Think for a moment: what is the British equivalent of the U.S. Fourth of July, or even the French 14th of July for that matter?

I did maths for a year at university. I don't think I was very good at it. And some people would say it shows.

No one should be held back from realising their potential by fears that they will not be able to afford to go to university or that they will graduate with unmanageable levels of debt.

If our economies are to flourish, if global poverty is to be banished, and if the wellbeing of the world's people enhanced - not just in this generation but in succeeding generations - we must make sure we take care of the natural environment and resources on which our economic activity depends.

The place of cycling in our society is set to grow, and I am committed to doing everything possible to encourage that.

In 2005 we have a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a modern Marshall plan for the developing world.

I think people have got to understand when a murder is committed on British soil, when innocent people have been put at risk by the method that murder is committed then we expect authorities in other parts of the world to co-operate.