We have supported the banks, they should be supporting the economy now.

Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure.

Of all the public services, education is the one I'm most interested in. You get a more dynamic economy, you deal with most social problems, and it's morally right.

Britain wants the single currency to be a success. It is massively in our interests that we have a stable financial system on our doorstep.

The foundations of a strong economy don't rest alone on the decisions of Chancellors or the spending programmes of government.

One of the big problems we have in this country is that not enough people understand how important it is to save, understand the details of credit card statements, to be able to compare different APRs and the like. I support the idea.

Britain has no divine right to be one of the richest countries in the world.