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Alistair Darling

Dennis Turner is chief economist at HSBC

Opinion

Comprehensive Spending Review answers few questions

It will be politics, not economics, that will determine if cuts made now instead of later were the right move

22 Nov 2010

Analysis

Financial grand fromages, from the Power 50 list

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

Opinion

Economics: More promises – making the case for public sector cost cutting

Government spending cuts may be widely accepted as essential, but where can budgets be slashed?

19 Oct 2009

Opinion

Editor's letter: Ain't no way to treat a lady

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

Opinion

Economics - Waive the rules: will the Budget succeed in changing the direction of our economy?

The Budget did not deliver many answers – but couldn’t hide the fact that Labour’s fiscal rules have been binned

27 Apr 2009

Analysis

The Chancellor's Budget and his optimistic projections

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

Feature

Give us the cash: what will it take to get credit flowing again?

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

Opinion

Economics: Paper tiger – no hard and fast rule to keeping inflation at bay

Quantitative easing may be a reality for the UK, but it remains a difficult and potentially dangerous science.

23 Feb 2009

Analysis

BoE cuts interest rates again: is Zirp inevitable?

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

Analysis

PBR changes CFC rules

Exemption from tax on foreign dividends will help make the UK more attractive for international companies

23 Dec 2008

Analysis

Libor is key to BoE interest rate cut

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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