‘Where is Milton Friedman now? He would have retorted: “The business of financial business is business”’

The case for wealth redistribution is no stronger because Warren Buffett supports it

‘The oil price rise has already forced the global warming guru Lord Stern to change his mind’

‘Absolutely no one believes that the earth could produce 17 times as much oil as today. The stuff simply is not there’

‘In a fiercely competitive global economy, taxes should be lower. So as Chancellor I will approach each Budget looking to see if we can reduce taxes as well as reform them.’

‘The one education reform no government has tried is putting parents firmly in control’