In many ways Scotland will benefit more than other parts of the UK when universal credit comes in. A larger percentage of people will see an increase in their income through moving into work or taking on more hours.

I am not going to go round trying to make people say 'Wow!'... I'm not going to play Hollywood lookalikes.

What we want to do is reform the welfare system in the way that Tony Blair talked about 13 years ago but never achieved - a system that was created for the days after the Second World War. That prize is now I think achievable.

After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.

Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.

Well obviously the economy is critical to everything we do and we need to get the economy back in shape, the deficit down, the debt paid off, so that the economy can grow again and grow properly.

Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.'