Lib Dem Conference 2011: Clegg pledges 'firewall' for banking system

Addressing the Liberal Democrat conference, Clegg said coalition action on the economy has involved "agonisingly difficult decisions" but that he was confident its decisions were correct. "Handing control of the economy to the bond traders: that is not progressive," said Clegg. "We are here to build a new economy safe from casino speculation. That is why a Liberal Democrat business secretary is putting a firewall into the banking system," he said. Clegg also promised to give taxpayers a stake in the banks nationalised during the financial crash. "When we come to sell those bank ...