The economic times we are facing... are arguably the worst they've been in 60 years. And I think it's going to be more profound and long-lasting than people thought. — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
The key thing that went wrong was that a culture was allowed to develop where the relationship between what people did and what they got went way out of alignment, especially at the top end. — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
“The Bank [of Scotland] had tried to sell itself to a company run by TV evangelist Pat Robertson. That deal fell through, perhaps because… — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
The question is not whether Scotland can survive as a separate state. Of course it could. — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
As I said, there are two approaches-first, a strong economy, stability and helping families or, secondly, the Tory cuts, the undermining of stability, and… — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
We were at the stage where in a very short period of time, one of the world's biggest banks would have to shut the… — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
The global economy is spluttering back into life. The Tories would have left it to choke to death. — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
The economic times we are facing... are arguably the worst they've been in 60 years. And I think it's going to be more profound… — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
Deficits must be cut, yes, but the rush to austerity risks undermining the fragile global recovery. — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
Tory plans to cut 'further and faster' would wreck recovery and roll back Labour's many successes. — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
The key thing that went wrong was that a culture was allowed to develop where the relationship between what people did and what they… — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
On top of that, we have a healthy and stable economy and an end to the boom and bust that characterised the Tory years. — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
“I told the Icelandic prime minister that it appeared that large sums of money had been taken out of the UK from the Kaupthing… — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
Our goal is to make finance the servant, not the master, of the real economy. — Alistair Darling Copy Share Image
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