Investment in energy and science will combat recession, says Tony Blair

Tony Blair today urged world leaders to look at the economic crisis as an opportunity to create a better future for all as he called for greater investment in energy, science, technology and education. The former prime minister, who is co-chairing a two-day conference in Paris on the future of global finances, said that the current financial situation was the biggest, most complex and most delicate economic challenge of our lifetime. But Blair warned there was no advantage in "make-work" schemes...