Jobs and Growth

Part of Debate on the Address – in the House of Commons at 1:00 pm on 17 May 2012.

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Photo of Alistair Darling Alistair Darling Labour, Edinburgh South West 1:00, 17 May 2012

The Chancellor is actually confirming what I thought. It is good that they are saying these things in public, but it does suggest that perhaps there is an opportunity to change direction in Europe. I know we will not agree about what is necessary in this country, but does the Chancellor agree with me that we need to be explicit now that austerity on its own will not work—we need policies of growth to go with it?