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

There are those who are trying to create an anti-business culture in Britain - and we have to stop them. At stake are not pay packages for a few but jobs and prosperity for the many.

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.

I reject absolutely the idea that people should know their place, and know their class.

The rise in world oil prices has been larger than anyone forecast.

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 positive news is that the British economy is continuing to grow and is creating jobs. And it is positive news too that at a time of real international instability we are a safe haven in the storm.