War, Deficit and EU

«The war in Afghanistan has got to be fought, has got to be won. I would have a war cabinet from day one. We'd also double the bonus the troops are paid for serving in Afghanistan.
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We've said there will be a public-sector pay freeze from 2011, excluding the million lowest-paid workers. We've said that the retirement age will rise. Normally oppositions don't announce these plans ahead of an election.
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Of course, you need some coordination at the European level, and I'm not against that, but we want to be careful that European countries that might not wish our financial services well aren't given free rein to do things that will hold them back.»

David Cameron, Newsweek, 21-Dec-2009