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"Financial crisis comparable to terrorism" Alistair Darling tells Labour...
The world economic crisis must be fought like the war on terrorism, the Chancellor is preparing to say.
In his speech to the Labour Party conference, Alistair Darling will say that Britain must lead the world in efforts to fix the international economy, which has been severely damaged by the credit crisis.
"Just as one government alone cannot combat global terrorism, just as one government alone cannot deal with climate change, one government alone cannot deal with the impact of globalisation," Mr Darling will say.
"This is a global problem - and it will require global solutions." The world economic crisis must be fought like the war on terrorism, the Chancellor is preparing to say. ... more -
Ministers rally to support Brown
Three cabinet ministers have given their full support to Gordon Brown, insisting that he is the best person for the job.
In a rare bit of good news for Brown, Alistair Darling, Harriet Harman, and John Denham have all backed him to stay on as PM. Three cabinet ministers have given their full support to Gordon Brown, insisting that he is the best person for the job. ... more -
We must end our oil dependency, says chancellor
Chancellor Alistair Darling today warned that the UK must become less dependent on oil by replacing nuclear power stations and investing in renewable energy, as he described the soaring cost of crude as a "huge threat" to the economy. Chancellor Alistair Darling today warned that the UK must become less dependent on oil by replacing nuclear power stations and investi... more
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'Ban Alistair Darling from every British pub'
Hundreds of drinkers are backing an internet campaign to get Alistair Darling banned from every pub in Britain...fair enough.
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Feel-good factor drops to lowest level ever
Growing gloom over the economy is driving voters away from Gordon Brown, an opinion poll shows today. Link also includes: Increasing anxiety has left Labour trailing the Conservatives by 14 points. Some 43 per cent of people plan to vote Tory compared with 29 per cent for Labour. Seventeen per cent would vote Liberal Democrat. Growing gloom over the economy is driving voters away from Gordon Brown, an opinion poll shows today. Link also includes: Increasing a... more
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Budget 2008
Alistair Darling launches wave of 'sin taxes' Alcoholic drinks and cars will become sharply more expensive after Alistair Darling used his first Budget for an assault of so-called "sin taxes".
...I run my car on poo. He taxes me for no reason, on that. Alistair Darling launches wave of 'sin taxes' Alcoholic drinks and cars will become sharply more expensive after Alistair Da... more -
The UK Budget
Alistair Darling's terrifying ordeal is over, he delivered the budget in the house of commons with hardly any signs of terror showing through his strong political front. The news is that cigarettes will now cost you 11p more than they used to starting at 6 O'clock. Beer has gone up 4p a pint and a bottle of wine will now cost you 14p more than it used to.
The troops in Afghanistan and Iraq are to get an extra £2bn, including £900m on military equipment. Darling also stated that Labour intend to completely eradicate child poverty from the United Kingdom, a total of 600,000 children in relative poverty and 150,000 in absolute poverty. Alistair Darling's terrifying ordeal is over, he delivered the budget in the house of commons with hardly any signs of terror sho... more
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