As long as I am running this Government I will run the Government as I see fit...as I believe in, based on my philosophy. - Brian Cowen

However, we must not lose sight of the fact that the fundamentals of the economy are still good.

Hopefully that will be seen as a response, a leadership responding to an issue and therefore one's authority, while it's not as high if you didn't have the problem, it does mean that people say 'well he used his authority to come up with a solution in double-quick time that met with broader public acceptance.

' I was reared in a pub – as a young fellow, serving in the pub I learnt far more there about human nature than I learnt in any university or school. I think it gave me a great insight into people.