Alistair Darling, the chancellor, has said he wants to help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder by introducing greater tax breaks towards saving for a house, says Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Correspondent
Changing the rules on...
LONDON - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned Thursday that rising oil prices are likely to prolong the world economic slowdown.
Speaking at a London news conference, he said there will be no quick fixes to calm soaring oil prices, which hit...
'We have had a difficult year, whether it's the economy or other political issues as well, but I believe we are doing the right thing."
So said Alistair Darling a few weeks ago, and few could disagree that it has been an annus horribilis for...
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For a sign of how public anger with the Government is boiling over, look no further than York: the good burghers of the city are set to publicly hang an effigy of Alistair Darling on Monday.
York Dungeon has been...
Background
Alistair Maclean Darling (born November 28, 1953) is a British politician and the current Chancellor of the Exchequer. He is Labour Party Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South West in Scotland.
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3 weeks ago from Telegraph