The Herald (Free subscription) | 48 minutes ago
Alistair Darling has triggered a furious reaction from trade unions by refusing to rule out a public sector pay freeze in the battle to put the government’s finances back into balance.
icWales (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling is due to lay out his plans for the future of banking regulation this week.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
PUBLIC-SECTOR workers raised the threat of industrial action last night after Chancellor Alistair Darling warned they could be forced to share the pain of the recession with w
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
• Cooper softens some parts of welfare reform bill • Up to £50 a week may be earned without benefit cut Unemployed lone parents are to be offered increased pay incentives to work in a move which softens some of the most controversial measures in the welfare reform bill. It is one of a number of measures being taken by the work and pensions secretary, Yvette Cooper, that subtly change...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
A tight squeeze on the pay of 6 million public sector workers, and a further public sector efficiency drive this summer, was signalled today by Alistair Darling as he warned he was determined to tackle ballooning public sector debt. The chancellor's remarks indicate the government may be willing to take the controversial step of reopening multi-year deals with teachers and health workers. Darling's...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
A saxophoneshaped economic recovery could leave Alistair Darling singing the blues according to BDO Stoy Hayward the accountants.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Imagine the scenario: after a summer of further calamity Brown finally folds, leaving a lord to restore Labour fortunes In retrospect, all the signs were there. But six months ago, back in July 2009, no one actually guessed that Peter Mandelson was about to become Labour's seventh prime minister. The suggestion had been doing the rounds at Westminster, of course, as one of those frivolous "what...
A View from Middle England (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sir John Major spells it out to cloth-eared Brown "If they continue with this huge deficit, at some stage our national credit rating will collapse". At least one former Cabinet member has realised the fudge game is up. John Hutton says, "I don't think you can go on saying we can continue to spend as if nothing has happened in the last year or so - people know something big time has changed."...
icWales (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chancellor Alistair Darling has failed to rule out a pay freeze for public sector workers, sparking warnings of possible industrial action from union leaders.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Liverpool News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chancellor Alistair Darling has failed to rule out a pay freeze for public sector workers, sparking warnings of possible industrial action from union leaders.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chancellor Alistair Darling has failed to rule out a pay freeze for public sector workers, sparking warnings of possible industrial action from union leaders.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chancellor Alistair Darling has failed to rule out a pay freeze for public sector workers, sparking warnings of possible industrial action from union leaders.
The UK Housing Bubble (Free subscription) | yesterday
Darling wants to link bonuses to capital requirements. It is great idea for a Sunday morning headline, but it is totally unworkable. How can the the government set the minimum level of capital of complex financial institutions based on the salaries of its highest paid executives? I don't think it is possible. From today's Observe r.... City banks that pay out lavish bonuses for short-term profits will...
VOT3R (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alistair Darling says public sector pay must reflect prevailing conditions as inflation hits lowest level in years Alistair Darling today refused to rule out a pay freeze for Britain's six million public sector workers after the head of the government's spending watchdog accused party leaders of failing...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alistair Darling says public sector pay must reflect prevailing conditions as inflation hits lowest level in years Alistair Darling today refused to rule out a pay freeze for Britain's six million public sector workers after the head of the government's spending watchdog accused party leaders of failing to be honest with people. Steve Bundred, the chief executive of the Audit Commission, wrote in...
Videos