Alistair Darling

Joining board of directors

Former Chancellor Alistair Darling has written an open letter to his successor George Osborne warning he must change course on the economy now or cause "immeasurable damage".

Fundsmith founder Terry Smith has criticised the ‘extreme' move by the UK's honours committee to strip former RBS boss Fred Goodwin of his knighthood.

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.

Alistair Darling has launched a scathing attack on Mervyn King's governorship of the Bank of England during the financial crisis, and warned the government's decision to hand more power to the institution is a mistake.

THE ALCHEMIST

Just weeks away from Chancellor George Osborne's first UK Budget, M&G's Jim Leaviss has controversially praised the efforts of predecessor Alistair Darling.

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.