The full transcript is here, and I should give a health warning: it's ghastly stuff.
But amidst such tosh as
Management of financial risk, fiscal discipline, labour market reform; these are not just different chapters in an economics textbook. They are closely connected problems with consequences for us all. (getaway, Nick)
This is a European crisis. It must be solved at the European level.
We cannot let this crisis shake our commitment to Europe’s big idea – that union is worth pursuing as a means to peace and prosperity alike.
I found this gem:
The tree is falling, and we are pruning one leaf at a time.
This is so poetic, so beautiful, that I leave it to you in the form of a Japanese Haiku
The euro tree falls
But Nick Clegg is pruning it
One leaf at a time
Just think about that, the next time you wonder why this fool hasn't yet apologised for suggesting we join the euro in the first place.
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