16 January 2012
Deputy Prime Minister, Rt Hon Nick Clegg delivers speech at the
Mansion House
This morning the City of London Corporation was proud to host
the Deputy Prime Minister, Rt Hon Nick Clegg, who delivered a
speech on financial regulation at the Mansion House. The event was
held in conjunction with Centre Forum, an independent, liberal
think-tank working to resolve the problems facing Britain through
the development of evidence-based policy solutions.
The wide-reaching speech, covering topics ranging from
‘responsible capitalism’ to proposed tax reforms is available in
full here:
Download the Deputy Prime Minister's
speech (PDF, 44kb)
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Notes to editors
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food markets. It is also London’s Port Health Authority and runs
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and the City Bridge Trust, which it oversees, donates more than
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