Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Lord Oakeshott has today written to the Chancellor of Exchequer, Alistair Darling, demanding to know why the full truth about bonuses was not revealed to Parliament. Commenting, he said: “People listening to the Chancellor’s announcement this week will have concluded that there would be no big bonuses paid to senior staff for...
Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Lord Oakeshott has today written to the Chancellor of Exchequer, Alistair Darling, demanding to know why the full truth about bonuses was not revealed to Parliament.
A bit of 1959: European Free Trade Mr. Chetwynd asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make a statement on the progress made in the discussions for the establishment of a European Free Trade Area both with the seven countries and the members of the Common Market. Mr. Amory Ministers of the seven countries of the Stockholm Group will be meeting on 19th and 20th of this month...
“We agreed to maintain support for the recovery until it is assured…We are not out of the woods yet,” said the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Darling at the weekend’s G20 meeting. This continued green light on massive monetary and fiscal stimulus and no commentary about the US$ has the dollar index falling to within [...]
... a Tobin tax - something that the Treasury has, I understand, repeatedly rejected when GB was Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Americans and others have rejected it out right. Why has he suggested it now? Might it simply be something to mollify Labour activists ?
... protests and civil disobedience to get votes for women, and a year later David Lloyd George , then Chancellor of the Exchequer, defended the so-called “People’s Budget” of 1909, which marked the beginning of the British welfare state. Here is a 1912 recording of Theodore Roosevelt in which he makes the case for vigorous trust-busting authority. Notice the nasally quality to his voice....
... here. Strauss would never turn the job down if offered, but second in command suits his style. Chancellor of the Exchequer – Matthew Hoggard We need someone thrifty from Yorkshire to keep a tab on taxes and mortgage rates. Yearly budget speech guaranteed entertainment. Secretary of State for Defence – Mike Atherton Rock solid. Nothing’s getting past that. Get out of my sight, outswinging...
... of his high office of state, refusing outright to wear formal dress in accordance with custom. The Chancellor of the Exchequer alone wore a lounge suit. He thereby demeaned the office of which he was temporary custodian and insulted the people whose constitution enabled him to hold it, shoving his class warrior principles into the faces of his hosts whose industry was to shore up...
Pledge to keep up support for economies 4:00AMTimothy Geithner (left) and British Chancellor of the ExchequerAlistair Darling. Photo / APST ANDREWS - Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.There was also...
Pledge to keep up support for economies Page 1 of 2Timothy Geithner (left) and British Chancellor of the ExchequerAlistair Darling. Photo / APST ANDREWS - Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.There...
Darling Seeks G-20 Plan to Deal With Asset Bubbles (Update2) By Gonzalo Vina and Emma Ross-Thomas Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. Chancellor of the ExchequerAlistair Darling said the Group of 20 nations should develop a way to tackle asset-price bubbles as the world’s leading economies recover. “We have got to make sure we don’t get ourselves into a situation where some...
First up, Old Age Pensioners (Number and Cost). Mr. DUNDAS WHITE asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can say what were the numbers of old age pensioners on the books of the pension officers for England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom as a whole respectively for the latest date to which figures are available; what has been the cost of the pensions in each country...
Government plans to break up Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group and create three new High Street banking chains have yet to stand the test of public opinion. Chancellor of the ExchequerAlistair Darling has made it clear that the owners of the new banks must be relative newcomers to UK financial services sector [...]
... Brown “unfortunately has some baggage as far as the armed forces are concerned” from his time as chancellor of the exchequer.“Because they feel that he has never really been on their side and they have not had his support,” the field marshal told the House of Lords during statements yesterday on Afghanistan.“Leadership is as much about emotion as it is about logic”.In his speech,...
