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Warwick Economics Summit 1.1

Warwick Economics Summit 1.1

...such distinguished speakers as Professor John F. Nash Jr (Nobel Laureate 1994), Alistair Darling (former Chancellor of the Exchequer of HM Treasury), John Kay (leading... Read more

27 February, 2012

NHS IT programme faces cutbacks

...IT faces cuts and may even be scrapped, according to the chancellor, Alistair Darling. The National Programme for IT (NPfIT), which has a budget of... Read more

7 December, 2009 by Tom Espiner

Analysts attack Darling's pre-budget report

Technology firms and analysts have criticised chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling's Monday pre-budget report, which included a 2.5 percent... Read more

25 November, 2008 by Tom Espiner
Darling puts squeeze on gov't IT spending

Darling puts squeeze on gov't IT spending

...5bn increase in the efficiency-savings target. In his pre-budget statement, Alistair Darling increased the efficiency savings planned in the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review... Read more

25 November, 2008 by Kable
Darling: Greater accountability key to data security

Darling: Greater accountability key to data security

...in some departments and review data-protection laws, chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has admitted. In the wake of the loss of 25 million... Read more

17 December, 2007 by Tom Espiner

Tax change threatens UK tech entrepreneurs

...angrily to tax changes announced this week by chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling. The changes, announced on Tuesday, will penalise people who start technology... Read more

12 October, 2007 by Peter Judge

50p broadband tax will be law in 2010

...broadband. It will be introduced in the Finance Bill, according to chancellor Alistair Darling, which is expected to pass into law in 2010. For the... Read more

10 December, 2009 by Nick Heath

Systemic failure blamed for HMRC data loss

...the data loss was reported in November, the chancellor of the exchequer, Alistair Darling, blamed a junior official for the breach. However, a statement published... Read more

25 June, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Lost HMRC data 'worth £1.5bn to criminals'

...collection. An enormous amount remains at stake." But chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling said: "The police inform me that they still have no evidence... Read more

29 November, 2007 by Andy McCue

ID cards: Data-protection minister calls for review

...was not informed about the data breach at HM Revenue & Customs before Alistair Darling's public statement last week. Wills said it was "perfectly acceptable... Read more

28 November, 2007 by Andy McCue

HMRC data not filtered due to cost

...The emails will heap more pressure on the chancellor of the exchequer, Alistair Darling, who failed to mention the details of this email exchange in... Read more

23 November, 2007 by Andy McCue

Darling blames officials for data loss

Chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has said employees of HM Revenue & Customs were responsible for the... Read more

21 November, 2007 by Kable
Trust in government tech lost on two CDs

Trust in government tech lost on two CDs

...of data. For a start, we had the chancellor of the exchequer, Alistair Darling, stood at the despatch box in parliament today stressing that people... Read more

20 November, 2007 by Leader

ID cards under fire after HMRC debacle

...safety of their family, and the security of their bank accounts." Chancellor Alistair Darling denied that this would put paid to the ID cards scheme... Read more

20 November, 2007 by Tom Espiner

Government loses 25m confidential records

...In a speech to parliament on Tuesday, the chancellor of the exchequer, Alistair Darling, said that two discs containing the details of everybody in the... Read more

20 November, 2007 by Tom Espiner

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