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If you want to change the way your banking system is regulated, if you want to learn the mistakes of what's gone wrong, then you have to change your government.


Working people of this country want economic security. The worst possible thing you can do for those families is bust the public finances, have some welfare system this country can't afford.


I will listen to any argument put to me.


Autism is a very serious condition.


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 international instability we are a safe haven in the storm.


Cutting budget deficits can never be just an exercise in economics.


Nuclear power is cost-competitive with other low-carbon technology and is a crucial part of our energy mix, along with new sources of power such as shale gas.


Even as China's growth slows, it will continue to be a powerhouse for the global economy.


I think you can look at the British economy with confidence.


The rise in world oil prices has been larger than anyone forecast.


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


If someone believes that living on benefits is a lifestyle choice, then we need to make them think again.


I'm a Conservative who believes in lower taxes. They lead to a more enterprising economy. But I'm not somebody who believes you can fund lower taxes by borrowing more money.


Well can I just say unlike my predecessors, Conservative and Labour, I have set up an independent body that studies whether what I'm saying is true, whether I've met the targets that I set out.


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


The Conservative party, the modern Conservative party, is on the side of people who want to work hard and get on.


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 the rich.


I would say I have taken substantive action to make things easier for people.


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


The British people think that if someone is disabled, then they should get all the care and support that we can offer.