I think it is absolutely central to our economic plan as a country not only that we put our own house in order but that we better connect ourselves with other parts of the world, particularly the faster growing parts of the world.

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

Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher rate taxpaying families.

Tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas.

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

You need to have a state pension that doesn't drag more and more people into means-testing each year and make it very difficult for people on low to medium term incomes to save and not see their savings clawed away.

We need a coalition in this country. A coalition of change. People who have had enough of this.