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Darling bounces UK deep into debt

Chancellor Alistair Darling cuts a lonely figure as he poses for the media in Downing Street ahead of the Budget speech. Picture: AFP/GettyThis Budget was a work of fantasy - the real job is still to be done, says Bill Jamieson More info...

Britain to sink into £1 trillion debt hole next year

 ALISTAIR Darling yesterday hit big-earners with a 50 per cent tax rate as he attempted to deflect attention from the worst public finance figures since the Second World War. More info...

Jobless total hits 12-year high - as Scotland enters recession

The UK jobless figure showed its biggest quarterly rise since 1991, though Scotland has so far been spared the worst of itUNEMPLOYMENT across the UK has soared to its highest level since Labour came to power 12 years ago, according to the latest figures published yesterday. More info...

Darling throws petrol bomb at recovery hopes

Calm before the storm: Chancellor Alistair Darling enjoys breakfast with his wife, Margaret, at 11 Downing Street as he prepares for his Budget speech Picture: PADRIVERS, drinkers and high-earners are the victims of what has been termed the gloomiest Budget since the Second World War, as Chancellor Alistair Darling set out measures he claimed would help young job-seekers and pensioners. More info...