Alistair Darling

Tories would go it alone with banking levy

2010-03-22 12:25
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The Tories are ready to go it alone in imposing a levy on banks in the continuing absence of global action on this front. But Chancellor Alistair Darling accuses them of taking a "hell of a risk".

CBI urges short term cuts to balance budget for UK economy

2010-03-09 14:46
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The CBI wants to see more urgent action taken by the government to address the UK deficit before international confidence is lost in the economy.

Iceland electorate rejects repayment deal with the UK

2010-03-09 13:58
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Icelandic voters have decided they don't want to repay the billions owed to the UK and the Netherlands, leaving Alistair Darling admitting it will be "many, many" years before the debt is settled.

The Odd Couple in Downing Street

2010-02-25 12:03
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At war or the best of friends? Alistair Darling talks about the forces of hell while Gordon Brown compares himself to Winston Churchill. Meanwhile who's running the UK's finances?

Sixty economists back Darling's spending cuts pace

2010-02-19 17:23
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Days after 20 economists backed Tory calls for immediate spending cuts, some 60 economists have backed Labour's strategy to delay cuts for fear of delaying recovery.

Obama v the banks: seconds out, round two!

2010-01-25 17:22
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President Obama wants US banks to be smaller and more toughly regulated; in the UK, the government isn't so sure it wants to follow this particular US lead...

Obama gets mad with US bankers, but Europe hangs back

2010-01-17 13:57
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Barack Obama is mad as hell and wants his money back from the banks; Gordon Brown and other European leaders aren't so sure...

Darling's evasive Treasury team come under fire from MPs over deficit detail

2010-01-07 15:24
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Alistair Darling and the Treasury have opportunistically used economic uncertainty to avoid providing sufficient detail about how they plan to cut the UK's £178 billion deficit.

Sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can break the economy...

2010-01-05 17:39
So here we are - January 2010. Or as an alternative dating might put it: five months to the General Election and counting! That's assuming of cou...

Darling fires warning shot as Icelandic President caves in to voter pressure (updated)

2010-01-05 15:19
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Iceland has decided to ask its voters whether to compensate the UK and Netherlands from the collapse of the Icesave internet bank. A diplomatic row is set to follow.
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