Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts.

[Banks] have a clear obligation to help get this country off its addiction to debt because they sure as hell helped to get this country addicted to debt.

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

I want to see genuine talent rewarded.

Autism is a very serious condition.

Establishing proper economic governance that allows the Eurozone to undertake the integration it needs whilst protecting the interests of the single market for all 28, the rights of member states who are not in the Euro - including of course the UK - is really important for the future of the European Union.

I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan.