Cash is being 'replaced by cards'

bbc 14-APR-10

City 'needs more female bosses'

bbc 03-APR-10

Robinson slams 'shoddy' PMS probe

bbc 18-FEB-10

Treasury Committee 'achieved objective'

ninewsletter 20-JAN-10

Lloyds and RBS confirm sell-offs

bbc 03-NOV-09

Lord Turner considers taxing the banks

channel4news 27-AUG-09

Taxpayer will foot the bill if Lloyds breaches its £25bn APS 'excess'

thetimes 06-AUG-09

Robert Peston's blog: Keep up-to-date with the latest business analysis

bbc 04-AUG-09

Northern Rock posts £724m half-year loss

irishtimes 04-AUG-09

Barclays profit up to almost £3bn

bbc 03-AUG-09

Brown smiles as he is 'demoted to Chancellor'

channel4news 16-JUL-09

Darling and King in rift over UK banks

channel4news 18-JUN-09

British industrial output rises

irishtimes 11-JUN-09

Jobs to go as Lloyds takes Cheltenham & Gloucester off high street

sundaytimes 10-JUN-09

Brown to set out reform proposals

bbc 09-JUN-09

Brown defiant over leadership

bbc 08-JUN-09

Labour MPs plot Lib Dem defection due to doubts about Gordon Brown

telegraph 02-MAY-09

British banks under fire for starving firms of credit

examiner 01-MAY-09

Nationwide to receive £1.6bn for Dunfermline assets

ft 31-MAR-09

Sir Fred Goodwin's pension war to intensify as Sir Tom McKillop fights back

thetimes 25-MAR-09

Revealed: As RBS ran up huge losses, King Fred demanded £1,000-a-roll wallpaper and fruit flown in from Paris

dailymail 22-MAR-09

Sir Fred pension row a 'distraction'

bbc 20-MAR-09

RBS boss 'has taken £3m lump sum'

bbc 17-MAR-09

Lloyds boss to come clean on tax

thetimes 08-MAR-09

Sir Fred accused of misleading MPs over £700k pension

dailymail 03-MAR-09

Ministers step up pressure on Sir Fred Goodwin over 'unacceptable' RBS pension

24dash 02-MAR-09

Harriet Harman says former RBS chief should not 'count on' keeping £650K a year pension

dailymail 01-MAR-09

Gordon Brown is powerless to strip Sir Fred Goodwin of pension

telegraph 28-FEB-09

Royal Bank of Scotland announces biggest losses in UK corporate history

24dash 26-FEB-09

Goodwin pension stance condemned

bbc 26-FEB-09

Brown told us not to question banks on risky practices, says City watchdog

dailymail 25-FEB-09

Brown says he has no regrets over Lloyds merger as shares remain volatile amid fears HBOS could drag down whole group

dailymail 16-FEB-09

Lloyds could rue HBOS haste

ft 13-FEB-09

Bank bosses under pressure

thesun 11-FEB-09

Bank bosses 'profoundly sorry' for role in UK's financial crisis

24dash 10-FEB-09

Balls issues fresh recession warning

channel4news 10-FEB-09

Treasury orders probe into banks

bbc 08-FEB-09

RBS in boardroom clear-out

bbc 06-FEB-09

Bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland bankers set for millions in bonuses

thetimes 05-FEB-09

£28 BILLION down the drain: RBS unveils record loss as Brown writes out £1trillion blank cheque for the banks - and we're pay

dailymail 19-JAN-09

FSA lifts ban on short-selling

channel4news 16-JAN-09

Chancellor considers second bailout for banks as lending crisis continues

dailymail 03-JAN-09

Conservatives signal their first cut in income tax

sundaytimes 29-DEC-08

Church row as leading Bishops attack Labour's 'morally corrupt' credit crunch policies

dailymail 28-DEC-08

Conservatives signal their first cut in income tax

thetimes 28-DEC-08

HSBC to increase UK mortgage lending by 20 pct (AP)

news 08-DEC-08

Darling spends now... we'll all pay later: National Insurance to go up by 0.5% to pay for £20bn economic 'rescue' plan

dailymail 24-NOV-08

Darling 'to force banks to lend'

bbc 21-NOV-08

Tories warn over Brown tax cuts

bbc 09-NOV-08

Banks buckle under pressure from Alistair Darling

sundaytimes 08-NOV-08

Banks under pressure to cut rates

bbc 07-NOV-08

Darling urges banks to use £4billion EU fighting fund to help struggling small firms

dailymail 30-OCT-08

Banks in bailout scheme cannot pay dividends for five years under EU law

telegraph 16-OCT-08

'Rework bailout' boosts bank shares

themirror 15-OCT-08

Markets plummet around the world

euronews 30-SEP-08

London shares spiral to four-year low after 'no' vote for US rescue package

24dash 30-SEP-08

Iran optimism steadies oil price

bbc 04-JUL-08

Oil soars to new high above $146

ft 03-JUL-08

Action call over 10p tax losers

channel4news 28-JUN-08

Bank of England to rescue banks

bbc 20-JUN-08

U.K. central bank loses its No. 2 as supervisory changes are unveiled

IHT 19-JUN-08

£120 for basic rate taxpayers

bbc 14-MAY-08

Lord Levy adds to Brown's woes

channel4news 27-APR-08

Full list of MPs who employ family members

telegraph 25-APR-08

Labour 'U-turn' in face of 10p tax revolt

independent 23-APR-08

Demand for backdated compensation in 10p tax row

guardian 22-APR-08

Lex: Helping UK banks

ft 17-APR-08

Low-paid hit by tax changes - MPs

bbc 07-APR-08

Watchdog admits Rock failure

bbc 27-MAR-08

The FSA’s mea culpa

ft 26-MAR-08

HBOS’s tormentors are easy to spot but hard to catch

ft 25-MAR-08

MPs attack nationalisation plan

guardian 19-FEB-08

Northern Rock to be nationalised

euronews 17-FEB-08

Senior MPs call for inquiry as Egg's 160,000 card freeze 'hits prudent customers'

dailymail 04-FEB-08

Egg 'axed credit of reliable but unprofitable customers' in 160,000 card freeze

dailymail 03-FEB-08

Darling defends actions over Rock

bbc 27-JAN-08

MPs blame watchdog for Northern Rock

guardian 26-JAN-08

Brown takes lead role in Rock battle

guardian 16-JAN-08

Call for transparency in Virgin’s Rock bid

ft 12-DEC-07

Cash exodus heaps pressure on Rock

guardian 05-DEC-07

Ex-HMRC chief lands £200,000 Whitehall job

telegraph 04-DEC-07

Children living in poverty 'up by 200,000'

telegraph 03-DEC-07

Branson's Virgin Group 'preferred buyer' for beleaguered Northern Rock

dailymail 25-NOV-07

Brown in the frame as emails suggest cost-cutting was to blame for lost data

independent 23-NOV-07

Chairman quits as Northern Rock

guardian 20-OCT-07

The run on the Rock was not our fault, insist Northern bank bosses

dailymail 16-OCT-07

FSA: we failed to predict Rock crisis

guardian 09-OCT-07

Northern Rock 'can't find buyer'

bbc 23-SEP-07

Savings guarantee considered

bbc 22-SEP-07

FSA underfire over Northern Rock role

ft 21-SEP-07

Bank's £10bn injection is not a U-turn, King will tell MPs

guardian 20-SEP-07

Angry savers force Northern Rock to be sold

telegraph 16-SEP-07

Northern Rock crumbles MAJOR mortgage lender's emergency funding from Bank of England after profit warning

thesun 14-SEP-07

Northern Rock gets bank bail out

bbc 13-SEP-07

Delta Two acts to win over Sainsbury family

ft 22-JUL-07

What has private equity done wrong?

ft 24-JUN-07

MPs unmoved by private equity's case for tax breaks

guardian 21-JUN-07

Depleted princes leave with honour intact

ft 20-JUN-07

Private equity bosses to defend tax breaks

guardian 19-JUN-07

Entrepreneurs oppose fiscal reform

ft 17-JUN-07

Business adds to Brown woes on pensions

TheScotsman 03-APR-07

MPs rebuke Brown over air passenger duty

guardian 25-JAN-07

Labour aims high on CO2 targets

guardian 15-NOV-06

New fees signal an end to free banking

thetimes 15-NOV-06

Romania and Bulgaria to join EU

guardian 27-SEP-06

Why Blair will defy calls to set a date for his departure

ft 02-SEP-06

Bank of England policymaker Walton dies

timesofmalta 23-JUN-06

New pension plan is backed by MPs

bbc 21-MAY-06

Brown pledges to regain trust as Labour support plummets

RSS 09-MAY-06

Cash-in-transit van raided in Dublin

RTERadio 16-FEB-06

Attack on 'hidden costs' of Brown's plan to reformtax credit system

ft 25-JAN-06

ATHLETE'S LEG STOLEN A DISABLED athlete's false leg has been stolen along with his car.

sundaymail 22-JAN-06

Call for transparency on loan cover

guardian 09-NOV-05

Charging ATMs 'must be labelled'

bbc 31-MAR-05

McDonald's: Generated $3.9 Bln in Cash

reuters 11-FEB-05

Banks and credit card firms slammed

ananova 04-FEB-05

Credit Card Companies' 'Sneaky Tricks'

skynews 06-JAN-05

½m crippled by card debt

thesun 27-OCT-04

Wake Up To The Dangers Of Debt

ninewsletter 19-OCT-04

Concern over child trust funds

bbc 15-OCT-04

Hunt ban: how your MP voted

bbc 16-SEP-04

Banks should pay for debt advice, say Lib Dems

guardian 02-AUG-04

Michael Harrison's Outlook: McGowan sweeps as he cleans at Rentokil

independent 28-JUL-04

Card firms 'too slow' to reform

bbc 21-JUL-04

Credit card rules could be tightened

ft 17-MAR-04

Budget comment: Battle to stop the rot

guardian 15-MAR-04

Credit Card Warning Follows Suicide

skynews 12-MAR-04

Economic stability cannot be taken for granted, says Brown

independent 12-MAR-04

£30BN BLACK HOLE OF HOME LOANS SWINDLE

themirror 10-MAR-04

[ said]: We have concerns about the way in which the EHRC fulfils its research function,

independent 04-APR-10

[said:]: We recommend that the Treasury Committee in the next Parliament monitors this: I am sure it will want to see evidence that this voluntary approach is yielding results.

heraldscotland 03-APR-10

[added:]: Not only are there disappointingly few women on boards, there is a significant pay gap in financial services. Most worryingly, there is evidence that the pay gap exists at entry level.

independent 03-APR-10

[said:]: Our report urges the City to take matters into its own hands and improve gender diversity.

irish 03-APR-10

[said:]: We can never guarantee failures will not occur again. It is crucial therefore that in addition to improving risk management, regulation and raising capital and liquidiy requirements, wider structural reform remains on the agenda.

sundaytimes 29-MAR-10

[said:]: History is littered with examples of financial boom and bust, from the tulip boom to the South Sea Bubble to the dotcom frenzy. The challenge is to make sure that the financial system itself is not, as it has been recently, a prime cause of such instability, and to ensure that, in so far as possible, financial institutions bear the consequences of their own actions.

guardian 29-MAR-10

[said:]: radical action

bbc 29-MAR-10

[-added that]: If international banking in the UK is to remain credible, reform must ensure that the taxpayer is better protected from picking up the bill.

kuna 28-MAR-10

[ said]: We need this because the goals and timelines currently in place are ridiculous,

sportfishingmag 24-FEB-10

[said:]: It is possible that, in due time, the affairs of the Presbyterian Mutual Society will be unravelled.

ninewsletter 18-FEB-10

[said:]: We do not believe that, as a general rule, the taxpayer should stand behind a financial institution.

belfasttelegraph 18-FEB-10

[said:]: It is possible that in due time the affairs of the Presbyterian Mutual Society will be unravelled. However, many members cannot wait this long for their money. We heard from some who urgently need funds for medical treatment, some who quite rightly want to enjoy their retirement before it's too late, and others who are struggling simply to meet the necessities of daily life in the current economic climate.

guardian 18-FEB-10

[said:]: I have nothing but the highest regard for all who dedicate themselves to enhancing the quality of life in our local communities.

sundaymail 01-FEB-10

[said last night:]: After 23 years representing my local area in Westminster and having reached normal retirement age, I see this as a natural time to move on and explore other areas of interest.

heraldscotland 30-JAN-10

[said last night:]: I have been honoured and privileged to represent the Labour & Co-operative Party in West Dunbartonshire and I will continue to pledge my support to its future political success, both locally and nationally.

heraldscotland 30-JAN-10

[ said]: could be seen as timid,

wsj 23-JAN-10

[ said]: We are not totally convinced by that Arlene,

ninewsletter 19-JAN-10

[said:]: The sheer scale of your package seems out of synch with what is happening out there. Surely you now rank as the UK's highest paid public servant?

independent 13-JAN-10

[ said]: I think if you look at the issue of bank bonuses and the Chancellor’s proposals for taxing bank bonuses you get the feeling that banks still don’t get it,

heraldscotland 07-JAN-10

[ said]: There are powerful forces against us, you can see that with the attitude of the banks at the moment,

heraldscotland 07-JAN-10

[said:]: The Governor of the Bank of England encapsulated the problem of when to withdraw fiscal stimulus, when he told us

independent 07-JAN-10

[said:]: We consider clarity, even if it is clarity about the degree of uncertainty surrounding the forecasts, as essential to strengthening this crucial credibility.

sundaytimes 06-JAN-10

[ said]: We...very much hope the payroll tax will be successful. However, there is scepticism about its effectiveness and we therefore urge the Committee to examine its success in the next Parliament,

telegraph 06-JAN-10

[said:]: We are currently viewing CCTV and hope that this will help take the investigation forward.

bbc 31-DEC-09

[said:]: Many consumers have no idea why they are rejected for a loan. That is why it is so important people should be able to afford to access their credit files, and why correcting inaccurate data should be simple and easy. There may be a case for free access, and we have asked the ICO and OFT to look at this.

channel4news 22-DEC-09

[said:]: While it is right to protect consumers from potentially reckless lending; equally, they shouldn't be penalised for shopping around for loans.

channel4news 22-DEC-09

[says:]: We may need to challenge existing ideas on remuneration in the financial sector. The latest pay packages for senior bankers look eerily similar to the ones we saw before 2007. Worryingly, directors no longer speak of bonuses as a reward for performance, but now say they are obliged to pay employees the ‘going rate’ for bonuses. Do these give bankers incentives which are in line with the long-term well-being of the company? If not, how will they need to change?

heraldscotland 17-DEC-09

[says:]: We are seeing worrying signs that the banks are going back to business as usual. Yet the customer, the ordinary person, seems to have slipped below the radar.

heraldscotland 17-DEC-09

[said:]: You cannot underestimate how fraught these times were. Taxpayers have a right to know, but it is a matter of timing . . . [had the loan been disclosed at the time] there would have been a run on the banks.

thetimes 25-NOV-09

[said:]: As defender of bonuses, he's on a lonely plinth.

sundaymail 26-OCT-09

[ said]: This is a timely contribution to the debate on the future of our financial services sector,

bbc 27-SEP-09

[said:]: Some lessons can be learnt by banks from building societies. Certain features of the building society model, including the comparatively low reliance on wholesale funding and focus on the protection of members rather than satisfaction of shareholders, have left most building societies better equipped to defend against the shockwaves of the current crisis.

guardian 27-SEP-09

[ said]: ,

bbc 09-AUG-09

[said:]: We suspect the small number of cases being brought against lenders making excessive arrears charges is the tip of the iceberg.

TheScotsman 08-AUG-09

[said:]: We suspect that the small number of cases being brought against lenders making excessive arrears charges are merely the tip of the iceberg.

dailyexpress 08-AUG-09

[ said]: I am shocked at the length of time it is taking the FSA to complete enforcement action against firms it suspects are breaking the rules,

bbc 08-AUG-09

[ said]: The FSA and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) must get a grip on this problem and crack down on lenders who are breaking the rules and mistreating customers in arrears,

bbc 08-AUG-09

[said:]: The Mortgage Rescue Scheme was designed to assist upwards of 6,000 households, but thus far only six households have directly benefited from the scheme. I am looking for answers as to why this is the case.

independent 08-AUG-09

[said:]: I am shocked at the time it is taking the FSA to complete enforcement action. During this time, many thousands of consumers will have suffered detriment and some will have lost their homes.

TheScotsman 08-AUG-09

[ said]: The next few years are likely to see the number of families in mortgage difficulties rise steeply,

independent 08-AUG-09

[said:]: I am shocked at the length of time it is taking the FSA to complete enforcement action against firms it suspects are breaking the rules. Many thousands of consumers will have suffered and some will have lost their homes.

sundaytimes 08-AUG-09

[ said]: The tripartite structure of regulation is in a state of flux at the moment: change and coordination are clearly needed to clarify responsibilities, but the picture is constantly moving,

arabtimes 01-AUG-09

[ says]: By any measure, the FSA has failed spectacularly in its supervision of the banking sector,

bbc 31-JUL-09

[said:]: All this is very fashionable now; the FSA must develop sufficient teeth in order to be able to go against the tide in the future and take unpopular decisions.

icWales 31-JUL-09

[ says]: develop sufficient teeth to be able to go against the tide in the future and take unpopular decisions

bbc 31-JUL-09

[said:]: The FSA must develop sufficient teeth in order to be able to go against the tide in the future and take unpopular decisions.

TheScotsman 31-JUL-09

[ says]: Tweaking the capital requirements to prevent this happening may work, but we should not rule out more drastic action, such as forcibly shrinking the banks or separating out the riskier functions,

bbc 31-JUL-09

[-said]: The Bank of England report that came out last week said quite clearly that there is less credit available for businesses and it's more expensive. In May, lending was negative m – it went down 5.4%. These are the facts. The banks and the government need to get round the table today to ensure that we have this increased lending.

guardian 27-JUL-09

[-said]: The Bank of England report that came out last week said quite clearly that there is less credit available for businesses and it's more expensive. In May, lending was negative – it went down 5.4%. These are the facts. The banks and the government need to get round the table today to ensure that we have this increased lending.

guardian 27-JUL-09

[said:]: At a time when pay and corporate governance are key issues in terms of redrawing financial regulation, the committee feels it is important to highlight the issue of gender equality in the financial services industry.

guardian 22-JUL-09

[asks:]: Has the governor become a loose cannon?

guardian 16-JUL-09

[ said]: The tripartite authorities are a communication black holes, which is worrying,

guardian 25-JUN-09

[wrote:]: Job losses are always a matter of distress for those involved. As such, those at risk of losing their jobs should be treated with the utmost courtesy.

channel4news 09-JUN-09

[said:]: We really have to appreciate people's concerns at the moment and I don't think it does any good for them to see us squabbling.

guardian 09-JUN-09

[ said]: This beats any Treasury committee meeting,

guardian 08-JUN-09

[said:]: It's no surprise given the concern expressed by shareholders of Lloyds since the takeover.

glasgowherald 18-MAY-09

[commented:]: The banks that have failed did so because those leading and managing them failed.

independent 15-MAY-09

[ said]: Bonus-driven remuneration structures led to a lethal combination of reckless and excessive risk-taking,

thestar 15-MAY-09

[-added that]: The design of bonus schemes was not aligned with the interests of shareholders and the long-term sustainability of the banks and has proved to be fundamentally flawed.

thestar 15-MAY-09

[said:]: As the Chancellor said we are living in extraordinary and uncertain times.

YorkshirePost 07-MAY-09

[said:]: As the chancellor said, we are living in extraordinary and uncertain times. However, we are not convinced that the Budget forecasts fully acknowledge this uncertainty. We all want to see a way out of recession, but we need to be realistic.

ft 07-MAY-09

[said:]: As the Chancellor said, we are living in extraordinary and uncertain times. However, we are not convinced that the Budget forecasts fully acknowledge this uncertainty. We all want to see a way out of this recession, but we need to be realistic.

TheScotsman 07-MAY-09

[said:]: As the Chancellor said, we are living in extraordinary and uncertain times.

telegraph 06-MAY-09

[ said]: We have experienced a comprehensive failure of the banking system at all levels,

YorkshirePost 01-MAY-09

Darling [said:]: I am very sorry John McFall is standing down.He has made a tremendous contribution to politics in his role as MP,minister and now chair of the Treasury Select Committee.

sundaymail 01-FEB-10

Alistair Darling [said:]: I am very sorry John McFall is standing down. He has made a tremendous contribution to politics in his role as MP, minister and now chair of the Treasury select committee.

TheScotsman 30-JAN-10

Darling [said:]: I am very sorry John McFall is standing down.

bbc 29-JAN-10