Topic: Alistair Darling

With all the skill and abillity of the captain of the Titanic, Alistair Darling has finally steered us out of the recession. It is not that Brown can be seen as a good judge of character, his love of Ed Balls easily ...
Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling are right about onething: Why the UK?s recession was deeper and ourpublic finances are worse than most other developed nation is a question theyare less quick to address. Is the economy going todouble dip, and (if not), ...
We now know that Alistair Darling wasnot joking when he said last summerthat we faced the worst economic crisisin 60 years. The fall in GDP is now thesteepest since 1947. But that was a mere blip on the road to postwar recovery.

EARLY YEARS Best Start Partnerships with parents

The article profiles Croft Pre-School Nursery and Out-of-School Club in Aberdeen, Scotland. The credit crunch and pre-budget report provide a good reference point for youth groups to discuss how young people deal with personal finances and debt By Joe Lepper The UK ...

Gov't budget takes from the rich to give to the poor

Chancellor Alistair Darling vowed to hike taxes on the rich to help the poor hit by the global downturn, and to cut borrowing targets in a budget unveiled weeks before a knife-edge election.Darling on Wednesday warned that growth would be weaker than ...

Govt. hits rich in pre-election budget

The government vowed Wednesday to hike taxes on the rich to help the poor hit by the global downturn and cut borrowing targets in a budget unveiled weeks before a knife-edge election.Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, unveiling what could be his ...

Budget slashes debt, growth forecasts

The government vowed Wednesday to hike taxes on the rich to help the poor hit by the global downturn and cut borrowing targets in a budget unveiled weeks before a knife-edge election.Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, unveiling what could be his ...

Budget Day - Live REPORT

1334: And it's over. Darling sits down, gets a quick pat on the shoulder from Brown and the floor is opened for what is sure to be a heated debate, to be kicked off by Tory leader David Cameron.1332: Tax credits for ...

Petrol prices heading towards record high: AA

Motorists are bracing for record petrol costs after the AA said Tuesday that prices could hit 1.20 a litre within the next few weeks.The motoring organisation blamed increasing oil prices for the hike, but the current cost of 80 US dollars per ...

Economists back gov't delay to cuts

More than 60 leading economists on Friday backed the government's plans to delay spending cuts, in a boost to the ruling Labour party ahead of a general election it is tipped to lose.The move drew criticism from the press that the government ...
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