Alistair Darling
Bold action needed now on energy bills, says Alistair Darling
Chancellor during 2008 banking collapse says ‘fiddling around with small measures’ will not be enough
Peter Walker Political correspondent
29, Aug, 2022 @11:12 AM
Old faces of New Labour in Keir Starmer’s inner circle
The party leader has drafted in aides who worked for ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown
Michael Savage
26, Sep, 2021 @7:15 AM
Senior Tories urge PM to come clean on funding of Downing Street refurb
Johnson faces growing disquiet after allegations he was loaned £58,000 from party funds while being seen to personally foot the bill
Aubrey Allegretti and Jessica Elgot
27, Apr, 2021 @7:54 PM
Alistair Darling turned down offer to sit on trust to refurbish No 10
Former chancellor cited concerns about the potential for donors to expect political favours
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
27, Apr, 2021 @6:41 PM
Mervyn King says Covid furlough scheme may be needed throughout 2021
Former Bank of England governor says government should ditch spending limits until crisis passes
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
19, Oct, 2020 @5:17 PM
Rishi Sunak is riding high, but history shows No 11 can be a dangerous address
From Barber’s boom to Gordon Brown’s financial crisis, Britain’s current chancellor is treading a well-worn and precarious path
William Keegan
16, Aug, 2020 @6:25 AM
Former chancellor Alistair Darling calls for emergency VAT cut
Move to stimulate spending as part of Covid-19 recovery plan makes sense, says politician
Larry Elliott
21, Jun, 2020 @11:01 PM
Prepare for 1980s-level unemployment, former chancellors warn
Hammond, Osborne and Darling say urgent measures needed to cushion post Covid-19 job losses
Richard Partington
03, Jun, 2020 @7:23 PM
The Guardian view on entrepreneurs’ relief: the UK’s worst tax break | Editorial
Editorial: It cannot be right that those who own their own company are asked to pay less in tax – proportionately – than those who work for them. Time to scrap an expensive, regressive and inefficient sop to the wealthy
Editorial
04, Mar, 2020 @6:53 PM
PM's Treasury power grab doomed to fail, warn former insiders
Ex-Labour government aides say No 10 is too small to battle all-powerful, well-staffed ministry for long
Larry Elliott Economics editor
14, Feb, 2020 @3:15 PM
Omnishambles: five big budget bust-ups of recent years
Poor George Osborne – he worked so hard on the 2012 budget, but in the end it was all about pasties
Richard Partington
26, Oct, 2018 @4:46 PM
Darling and Howard back call for post-Brexit carbon tax
Policy Exchange report calls for steadily rising levy to help tackle climate change
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
09, Oct, 2018 @11:01 PM
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