6:24pm UK, Saturday August 30, 2008
Britain’s economic downturn will be “more profound and long-lasting” than expected amid the worst global economic conditions for 60 years, Alistair Darling has warned.
Darling’s comments provide the Government’s grimmest assessment yet
The Chancellor also admitted that ministers were partly to blame for voters’ frustration because they had “patently” failed to explain [...]
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Britain could be heading for its worst economic downturn for 60 years and
voters are fed up with Labour because ministers have failed to explain its
central mission, Alistair Darling has said.
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6:24pm UK, Saturday August 30, 2008
…Taxpayer can bear no more, admits Alistair Darling
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