I have acquired a deep and abiding respect for all those engaged in the difficult business of commerce.

I am certainly not a blogger. Quite a large proportion of them are nuts and extremists - with the honourable exception of the culture secretary.

I am getting frustrated by the fact that we have been out of office for eight years. I desperately want to lead the Conservative Party to make quicker progress back into power.

However, we do not lack anti-terrorist laws. I do not believe that the recent London bombs were the result of any deficiencies in our legal system.

I look forward to the day when the Westminster Parliament is just a council chamber in Europe

The political health of Britain has deteriorated very sharply. The Conservative Party must do something about it. I am the man to do it.

Of course I'd have loved to be Prime Minister. But I'm not nursing a grievance.