I can tell you I'm pretty middle-class.

In a sense, what we do with the regional development agencies is to give them resources to look at the deficiencies in the economy in the regional areas, so they can address themselves to that.

There's no excuse, it's just an opportunity that presented in a limited way and that happened and as soon as the press rang me I didn't deny it I just said 'that's it' and I had to go home and explain it.

What we are beginning to witness is a whole new set of rules for economics, based on rationing resources.

The Green Belt is a Labour achievement - and we mean to build on it.

The only break I ever took was to eat. That's all I did. Work, and then quickly eat something. It became my main pleasure, having access to my comfort food.

I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are.