Gary Gibbon
Danny Alexander – the new Roosevelt?
You might get the impression in the Commons that the UK is about to enter a golden age of infrastructure building. But wander down the road from Westminster and you get a cooler view.
Search results for ‘Danny Alexander’
199 items found
-
#indyref face-off: Danny Alexander v Nicola Sturgeon
“Scotland is one of the richest country’s in the world” argues the SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon, as Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander promises that there will be more powers for Scotland.
-
‘I’m sorry’: Danny Alexander to disabled people
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander tells Channel 4 News he is sorry about the disabled people who were affected by the bedroom tax, as the Lib Dems withdraw their support for it.
-
Gary Gibbon
-
Danny Alexander speaks out on arming Syrian rebels
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, says the government is undecided on whether on not to supply weapons to Syrian rebels and will debate on the matter.
-
FactCheck: Why Danny Alexander won’t cure our tax haven habit
Why can’t we call the corporate bluff and exclude all companies who have a presence in a tax haven from public contracts?
-
FactCheck: How generous is Danny Alexander’s pensions deal?
Danny Alexander claims his new public sector pensions deal is significantly more generous than the current deal. But has he got his numbers right? How generous is it? FactCheck investigates.
-
Danny Alexander clamps down on Britain’s richest
Danny Alexander tells Channel 4 News his plans to target the rich with a new team of tax inspectors, and help the poor by raising the income tax threshold to £12,500.
-
Exclusive: FactCheck – The 1.1 million potential losers in Danny Alexander’s pensions shake-up
Who are the hidden losers in Danny Alexander’s pensions vision? FactCheck gets to work…
-
Alexander: We will not abandon debt plans
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander warns there “could not be a worse time” for the government to abandon its deficit reduction strategy.
-
Michael Crick
Cut it out Danny, say Lib Dem peers
Lib Dem peers are less than pleased with their party’s Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, one of the most powerful figures in the government, writes Political Correspondent Michael Crick.
-
Nick Clegg resigns as Lib Dem vote collapses
Nick Clegg resigns as party leader as senior Lib Dem figures including Vince Cable, Danny Alexander, Ed Davey and Charles Kennedy also lose seats.
-
Lib Dems reveal Tory child benefit cut proposals
Lib Dem Danny Alexander says Conservative proposals in 2012 to cut child benefit and child tax credits, show where future cuts may come. The Conservatives say those plans were not backed by the PM.
-
Gary Gibbon
‘A third or a quarter’ of cuts still to come. Really?
Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander reckons a third or a quarter of cuts are still to come after the election. The Institute for Fiscal Studies says 50 per cent. Who is right?
-
Gary Gibbon
Lib Dems adopt grim determination… and shirt sleeves
Danny Alexander is not without ambition. Over time he has tried various tactics to convince Lib Dems that they should take him to their hearts and consider him future leadership material.
-
UK and Scottish governments at odds over independence costs
Scottish people could lose £1,400 if they vote for independence, Treasury Minister Danny Alexander warns. But Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond accuses the UK government of “scaremongering”.
