We are being tough in saying it is a duty on the unemployed in future not only to be available for work - and not to shirk work - but also to get the skills for work. That is a new duty we are introducing.

This is a Budget for Britain's future to secure fairness for each child and invest in every child

My favourite sport at school was rugby. All sports are teamwork, but rugby particularly is about teamwork and I think teamwork is the essence of this.

The vision of personalised public services - meeting the individual needs of all our citizens - requires continuing reform in the way services are delivered

Once government's objectives were economic growth and social cohesion. Now they are prosperity, fairness and environmental care

The doubling of oil prices ... is creating a more difficult environment in which to act.

Boom and bust is a term that applied to the Conservative years and two of the worst recessions in history.