Talk:Alistair Darling

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The comments about darling's eyebrows contribute very little to this piece. Also, the unqualified assertion that he's fulfilled his brief to keep transport out of the news seems a bit off - congestion charge? london underground? crossrail? railtrack???

Three of those are London based and really focus attention of the Mayor of London. And yes Railtrack comes up a bit but you don't see Alistair Darling hauled throughout the media the way Stephen Byers was. Timrollpickering 19:51, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Photo needed

Official government photos of British politicians cannot be used on Wikipedia as Crown Copyright is not a sufficiently free license. Because the subjects are living and make frequent public appearances, they are regarded as readily replaceable with free images. So I guess this is challenge.... If Alistair Darling (or one of his colleagues) is going to be in your area and you have a spare minute, grab your digital photos and get snapping! Hopefully we'll get a new photo soon. All efforts appreciated.WJBscribe 01:11, 23 November 2006 (UTC) (comment revised 16:15, 6 February 2007 (UTC) WJBscribe)

[edit] Future Cabinet office

Is it me or does this section read like someone's recommendation to Gordon Brown? Plus there are two potential negatives not mentioned - whether or not Brown will want to risk having too many Scottish MPs in the top posts (it shouldn't matter but polls suggest it is a problem for Brown) and whether or not Brown is going to be a PM who wants to keep a firm hand in the ministry they've specialised in by appointing a day to day minister of limited standing, like Eden and Gladstone who appointed relative lightweights to the Foreign Office and Treasury respectively. Timrollpickering 23:44, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Where was he born?

It seems to me ther's a discrepancy on this entry. It says on the first paragraph that he was born in Glasgow, but then on the bar on the right is says he was born in North London. Which is right? Maszanchi 10:01, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

and how many parents did he have? One? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.128.231.2 (talk) 00:22, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Not a very good photo

A bit fuzzy. Can we do better?  SmokeyTheCat  •TALK• 14:41, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Political safe pair of hands" stuff

This is at best unsourced, at worst personal POV. Shouldn't it be removed? 83.199.117.150 18:49, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I agree and removed it. --John 18:56, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

and he isn't! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.149.63.92 (talk) 22:17, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 10 Downing Street or 11 Downing Street?

According to the Reuters and BBC references listed at Talk:Chief_Mouser_to_the_Cabinet_Office, Gordon Brown is now living at 11 Downing Street, and Alistair Darling at 10 Downing Street, but this article disagrees. Could someone with some actual knowledge of British government residences (or at least a better grasp of what sources are reliable in this area) please check on this and correct whichever articles need correcting? John Darrow (talk) 04:48, 23 May 2008 (UTC)