I think you can look at the British economy with confidence.

I did meet Mickey Mouse in California, and he seems to be writing the Labour party's economic policy at the moment.

I believe that I'm entitled to regard my pre-political life as off-limits in terms of what can be looked at and judged.

There are plenty of people who don't want change - the Labour Party, some of their militant trade union friends like Unite busy causing strikes at the very beginning of a fragile recovery.

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.

Put on top of that the fact that the whole world is looking at Britain and saying how is this country going to pay its way in the future. They are looking at other countries like Greece who can't pay their way in the future and you see savage spending cuts, big cuts in pay.

I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated.