The Buddies boss has spoken out previously about refereeing performances, but he feels his concerns have fallen on deaf ears.

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In the spring of 2007, he warned the G-7 finance ministers about the grave threat to the banking system, but his words "fell on deaf ears, " he says.

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He can ill afford to have his claims about the health of the economy contradicted by the evidence of voters' own eyes and ears.

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