Poverty is about people lacking the tools they need to get on in life. And solving it is about tackling educational failure, antisocial behaviour, debt problems and addiction, and of course it’s about work.
We are mandating forces to hold regular neighbourhood beat meetings. These meetings will give local people the chance to scrutinise the work of their local police.
We all know the stories about the Human Rights Act… about the illegal immigrant who cannot be deported because, and I am not making this up, he had a pet cat.
People have to make journeys, what we want is people to have alternatives in public transport so that they can make a choice about the sort of way in which they’re going to travel.
We need a bold, new, positive vision for the future of our country.
I believe in marriage. I believe marriage is a really important institution, it’s one of the most important institutions we have.
I think there is a break down of trust generally, between people and politicians. I think that’s come about for a whole variety of reasons.
Like Indiana Jones, I don’t like snakes – though that might lead some to ask why I’m in politics.
National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.
I’m not someone who feels anger on particular issues.
You can’t solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.