We now have a satisfactory solution not only to coalition forces, but also to the Iraqi authorities themselves.

I will have failed in this if in five years there are not many more people using public transport and far fewer journeys by car. It is a tall order but I want you to hold me to it.

I've gone through that with my mother and father and here I was in a similar situation. I've wronged her and I've wronged the family. Because when these things happen, it doesn't just happen to you, it happens to the people around you and the family.

So what I did was stuff my face with anything around, any old rubbish, burgers, chocolate, crisps, fish and chips, loads of it, till I felt sick - but at least I'd had the pleasure of stuffing my face and feeling really full.

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

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

Labour economic stability has replaced Tory boom and bust