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And Mr Balls stressed that would mean higher tax revenues from more people in work and a lower outlay on benefits, both crucial to cutting the deficit. Moody’s report said the UK’s low growth raised fears it would be unable to start to cut the debt...
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But most voters are not 40% tax rate payers and pay a lot less income tax. Chances are (is this a sustainable generalisation?) they probably use more public services. Osborne is also gearing up to say he can't please the Tory right – and the City – by...
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In this file picture taken on March 24, 2010 Reverend Ian Paisley, Former Northern Ireland leader is interviewed outside the Houses of Parliament in central London following the announcement of Chancellor Alistair Darling's 2010 Budget. Former... View Photo »
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given the financial turbulence we are likely to be seeing for some years to come, you would be a brave country indeed to say, 'Here is our new currency: we are not actually sure how much it is going to be worth after the first day's trading'.
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Alistair Darling, the former chancellor, and Lord Mandelson, the former business secretary, have joined an industry-led backlash against the attacks on executives in line for big bonuses by David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg. Political pressure...
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Alistair Darling, the former chancellor, and Lord Mandelson, the former business secretary, have joined an industry-led backlash against the attacks on executives in line for big bonuses by David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg. Political pressure...
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Saturday morning, shortly before Christmas 2007 and a few months after Northern Rock shares fell through the floor and its fearful customers queued overnight to withdraw their savings, Alistair Darling opened the front door at his home in Edinburgh to...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 15: Former Chancellor Alistair Darling arrives for the funeral of Philip Gould at All Saints church on November 15, 2011 in London, England. Lord Philip Gould, an architect of New Labour, died aged 61 after a battle against... View Photo »
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The anti-independence parties really are struggling if they see Alistair Darling, the former Labour Chancellor in a government which crashed the economy, as a credible champion for their campaign
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Labour, where it is felt the party is failing to get its message across. First of all, of course, they need to work out exactly what that message is. It does look likely that the big guns from Westminster are determined to play a more active role in...
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His assessment was based on Scottish government figures and Holyrood's estimate of its modest share of the £66billion bailout of Royal Bank of Scotland and Bank of Scotland-owner HBOS via Lloyds. The claim was refuted by former chancellor Alistair...
About Alistair Darling
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Alistair Maclean Darling (28 November 1953) is a British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer since 28 June 2007. He is Labour Party Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South West in Scotland. Full Article
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