Alistair Darling Professions : British PoliticianBorn : November 28, 1953 Browse All Authors Quotes From Alistair Darling Deficits must be cut, yes, but the rush to austerity risks undermining the fragile global recovery. Alistair Darling recoveryriskcutting On top of that, we have a healthy and stable economy and an end to the boom and bust that characterised the Tory years. Alistair Darling economyhealthyyears Our goal is to make finance the servant, not the master, of the real economy. Alistair Darling financerealgoal We can't be in the business of carting fresh air around the country. Alistair Darling businessaircountry The economic times we are facing... are arguably the worst they've been in 60 years. And I think it's going to be more profound and long-lasting than people thought. Alistair Darling longyearsthinking The question is not whether Scotland can survive as a separate state. Of course it could. Alistair Darling scotlandcoursesstates The key thing that went wrong was that a culture was allowed to develop where the relationship between what people did and what they got went way out of alignment, especially at the top end. Alistair Darling keysbusinesspeople The global economy is spluttering back into life. The Tories would have left it to choke to death. Alistair Darling global-economychokeeconomy Tory plans to cut 'further and faster' would wreck recovery and roll back Labour's many successes. Alistair Darling wrecksrecoverycutting As I said, there are two approaches-first, a strong economy, stability and helping families or, secondly, the Tory cuts, the undermining of stability, and a return to the boom and bust of the 1990s. Alistair Darling cuttingstrongtwo We were at the stage where in a very short period of time, one of the world's biggest banks would have to shut the door and switch off the electricity. Alistair Darling electricitydoorsworld Similar Authors Bob Ainsworth british-politician Brian Donohoe british-politician Austin Mitchell british-politician Arthur Henderson british-politician Arnold Leese british-politician Anthony Crosland british-politicianAll Authors