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

This was released I think in February and so it is a great deal of fuss being made, it hasn't in fact been given public release, it was released in February.

There is progress taking place, growth is better. We're only talking about two years there.

I don't get a fair whack, I don't pursue vendettas or punch people on the nose.

In the north east, there, they have had quite a bit of government offices moving in. It's not a new policy.

There was only one punch. Tony Blair rang me and he said 'Are you OK?' and I said 'Yes', and he said 'Well, what happened?' and I said 'I was just carrying out your orders. You told us to connect with the electorate, so I did.

My roots, my background and the way I act is working class, but it would be hypsocritical to say I'm anything else than middle class now.