I Believe In Public Services.

Printing Money Is The Last Resort Of Desperate Governments When All Other Policies Have Failed.

I Think Britain Needs To Get Out There On The World Stage And Make Itself Heard. And For Much Of My Political Career, There Has Been A Sense Of Retreat From The World Stage Because Of What Happened In The Iraq War.

British Taxpayers Should Not Bear The Costs Of Problems In The Eurozone.

The Rise In World Oil Prices Has Been Larger Than Anyone Forecast.

No Other Chancellor In The Long History Of The Office Has Felt The Need To Pass A Law In Order To Convince People He Has The Political Will To Implement His Own Budget.