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Budget 2008 – Building a Sustainable Economy

Today Alistair Darling delivered his first Budget as Chancellor – it wasn’t flashy or aimed toward the headlines. It was a solid, sustainable budget for turbulent times.
There are economic difficulties world-wide, with inter-bank lending getting tighter as a result of America’s own lending crisis. The UK isn’t isolated from the rest of the world – we’re [...]

An Inconvenient Truth

On 22nd June I made the short walk from my office in Parliament to the National Film Theatre to attend the premiere of a new film. The film was introduced by two of the most recognisable men either side of the Atlantic, but this was no red carpet moment – this was serious stuff. Former [...]