I believe that Britain can be better. I want us all to have a fair society, where everyone gets real opportunities and chances in life.

We can make that happen by taking power from government and special interests and giving it to people and communities.

Young people must be taught financial literacy to tackle Britain’s debt addiction - Clegg

November 19th, 2008

Financial literacy must become a comprehensive part of the maths curriculum to tackle Britain’s addiction to debt, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg will say today.
Speaking this afternoon to a Youth Parliament event in central London, Nick Clegg will warn the audience of young people that total personal debt has risen by £1 trillion since Labour [...]


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Prime Minister's Questions (19 Nov 2008)

I would like to return to the bank bail-out plan. We supported that action because we were told that there would be strings attached-that the banks would be forced to lend. Yet every Member of this House will have heard about local companies receiving e-mails from their banks forcing them out of business overnight. What concrete evidence does the Prime Minister have to show that his...

Prime Minister's Questions (19 Nov 2008)

That was an extraordinarily complacent reaction when thousands of jobs are at risk. We all know that the Prime Minister likes to strut his stuff on the world stage telling everybody that his plan is better than their plan, but his plan is not working where it counts-here at home. The bankers cannot believe their luck. They have got billions of pounds of taxpayers' money, they can keep...

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