In order to fix it, you need a passionate anger about something that doesn't work well.

Britain's great strength is its innovative, design and engineering natural ability and we're not using it.

Exactly 5,126 attempts to make the first bagless vacuum cleaner were failures-some catastrophic disappointments, some minor defects. It took 15 years. Prototype 5,127 was the success ... Failure is painful, but it spurs on improvement like nothing else.

China can and will be an invaluable trading partner to both the U.S. and the U.K.

All our engineers are designers and all our designers are engineers.

Fear is always a good motivator.

Design and technology should be the subject where mathematical brainboxes and science whizzkids turn their bright ideas into useful products.