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.

Labour economic stability has replaced Tory boom and bust

When I see that man on the telly - 'Are you thinking what I'm thinking?' No! I'm definitely not! I find most of it quite offensive!

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.

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

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