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

You know the illusion of the cheap money is over and now Britain has to go out there and graft and earn its way and create wealth and prosperity in a very competitive world.

Well look, no one takes pleasure from people making money out of the misery of others, but that is a function of capitalist markets.

China is absolutely one of the biggest players in the world and if Britain wants to be connected to the world it has to be connected to China.

Every day as Chancellor I see alerts telling me of risks around the world.

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

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.