Speech

Economic policy challenges can be represented as coming in one of three kinds. The first is where, essentially, no one really knows what to do. The continuing economic crisis in Japan is a case in point. The second is where there are two competing ideologies at work. The specific circumstances in Greece were an example. […]

I don’t normally read speeches, but this time I will make an exception. There are loads of statistics here, which I will never remember. When it comes to Northern Ireland, I think we need to make sure we are on firm factual ground – too much of our discourse is based around opinions and prejudices.