The common denominator in all the European countries to which my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh East (Sheila Gilmore) alluded is their manufacturing base, and Germany, Japan and China are of course also manufacturing surplus economies. Britain used to have such an economy, until 1979.
The Economy
Proceeding contribution from
Tom Blenkinsop
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 6 December 2011.
It occurred during Debate on The Economy.
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