Alistair Darling stories:
Government lays out election agenda
Nov 18th, 2009 - The Independent
Labour will seek to rush through measures to reform public services and regulation of the banks in the final session of Parliament before the general election.
The list...Balls' bid to evade the axe must fail
Nov 17th, 2009 - FT
Not so much gamekeeper turned poacher as teacher turned troublemaker: the request from Ed Balls, children’s secretary, for an extra £2.6bn over three years to boost education spending has made harder the already tough job of the Treasury...
Old rivalries exposed as Children's Secretary pushes his point
Nov 17th, 2009 - London Evening Standard
Once again, Alistair Darling and Ed Balls seem to be at odds on spending. It is especially big news as the Children's Secretary is the man Gordon Brown wanted to take over as chancellor last June...
Ed Balls hints at compromise over childcare vouchers plan
Nov 15th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
The children's minister, Ed Balls, hinted today that the government will offer a partial compromise over his plans to scrap tax relief on childcare vouchers. Nine former ministers have rebelled...
Lukewarm reaction to UK tax plan
Nov 7th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling want a fund for bank bailouts
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's idea of a financial transactions tax has received a lukewarm response from G20 countries.
Alistair Darling videos from YouTube:
1:29Alistair Darling prepares for Budget 2009
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling prepares for Budget 2009
7:15Alistair Darling answers your Conference questions
Alistair Darling answers your questions at the 2007 Labour Party Conference.
5:58Interview with Alistair Darling - 24/11/08
Interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling at Pre-Budget Report 2008
16:19Alistair Darling speaks to Conference
Labour's Chancellor Alistair Darling speaks to Conference 07
Alistair Darling from WikiPedia:
Alistair Maclean Darling (born 28 November 1953) is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South West since 1987, and was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer on 28 June 2007. Prior to this, he held a number of Cabinet positions.
Alistair Darling was born in London the son of a civil engineer, Thomas, and his wife, Anna. He is the great-nephew of Sir William Darling who was Conservative MP for Edinburgh South (1945–1957). He was educated in Kirkcaldy, and the private Loretto School, Musselburgh, East Lothian, then attended the University of Aberdeen where he was awarded a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B). He became the head of Aberdeen University Students Union.
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