i remember irvin king coming over and he met alan greenspan.rnor of the fed in washington. we went into the white house and met the chief adviser to the president that we used as our text books. ministers came over, but so did mervyn king. that was an amazing opportunity. you've only had this job since may. you haven't got long as i said in the introduction to persuade people. are you good at saying no? in thisjob, you have to, and every day, colleagues will come with really good ideas. everything i say we will do, how we would fund it? that means you do have to say no to people because you've got to prioritise. what would our priorities be as an incoming labour government around schools, nhs and jobs of the future, particularly in those green industries? what's the best advice you've had. of the chancellors said to you, is there is one thing i could do? i spoke to all of them when i was appointed to thejob, and gordon, who i admire a lot, he said you have to have the discipline, but you've got to have something worth being disciplined for. tha