The Left regards the Constitution as defective and outmoded - in part because it impedes the government's ability to control institutions, like churches and families, which stand between the state and individuals.

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.

For wide swaths of training and education there are valuable spillovers which mean that the private sector needs support from the government. That is why I have been so determined to protect and grow apprenticeships and put higher education on a sustainable footing.

I was very happy being a secretary. I loved working for the government. I was very happy with my life.

What the Lib Dems have failed to do is offer any meaningful agenda for government or for power.

One of those promises was to limit the size of government and to have the government serve the people - and not the other way around.

In Scotland, the indication is that for the Westminster elections at least, Labour voters are satisfied with their government.

I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses.

The choice between a Labour government and a Tory one is sharpening minds.

These are tough times and under this Tory-led government many people in Manchester are suffering and getting left behind. If elected I will use all my energy, skills, experience and knowledge to stand up for our communities and get things done for the better.