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Holocaust Memorial Day Speech
This is a difficult subject to speak about both because it is well chronicled and because the horror and scale of what happened make our words seem ill suited to the task. The numbers are unimaginable. The industrial organisation of the killing process so horrific. The ideology behind it so abhorrent. Perhaps that is why the stories of...

SPEECH ON BANK BONUSES AND YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East) (Lab): At first glance it might seem as though youth unemployment and bank bonuses are separate issues, or that if they are linked it is only at the level of an argument about fairness or equity. But that is not the case. The level of reward at the very top of the financial services...

The £20 billion question
One of the features of the banking crisis has been the anger and incredulity of people at the sharp end of public expenditure cuts and the squeeze on real incomes watching those who run banks fill their boots. Even if the individuals at the top of most banks have changed, people still find it galling to see those at the...

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PAT'S BLOG

  • Alistair Darling - Back from the Brink
    You’d buy a used car from Alistair Darling. In fact he’d probably have had it serviced, cleaned and fitted with new tyres for you. He is a good,...
  • High Speed 2
    The Government has announced it will proceed with a high speed rail link, initially between London and Birmingham, but later to go beyond this to Manchester and Leeds. This is...
  • HMV results a sign o’ the times
    High St music store HMV’s report that like for like sales have fallen 8% compared to last Christmas shows the relentless change in the way we shop. Some High...
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