Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-12-17-Speech-3-145"
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"Mr President, you know how Socialists claim to speak up for working men and women but there is a saying about socialist politicians. Most of them are middle class intellectuals and the rest have forgotten where they came from.
Let me tell you a story. My father was a bus driver and whenever we got an unexpected bill, whenever there was a school trip that he wanted to send me on, he would put in a few hours’ extra overtime just so he could pay that extra bill or he could send me on a school trip.
If the Working Time Directive had been around, none of this would have been possible. No one should be forced into working extra hours against their will. I think we all agree on that, no matter where we sit in this Parliament, but if you look at the impact of what we voted on today, this is a kick in the teeth for working men and women who wish to work a few extra hours to give their families a better life. Shame on the Socialists!"@en1
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