Quotes by Alistair Darling

“We cant be in the business of carting fresh air around the country.”

“We have not put the inflation increase through for the last couple of years. Indeed, since 1999 fuel prices have come down both in real terms and cash terms, in terms of the duty.”

“Snowfall in January is hardly unexpected,”

“already more severe than the rest of the country.”

“Today we are sending out a very clear message to those who drive without insurance - there is now no place to hide.”

“We are looking forward to working with these authorities to develop practical solutions to congestion problems and support the development of a national road pricing scheme,”

“Local and regional pilots are essential if we are to explore and understand the possibilities of road pricing at national level.”

“Unless we look at that, we will have huge problems - absolute gridlock - in 20 or 30 years time,”

“The claimants allegation of wrongdoing has been completely dismissed,”

“It was a very bad result for us, lets make no bones about it. This was a safe seat, we should not have lost it.”

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