.8billion last year.

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

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

Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.

I treat opinion polls with a pinch of sugar.