Eight in ten fund managers believe Alistair Darling should not remain as Chancellor, while 60pc believe he'll leave the post within a year, a survey by Cantos City Panel suggests.
The survey, conducted before the Chancellor's first Budget yesterday and which polls the views of 185 managers and analysts in the UK, also found most want Boris Johnson as London Mayor. , according to the results of the latest Cantos City Panel survey. and Boris Johnson is the preferred choice for London mayor, according to the results of the latest Cantos City Panel survey. On the economy, almost nine in ten of those polled believed house prices will drop this year, with almost half expecting the fall to exceed 2.5pc. More than three quarters (77pc) predicted a fall in consumer spen...
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