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argestjoprogrammeineuropethathasseenlong-termyouthunemploymentvirtuallyabolished.ithasincreasedinvestmentinourpublicservicesmorethananyothereuropeancountryinthepastfiveyears.weneededto,itistrue,butwedidit.wehaveintroducedbritain''sfirstminimumwage.wehaveregeneratedourcities.wehaveliftedalmostonemillionchildrenoutofpovertyandtwomillionpeionersoutofacutehardshipandareembarkedonthemostradicalexpaionofchildcare,maternityandpaternityrightsinourcountry''shistory.itisjustthatwehavedoneitonthebasisofandnotattheexpeeofastrongeconomy.

secondly,letthebudgetreflecttheserealities.againthesapirreportshowstheway.publishedbytheeuropeancommiionin2003,itsetsoutincleardetailwhatamoderneuropeanbudgetwouldlooklike.putitintopractice.butamodernbudgetforeuropeisnotonethat10yearsfromnowisstillending40percentofitsmoneyonthecap.

thirdly,implementthelionagenda.onjo,labourmarketparticipation,schoolleavers,lifelonglearning,wearemakingprogrethatnowherenearmatchestheprecisetargetswesetoutatlion.thatagendatolduswhattodo.letusdoit.

fourth,andhereitreadcarefully,getamacroeconomicframeworkforeuropethatisdisciplinedbutalsoflexible.itisnotformetocommentontheeurozone.ijustsaythis:ifweagreedrealprogreoneconomicreform,ifwedemotratedrealserioueonstructuralchange,thenpeoplewouldperceivereformofmacropolicyasseibleandrational,notaproductoffiscallaxitybutofcommoee.andweneedsuchreformurgentlyifeuropeistogrow.

aftertheeconomicandsocialchallenges,thenletusconfrontanothersetoflinkediues-crime,securityandimmigration.

crimeisnowcroingbordersmoreeasilythaneverbefore.organisedcrimecoststheukatleast￡20aually.

migrationhasdoubledinthepast20years.muchofthemigrationishealthyandwelcome.butitmusthemanaged.illegalimmigrationisaniueforallournatio,andahumantragedyformanythousandsofpeople.itisestimatedthat70percentofillegalimmigrantshavetheirpaagefacilitatedbyorganisedcrimegrou.thenthereistherepugnantpracticeofhumantraffickingwherebyorganisedgangsmovepeoplefromoneregiontoanotherwiththeintentio

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