Nothing - I mean nothing - and no-one - I mean no-one - will stop me going through to the end, and trying to be ready for the challenge of 2007.

Francois Hollande is the president of the republic, he must be respected. I want to wish him good luck in the midst of these tests.

France is the country with the highest taxes in Europe along with Sweden...something of which I am not proud.

We need to profoundly revise all of our taxes and charges. The aim is to tax pollution - notably fossil fuels - more, and tax work less

There are remuneration packages that will no longer be tolerated because they bear no relation to merit. That those who create jobs and wealth may earn a lot of money is not shocking. But that those who contribute to destroying jobs and wealth also earn a lot of money is morally indefensible.

You won't hear from me again.

Europe is not a choice, it is a necessity, but it needs to be rethought, refounded.