"Government gets things right" does not encourage sales. "Government makes another blunder" does encourage sales, so there's a commercial imperative that pushes sensationalism.

I thought I could do something different from any Conservative prime minister before me. But I couldn't.

Well what would happen is that if Greece defaulted and couldn't pay its debts, all the Greek bonds that are held in other banking systems across Western Europe would suddenly have no value. You could as a knock-on effect create a banking crisis in Western Europe.

You're lucky to head a coalition government. I am a coalition government on my own.

Well British troops are superb in the field in terms of conflict.

Society needs to condemn a little more and understand a little less.

I don't think it's the role of the prime minister to court the press.