But Alistair Darling has decided he's got to make a virtue out of necessity.
But Alistair Darling is not now in charge and he hasn't been for two years.
But Mr Darling told MPs that "most British banks don't actually engage in that much proprietary trading".
But Mr Darling's plans have been criticised by the CBI, small businesses and unions, who say the rise from 10% could stifle long-term investment.
The 50p rate is to be reduced to 45p in 2013 but Mr Darling said that he would not have cut the rate while the lower paid were struggling.
But Mr Darling - who was chancellor between 2007 and 2010 - said the government's own spending plans were unclear and Labour should not reveal its intentions until it hears what Chancellor George Osborne is proposing.
But Alistair Darling's appearance at the TUC conference on Tuesday is likely to demonstrate that it's not only much of the public who seem fed up with the government, but many on their own side are too.
But Mr Darling said such a system still might not have averted the crash as the driver might not have been able to stop the train in time, even if he had been alerted to the car on the crossing.
But that fairytale has since collapsed, and not only is Mallya shedding billions from his own net worth as a result, but his darling airline may soon be grounded for life and sold for scraps unless it can pay its debts.
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But Mr Darling, who reprimanded Chancellor George Osborne for not being present to respond to the question, accused the government of going "far beyond" efficiency savings and implementing cuts which would risk front-line services and the "economic fabric of this country".
Because Governor Damiels, not only a Republican but a current darling of the party, pushed the government hard to make this loan happen.
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It was something signed up to my predecessor, Alistair Darling, but you know we have to live with that.
Downing Street says they would be under Lord Falconer.....but report to Mr Darling.
Yesterday, Canon stole the show, but today's darling of Photokina appears to be the just-announced Leica M camera.
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Shoe-maker Crocs (CROX) has long been a market darling, but that changed in a big way after the close yesterday as the company cut its quarterly forecasts.
"There are loads of answers I want and I intend to get them, not only for Leslie's sake now he's gone, poor darling, but for other people coming up, " she said.
Apple may be a cult sensation of sorts in the handheld device market, a media darling, but when it comes to smart phones, no one touches the Android operating system by Google.
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With hindsight, Mr Darling was right but at the time Number Ten said he was wrong.
But for her part, Darling said she is just grateful for what he did.
But the Transport Secretary Alistair Darling is now starting to say there's probably no other option.
But Scottish Labour MP Mr Darling, who is head of the cross-party campaign to keep the UK together, has insisted that independence comes with economic risks.
But stir it up, little darling, and tune into the sights of the undulating waves just outside your private balcony.
Mr Cameron tried to embarrass Mr Brown over his tense relationship with Mr Darling in the past but did not quite make the case that it mattered for the present.
This is not a repeat of Northern Rock, Chancellor Alistair Darling has said, but the government will temporarily have representatives on the boards with a say in how they are run.
Here the fund was pretty explicit - the Treasury should buy private bonds to help ease the credit constraints on UK businesses (something Mr Osborne and even Chancellor Darling talked about - but has still not happened).
But some schools fear that becoming a darling of Chinese students or students from any single country may irk local and foreign students.
The oldest men's chorus in the country was once the darling of Manhattan society, but it now performs in relative obscurity.
But Mr Wake-Walker said Grace Darling symbolised everything RNLI crews stood for during the charity's 175 years in existence, "risking her own life to save others, selflessness and courage".
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