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

Perhaps if England and Scotland together had one team we could at least beat the Germans.

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

We believe the 36, nearly 40, billion pound discount given for a right to buy houses took a million houses out of the public housing sector which is desperately needed for rent.

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.

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.

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.