...from Copenhagen. I may fly over again next week as well." Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling announced at a press conference outside Number 10½ Downing Street that the economic downturn in Britain has been completely...
...they identified in the required state aid package was simply a mis-reading of the government's position. Chancellor Alistair Darling made it clear that the aid package was non-negotiable. Even if the treasury had got round the table to discuss new terms,...
...to work it out in my head." The VAT cut formed the cornerstone of last week's pre-Budget Report, in which Chancellor Alistair Darling announced measures worth £20 billion to ease the impact of the economic slump. Most large shops have already cut prices. Tom...
...of the raft of extra costs. The other major element is the EU's emission trading scheme which, two weeks ago, netted Alistair Darling a cool £54 million. He is set to scoop up another £1 billion over the next four years. Writes Jonathan Leake of The Sunday...
...the pumps. It threatens to reverse the recent gains made by consumers at the pumps by falling oil prices as the Chancellor Alistair Darling snatches back the benefits. Alistair Darling hiked fuel prices by 2p a litre to help bail out Government finances And...
...the Tories. Labour's private polling has found strong support among the party's traditional supporters for the Chancellor Alistair Darling's surprise decision to bring in a higher top rate of tax in 2011. One Labour source said last night: "People wanted...
...the need to curb my spending for now. After all, we are at the start of a long and severe recession (does anyone, apart from Alistair Darling, still think the economy is going to start growing again in the second half of 2009?). Still, I hope to resume spending...