I Want To See Genuine Talent Rewarded.

A Generous Basic State Pension Is The Least A Civilized Society Should Offer Those Who Have Worked Hard And Saved Through Their Whole Lives.

Our First Benchmark Is To Cut The Deficit More Quickly To Safeguard Britain’s Credit Rating. I Know That We Are Taking A Political Gamble To Set This Up As A Measure Of Success. Protecting The Credit Rating Will Not Be Easy The Pace Of Fiscal Consolidation Will Be Co-ordinated With Monetary Policy. And We Will Protect Britain's Credit Rating And International Reputation.

Believe Me, I Understand That Most Higher Rate Taxpayers Are Not The Super-rich.

We Want People To Have A Stake In The British Economy So I Am In Favour Of Actually Encouraging People To Have Small Shareholdings And Feel They've Got A Stake In Our Economic Future.

Britain Is China's Best Partner In The West.