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WHEN Alistair Darling elected to use Gladstone's battered red leather box for yesterday's Budget speech, rather than Gordon Brown's shiny New Labour replacement, it was meant to symbolise his affiliation with the titanic Chancellors of the past, from Gladstone and Disraeli to Healey and Howe.
But sadly, Mr Darling seems to have abandoned the most basic historical legacy of all - the need for prudent housekeeping and hard choices.See the full content of this document
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Man Who Needs a History Lesson ; Commentary [Scot Region]
For as David Cameron pointed out yesterday, the Chancellor's baffling optimism about an early return to growth flies in the face of all the current economic wisdom.
And with Britain set to borrow Pounds 600billion over the next...See the full content of this document
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