...I say -- there is a global battle out there to win jobs, orders, contracts... ...and in that battle I believe in leading from the front. To get our economy on the rise there's a lot more to do -- and frankly a lot more fights to be had. Because there are too many of what I'd call the "yes-but-no" people. The ones who say "yes, our businesses need to expand... ...but no we can't reform planning." It's simple. For a business to expand, it needs places to build. If it takes too long, they'll just build elsewhere. I visited a business the other day that wanted to open a big factory just outside Liverpool. But the council was going to take so long to approve the decision that they're now building that factory on the continent -- and taking hundreds of jobs with them. If we're going to be a winner in this global race we've got to beat off this suffocating bureaucracy once and for all. And then there are those who say "yes of course we need more housing"... ...but "no" to every development -- and not in my backyard. Look - it's OK for my generation. Many of us have got on the ladder. But you know the average age that someone buys their first home today, without any help for their parents? 33 years old. We are the party of home ownership -- we cannot let this carry on. So yes -- we're doubling the