If transport, housing and Olympic projects do not work, I will crawl away under a stone.

I have opened newspapers and read incredible lies.

Well, on lots of small things we could have done better, but on all the big things we called it right. You should make less mistakes as you get older, and I became a councillor back in 1971, so if by this stage in politics I'm making lots of big mistakes, then I shouldn't be here.

I take a much more pragmatic view than many people on the Left about working with Neil Kinnock. Kinnock represents the best vehicle possible for achieving socialism now.

Polling in a general election is pretty accurate, because turnout is usually high.

Global warming could be solved by shifting three to four per cent of global GDP to pay for it.

I have no interest in managing my financial affairs.