article_snippet.sent: Five years ago the world was facing catastrophic economic problems.
article_snippet.sent: We had stared into the abyss of a complete failure of the international financial system, and managed – via huge State intervention – to avoid total collapse.
article_snippet.sent: Take politicians energy-freeze policy.
article_snippet.sent: Companies would have elevated prices in anticipation of a freeze – and kept Companies high despite the recent drop in the price of oil.
article_snippet.sent: Economic success isn't decided on high, Economic success is the collective result of millions of people feeling that we are heading in the right direction; willing to take chances and work hard to succeed.
article_snippet.sent: But on this occasion I really felt I had to speak out as our economic recovery truly hangs in the balance.
article_snippet.sent: If our economy fails, frankly our economy is not the richest who suffer, our economy's the poorest.
article_snippet.sent: Clawing we way out of recession has meant a lot of hard work and sacrifice.