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Praise for former chancellor among party’s opponents speaks to a broader change in mood and political circumstances
Treasury chief who played a central role in forging the global response to the financial crisis
Labour politician ran the Treasury between 2007 and 2010
A squeeze on capital spending is the easiest — and perhaps only — kind of cut the chancellor can deliver politically now
‘While we were strong enough to deal with the crisis a decade ago, we are not in the same position today’
Like it or not, we cannot wish away our public finance problems
Serial hoaxer exposes risk of inadvertent leaks of sensitive information
Chancellor and predecessor Alistair Darling say there will be £30bn black hole in public finances
Tory former chancellor says Britain should keep its market open even if EU imposes curbs
Ed Miliband’s press adviser now spokesman for City of London Corporation
Appointment of former UK chancellor comes hard on heels of Gordon Brown’s role with Pimco
Education plans follow signs of change of mind on Nato and EU membership
A weak opposition could give the Tories free rein for a decade
Non-political figures take up relatively smaller proportion of red benches
In deciding when to sell, what you paid to buy is not a good starting point
Tory and Labour ‘big beasts’ prepare to leave the political stage after poll
What past chancellors have done ahead of polling day and how voters have responded
Big names from the largest parties face eviction by resurgent SNP
Favourite to become Scottish Labour leader breaks with party heavyweights
Ex-chancellor fears ‘floods of tears’ and increased borrowing costs for whole UK
We must make sure that reform is coherent and we understand its consequences, says Alistair Darling
With Scottish Labour in crisis, ex-chancellor calls time and looks for ‘another dragon to fight’
‘The Labour party in Scotland needed to have some fight’
Further blow to troubled Scottish party diving in opinion polls
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