Times Online logo Times Online 1 month ago

Bank blag-a-thon is just child’s play for Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling reminded me of a teenager asking for money as he tried to explain why he needed yet more cash for the banks. First he told us what an incredible success his first two bank bailouts had been. Full Article at Times Online

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  1. Royal Bank of Scotland
  2. Northern Rock
  3. HBOS

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Related Quotes

  1. I believe that what we have got here is better structured ... It is a better deal for the taxpayer.
    Alistair Darling – Alistair Darling SOURCE: Birmingham Post 1 month ago
  2. Let's not miss the elephant in the room. The Government is having to put another £39.2bn of taxpayers' money into the banks – a bigger bailout than the original bailout last autumn.
    George Osborne – George Osborne SOURCE: The Independent 1 month ago
  3. I am not interested in fire sales, I will only sell when conditions are right.
    Alistair Darling – Alistair Darling SOURCE: New Statesman 1 month ago
  4. What I want to do now is begin the process of reform and reconstruction so we have got a safer, more competitive banking system with more high street banks than we have at the moment, with new entrants coming in
    Alistair Darling – Alistair Darling SOURCE: Irish Times 1 month ago
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  1. Britain's Chancellor Alistair Darling leaves Millbank Studios following an interview, London, December 10, 2009. The government's pre-budget report will soothe concerns about Britain's fiscal deficit and it would not be sensible to impose cuts any sooner, Darling told Reuters in an interview.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 09: Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling leaves the Treasury to deliver his Pre-Budget Report to Parliament on December 9, 2009 in London, England. The Chancellor is expected to announce new tax measures on bankers' bonuses in his Pre-Budget Report to Parliament.
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  1. Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland
  2. Northern Rock Northern Rock
  3. Gordon Brown Gordon Brown
  4. UK Conservative Party UK Conservative Party
  5. European Union European Union
  6. HBOS HBOS