Read more Alistair Darling stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17329/alistair-darling.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:15:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68705/g-20-pledges-to-keep-stimulus-flowing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTop finance officials from rich and developing countries today pledged to maintain stimulus measures to boost the global economy, warning that the fledging recovery that provided the backdrop to their meeting is by no means assured. Group of 20 finance ministers also promised a crackdown on bankers' pay—but stopped...http://www.newser.com/story/68705/g-20-pledges-to-keep-stimulus-flowing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 12:50:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61062/brown-likely-to-hang-on-to-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGordon Brown looked set to hang on to power this morning, despite the shock resignation of yet another minister who called on him to step down. James Purnell, a young Blairite, quit the Cabinet seconds after polls closed in last night's election, forcing Brown to bring forward a planned government...http://www.newser.com/story/61062/brown-likely-to-hang-on-to-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 8:18:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60644/uk-expenses-scandal-hits-alistair-darling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritain's ongoing political expenses scandal reached all the way to the second-highest post in government today, after the Telegraph broke news that Chancellor Alistair Darling reportedly expensed the service charge on a South London apartment he was renting out while also claiming allowances on his Downing Street house. Though he...http://www.newser.com/story/60644/uk-expenses-scandal-hits-alistair-darling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 6:52:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52482/uk-drops-rates-to-05-begins-printing-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Bank of England cut interest rates today by 50 basis points to an all-time low of 0.5% and began a far more drastic process: quantitative easing, or "printing money." The Times of London reports that the Bank received permission from the government this morning to spend $106 billion...http://www.newser.com/story/52482/uk-drops-rates-to-05-begins-printing-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Mar 2009 6:18:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50287/uk-forking-over-60m-to-bail-out-charities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe British government will bail out the nation's charities with a $60 million lifeline, as experts warned that one in three nonprofits may have to lay off staff, reports the Guardian . While the charities welcomed the bailout, it is far less than the $150 million they requested to maintain vital...http://www.newser.com/story/50287/uk-forking-over-60m-to-bail-out-charities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Feb 2009 5:21:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48922/desperate-times-uk-mulls-3-day-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNow officially in recession amid the global downturn, the specter of a three-day work week has emerged in Britain, the Independent reports. Though officials say it’s "not imminent," the government has discussed paying firms to cut hours with public cash going toward compensating employees for the lost time. But such...http://www.newser.com/story/48922/desperate-times-uk-mulls-3-day-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Jan 2009 10:39:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47368/uk-slashes-interest-rates-to-all-time-low-of-15.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe venerable Bank of England cut interest rates today by 50 basis points, trimming them to 1.5%—their lowest since the bank's founding in the 17th century. Investors had expected the move, although business organizations had pressed for a 100-point cut. Yesterday, Britain's finance minister admitted that the recession...http://www.newser.com/story/47368/uk-slashes-interest-rates-to-all-time-low-of-15.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Jan 2009 7:10:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39633/feds-consider-insuring-all-bank-deposits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUnder the shadow of the deteriorating global economy, the US is considering two more steps to assuage markets, the Wall Street Journal reports: guaranteeing billions in bank debt and insuring all US bank deposits. Either move is an aggressive step, and in tandem they would mark Wasington's largest intervention yet...http://www.newser.com/story/39633/feds-consider-insuring-all-bank-deposits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Oct 2008 16:39:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39414/uk-buys-up-bank-shares-in-radical-bailout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe British government will become part owner of the nation's biggest banks with a mammoth $88-billion rescue package for the troubled institutions, the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the plan, swiftly assembled after UK bank stocks plummeted in trading yesterday, the government will purchase non-voting shares in eight of the...http://www.newser.com/story/39414/uk-buys-up-bank-shares-in-radical-bailout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Oct 2008 4:29:50 CDT