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HARDtalk: Alistair Darling - British Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2007-2010

24/05/2012

Alistair Darling - British Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2007-2010

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Alistair Darling - British Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2007-2010

Stephen Sackur asks if there is a way out of the economic hole Europe has dug itself into.

Stephen Sackur asks Alistair Darling, British chancellor during the financial crisis of 2008, if there is a way out of the economic hole Europe has dug for itself.

Just how close to meltdown is the Eurozone? With Greece preparing for an election which many see as a de facto referendum on a Euro exit, the continent's financial markets are awash with fear. Bank runs, contagion, systemic collapse - these are European nightmares which could pose a grave threat to the global economy. HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Alistair Darling who was Britain's chancellor during the financial crisis of 2008 - is there a way out of the economic hole Europe has dug for itself?

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