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Digby Jones, Former Trade Minister

Stephen Sackur asks Digby, Lord Jones, until recently Gordon Brown's hand-picked Minister of Trade, if global protectionism will destroy free enterprise during the recession.

Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe.

When the current recession ends, what will be left of British industry? Digby Jones was, until recently, Gordon Brown's hand-picked Minister of Trade. Lord Jones advocates spending government money to save skilled jobs - propping up the manufacturers, not just the bankers. Sackur asks him if the threat of global protectionism will destroy free enterprise.

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