Alistair Darling
It will be politics, not economics, that will determine if cuts made now instead of later were the right move
22 Nov 2010
Of the finance directors from both UK plc and government – current and potentially future – in this year’s Power 50 list, who will make a big impression in a pivotal year?
25 Jan 2010
Government spending cuts may be widely accepted as essential, but where can budgets be slashed?
19 Oct 2009
I’m just about old enough to remember the days when the Bank of England – the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street – had but to raise an eyebrow and deliver a withering look and recalcitrant bankers would quickly fall into line.
05 Jul 2009
The Budget did not deliver many answers – but couldn’t hide the fact that Labour’s fiscal rules have been binned
27 Apr 2009
Alistair Darling’s Budget on 22 April contained a couple of headline-makers, a trick to irritate David Cameron, and some very optimistic projections.
27 Apr 2009
Despite all the initiatives launched by the government, the banks are still being accused of being more keen to get their money back than to lend it out again.
23 Feb 2009
Quantitative easing may be a reality for the UK, but it remains a difficult and potentially dangerous science.
23 Feb 2009
The Bank of England is considering the previously unthinkable: a zero interest rate policy. But there are still plenty of options available to the MPC to try and kickstart lending.
26 Jan 2009
Exemption from tax on foreign dividends will help make the UK more attractive for international companies
23 Dec 2008
The Bank of England’s latest interest rate cut - the largest in half a century - will be passed on to customers only when Libor follows suit, say the banks. And that will take time
24 Nov 2008
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