Budget 2010: Darling speech in full

  It has been a testing time which has required Governments across the world to make difficult choices and take unprecedented actions. We had to decide whether to intervene to rescue the financial system or stand on the sidelines. Whether we should support the economy, business and families or let the recession take its course. The record shows the right calls were made. Global recession has not turned into depression. Unemployment here in the UK has not risen as much as was feared. Borrowing, as I will explain later, is lower than forecast last year. But the recover...