But certainly we are not forging ahead with the smelter on the basis that we have some global competitive advantage in capital or labor.

He has got to listen to us and agree with us that the FAS is not enough.

I don't share in the belief that a whole bunch of teachers are taking money and mishandling funds.

Is going to take on a lot of water. But as far as the winds, I think here on the island, it will be a little bit less than they anticipated.

Mr Blunkett has also always said he is proud of his working-class background, so we hope that has not been drummed out of him by New Labour and he can find a way of helping working-class people.

It is different in every state division, so I am not aware of what Louisiana and Mississippi regulations are. Hopefully they took the rolling deductible into consideration so we don't have another insurance incident like Andrew.

The country was fortunate last year during the hurricanes because we didn't see a drastic effect in insurance rates rising. Florida stood their own because of the regulations from Andrew.

So power is one thing that's stable at this stage - we're not contemplating any change.

After Hurricane Andrew, Florida laws were changed because it was a new landmark as the most devastating hurricane in the U.S.. In regards to insurance, people in Florida didn't pay their premium risk that they should have. That really changed insurance regulations and building codes.