Alistair Darling

...Jedward jibe at Labour The Conservative Party has jumped on the Jedward bandwagon, branding Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling ''Deadwood'' in a poster campaign announced as the X Factor twins were voted out. Published: 9:00AM GMT 23 Nov...

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...of 8,111 at the count last week. His campaign had seen Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Chancellor Alistair Darling visit the constituency to help boost Labour votes. But the turnout was a mere 33%,...

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...end. It must be devastating for staff morale. "We knew that Scottish jobs would go when Alistair Darling and Gordon Brown changed competition laws to force through Lloyds' takeover of HBOS. "But now, almost 12 months on, it's time for...

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...the eight-year timeframe for fiscal recovery as "limp". He wants Darling and Prime Minister Gordon Brown to be tougher in bringing the deficit down and take more urgent action. But Kern said: "We don't think it should start now. We have...

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...to the country by pushing through the merger. He said: "It is now plain to see that Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling sold the country a con with his cut and shut merger of HBOS and Lloyds. Their recent comments on jobs show the emptiness...

In this article: Lloyds, HBOS, UK, Scotland, Scottish Widows, John Swinney, and Gordon Brown