22 Quotes by Alistair Darling

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,

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

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

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.

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

We were at the stage where in a very short period of time, one of the world's biggest banks would have to shut the door and switch off the electricity.

As I said, there are two approaches-first, a strong economy, stability and helping families or, secondly, the Tory cuts, the undermining of stability, and a return to the boom and bust of the 1990s.

Tory plans to cut 'further and faster' would wreck recovery and roll back Labour's many successes.

The global economy is spluttering back into life. The Tories would have left it to choke to death.