Exclusive: Former UK chancellor Lord Darling tells Business Insider a no deal Brexit would be “absolute madness”. Darling called on the UK to remain in both the Customs Union and Single Market after Brexit. He argued that Britain cannot let Brexit be dictated by a “mix of romantic little Englanders […]
Britain came within hours of the breakdown of law and order during the 2008 financial crisis. That’s according to ex-chancellor Alistair Darling. Darling told Business Insider that had the government not bailed out RBS, panic would have gripped the country. “It sent a tremor down my back,” Darling said of […]
Former British Chancellor Alistair Darling tells BI cyber attacks could cause another global financial crisis. Darling said it would be a “profound mistake” for governments and institutions to ignore the possibility that another crisis could be just around the corner. Darling was Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer during the 2008 […]