Can there not be a limit to the fact that really you need to cut your cloth in accordance with what capabilities and finances you have?

All I can say to the others is, 'Look out, we're on our way.

The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.

I do not believe the picture that some people paint of Scottish towns dependent on welfare. Every time I come here, I meet people who are determined to get into work. Who, with the right help are desperate to get off benefits, support their family and set an example for their children.

Work is transformative. It gives you a greater chance of a greater income. You can affect your life while you're of working age, so you have scope and opportunity. Pensioners do not.

[Andrea] Leadsom has compassion ... a real steel and a real determination and that velvet glove of compassion that she really cares about people.

Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.