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General Election 2010 Business debate videos

General Election Debate - Peter Shearer - Introduction
Introductory Remarks - Peter Shearer, Director, Business Partnerships Unit
At Aston Business School we hold many thought provoking, inspirational events throughout the year. On Friday 16 April, over 75 business leaders gathered for a political hustings event involving three leading politicians from the West Midlands region.  Held at Aston Business School and organised in conjunction with Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the event saw the parliamentary hopefuls deliver speeches on their party’s policies followed by a question and answer session chaired by Peter Shearer, Director of the Business Partnership Unit, Aston University.

View the candidates' speeches and the Q & A session in the videos below.
General Election Debate - Lorely Burt - Opening speech
Opening Speech - Lorely Burt, Liberal Democrats
General Election Debate - Caroline Spelman - Opening speech
Opening Speech - Caroline Spelman, Conservatives
General Election Debate - Gisela Stuart - Opening speech
Opening Speech - Gisela Stuart, Labour
General Election Debate - Q&A - Cutting Expenditure and Investing in Jobs and Growth
Q&A - Cutting Expenditure and Investing in Jobs and Growth
General Election Debate - Q&A - MPs' Expenses
Q&A - MPs' Expenses
General Election Debate - Q&A - National Insurance Contributions
Q&A - National Insurance Contributions
General Election Debate - Q&A - Wealth Creation for the Future
Q&A - Wealth Creation for the Future
General Election Debate - Q&A - Unemployment in Birmingham
Q&A - Unemployment in Birmingham
General Election Debate - Q&A - Local and National Interests in Relation to the Takeover of UK Companies and Closing Remarks
Q&A - Local and National Interests in Relation to the Takeover of UK Companies and Closing Remarks