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

Britain is not part of the single currency. That is a decision we have taken, a voluntary decision of this country, but as a result are part of a European Union 19 of whose members are rapidly integrating, creating political, fiscal, monetary, economic union to make their currency work. And that is increasingly rubbing up against the operation.

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

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

We want people to have a stake in the British economy so I am in favour of actually encouraging people to have small shareholdings and feel they've got a stake in our economic future.

I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.

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