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just for you barry courtesy of the daily mail today.
While Westminster fiddled over the phone-hacking frenzy, the European economy was burning last night.
World financial watchdogs issued an extraordinary warning of a global economic 'earthquake' triggered by the failure of many countries to get to grips with massive debts.
To add insult to injury, it emerged yesterday that those largely responsible for bringing Britain's economy to its knees - bankers and finance workers - have scooped bonuses totalling £14billion this year.
Overshadowed: The attack on Rupert Murdoch and his and Rebekah Brooks's evidence to a Select Committee turned attention away from a warning that the European economy was on the brink of an 'earthquake'
Meltdown: Failure of eurozone countries to get control of their debts could lead to billions being wiped off the global economy, experts have warned
While the phone-hacking scandal will be investigated by a public inquiry led by a senior judge, there has been no equivalent investigation into the actions of bankers and the Government's failure to hold them to account for triggering the financial crisis.
There were growing calls for Westminster to lift its gaze from phone-hacking and focus on the threat to the livelihoods of millions.
As the Commons hearings into the scandal descended into farce when a protester tried to attack Rupert Murdoch with a foam pie, David Cameron, speaking in Lagos, Nigeria, pledged to focus on issues that 'really matter' to people amid fears the Government is beginning to look paralysed by the phone-hacking furore.
Cameron will be looking to find answers to the financial crisis as French President Nicolas Sarkozy jets into Berlin today for a summit with Angela Merkel aimed at forging a common stance on the Greek rescue package as the eurozone lurches closer to collapse.
The Prime Minister, who cut short a tour of Africa last night to return to address MPs, said: 'It is important for the British Prime Minister and Government to get on with those things that really matter to Britain, which is making sure there are jobs and exports.'
While there were 'serious questions' for parts of the media, police and politicians to answer over phone hacking, Mr Cameron insisted voters 'don't want us to lose our focus on an economy that provides good jobs, an immigration system that works for Britain and a welfare system that is fair'.
Office of National Statistics figures showed that between April 2010 and March 2011, a total of £13.6billion in bonuses was paid out to workers in the 'finance and insurance' sector.
They account for just 4 per cent of the workers in this country, but get about 40 per cent of the bonuses paid.
The size of the massive windfall will outrage millions of hard-working Britons who face a daily battle to stay financially afloat during the economic downturn.
