Gordon Brown

While Turing was dealt with under the law of the time, and we can't put the clock back, his treatment was of course utterly unfair, and I am pleased to have the chance to say how deeply sorry I and we all are for what happened to him. ”

The extraordinary summer heatwave of 2003 in Europe resulted in over 35,000 extra deaths. ”

In 2005 we have a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a modern Marshall plan for the developing world. ”

Turing was a quite brilliant mathematician, most famous for his work on breaking the German Enigma codes. It is no exaggeration to say that, without his outstanding contribution, the history of the Second World War could have been very different. ”

We are being tough in saying it is a duty on the unemployed in future not only to be available for work - and not to shirk work - but also to get the skills for work. That is a new duty we are introducing. ”

America knows it has got to deal with its deficit problems so that it, too, can promise it is making its proper and best contributions to the world economy. ”

I am a father with young kids, and you want to know the jobs in the future are going to be there. ”

Stability is necessary for our future economic success. ”

It will not be a surprise to you to learn I'm more interested in the future of the Arctic Circle than the future of the Arctic Monkeys. ”

When I lost the sight of my eye and faced the prospect of going blind, my sight was saved by the NHS. ”