Just as we should never balance the budget on the backs of the poor, so it is an economic delusion to think you can balance it only on the wallets of….

A generous basic state pension is the least a civilized society should offer those who have worked hard and saved through their whole lives..

Tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas..

I was shocked to see that some of the very wealthiest people in the country have organised their tax affairs, and to be fair it's within the tax laws….

We will also target tax evasion and off-shore tax havens... Everyone must pay their share..

We have supported the banks, they should be supporting the economy now..

One big theme for me is that we have got to move from an economy built on debt to one where we save and invest in the future..

Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure..

I would also like to see children aged between 11 and 18 taught financial education in a structured way in schools. I would also say that that is not….

The Foreign Office is a very important arm of the British state and I think Britain has a fantastic diplomatic service. We are the only country in th….

I support gay marriage. I support gay marriage because I believe Conservatives support the institutions of commitment..

Let's also teach people about pensions and savings, insurance and the like. But if they aren't already familiar with numbers that won't be as effecti….

Printing money is the last resort of desperate governments when all other policies have failed..

If we don't get a grip on government spending, there will be no growth..

Well look, no one takes pleasure from people making money out of the misery of others, but that is a function of capitalist markets..

What makes people angry and we are on the side of hard-working people who want to get on in life and they see how government is wasting their money..

The positive news is that the British economy is continuing to grow and is creating jobs. And it is positive news too that at a time of real internat….

We are pretty tough in saying for example if you've got unsecured debts and less than £25,000 that should not be an excuse for repossessing someone's….

One of the big problems we have in this country is that not enough people understand how important it is to save, understand the details of credit ca….

You cannot tackle Britain's debts without tackling the unreformed welfare system..

You need to have a state pension that doesn't drag more and more people into means-testing each year and make it very difficult for people on low to ….