The taxpayer contributed almost £10000 to the costs of Alistair Darling buying a new London flat after the Chancellor changed the official designation of his second home.

The profound stupidity of the now prevailing "bail-out" mindset of the political elite both sides of the Atlantic is manifest in the news that UK Chancellor Alistair Darling has said Britain will SPEND it's way out of the recession. "The Treasury will use public spending to fend off the worst of the economic downturn, Alistair Darling has said. With the UK sliding towards a recession, the Cha...

Deciding on public spending cuts is not just a choice between ''black and white'' Alistair Darling the Chancellor said.

An alarming drop in tax revenues has blown a hole in the public finances, making it virtually impossible for the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, to hit the annual borrowing target he set out less than three months ago.

Alistair Darling has warned the public sector that pay and benefits should be cut after figures showed more than £130 million worth of bonuses was paid to civil servants last year.

Since the Budget announcement last week, most of Alistair Darling’s predictions have been found to be well wide of the mark. His contention that the UK economy will have contracted by 1.6% in the first quarter of this year was...

Chancellor Alistair Darling says the UK and other industrial nations are committed to public spending to bolster the return to growth.

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling was today expected to accuse the Tories of "relishing the chance to swing the axe" at public services.

ALISTAIR Darling warned today that Britain faced the toughest public spending restraints in 20 years to reduce the massive budget deficit.

UK Chancellor Alistair Darling has denied that the UK has changed its view on bank bonuses before G20 finance ministers meet.