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.



