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Alistair Darling, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, has criticised the move to single out ex-Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chief Fred Goodwin by stripping him of his knighthood.
The coalition is considering postponing auto-enrolment, according to former Chancellor Alistair Darling, who said a delay of a year or more probably means the reforms will be abandoned.
Alistair Darling has launched a scathing attack on Mervyn King's governorship of the Bank of England during the financial crisis - and warned the coalition government's decision to hand more power to the institution is a mistake.
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Inflation is set to fall below its 2% target – even if interest rates remain at their record low, the Bank of England says in its Quarterly Inflation Report.
Tory plans to raise the nil-rate inheritance tax (IHT) band to £1m are unlikely to survive a Lib Dem-Conservative coalition, warns Legal & General (L&G).
Maryrose Fison digs into the detail to see how the recent Budget affected pensions
OPM CIO Tony Yousefian assesses the vulnerable state of sterling
The Lib Dems would more than double the rate of capital gains tax (CGT) to put it on a par with income tax.
Gordon Brown has confirmed the General Election will be held on 6 May, with the state of the economy and the future of financial services regulation to be the key manifesto targets.
Ken Clarke, Vince Cable and Alistair Darling have come out as more popular choices to fill the role of Chancellor than George Osborne, among City economists.
Even Alistair Darling would have trouble spinning these numbers: Fewer than two million viewers tuned in to watch him debate with Chancellor-in-waiting George Osborne and the Lib Dem's Vince Cable last night. Nine million opted for EastEnders.
The first televised election debate kicks off on Channel 4 tonight, with a predictable focus on the state of the economy.
Alistair Darling, George Osborne and Vince Cable have kicked off the election campaign with a live televised debate on the economy which saw them trading blows on issues including the national debt, financial services regulation and long term care.
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