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Apr 21 2008
ALISTAIR DARLING has defied Labour’s 10p tax rebels by ruling out immediate concessions for hard-hit low earners....
Mar 19 2008
MY usual leisurely Sunday morning with the papers was a bitter-sweet affair this week. The temptation to turn straight to the sports section was understandable and the extensive and glorious coverage of Wales’ grand slam triumph took me through the coffee and toast and well beyond....
Mar 13 2008
WITH the economic winds battering Britain poised to do as much damage as the real winds battering the coast, Alistair Darling had little scope to deliver an upbeat Budget yesterday. In the circumstances, he did well to find any money at all to spend on worthy projects like increased child benefit and a higher (if one-off) winter fuel allowance for pensioners....
Mar 13 2008
THE impact of global financial turmoil will last longer than expected, Chancellor Alistair Darling admitted yesterday – casting doubt on Labour’s ability to call a general election next year....
Mar 13 2008
EDUCATION is once again a main beneficiary in the Budget....
Mar 12 2008
AS you read this, Alistair Darling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will be preparing to deliver his first Budget speech....
Jan 12 2008
Feeling the weight of your overdraft after Christmas? Merryn Somerset Webb, author of Love Is Not Enough: The Smart Woman’s Guide to Money, takes a lighthearted look at how you can save the pennies this year...
