Alistair Darling [SEP] place of birth
Baron Darling of Roulanish, of Great Bernera in the County of Ross and Cromarty, on 1 December 2015.
Darling was a vocal advocate for the Remain campaign for the EU referendum on 23 June 2016.
Early life.
Alistair Darling was born in London the son of a civil engineer, Thomas, and his wife, Anna MacLean. He is the great-nephew of Sir William Darling, a Conservative/Unionist Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South (1945–1957) who had served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh during
Scotland Decides: Salmond versus Darling
Scotland Decides: Salmond versus Darling is a Scottish television debate that was first broadcast on BBC One Scotland on 25 August 2014. The 90-minute broadcast marked the second and last face-to-face debate between First Minister Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling before the Scottish independence referendum held on 18 September 2014. The event took place in front of a studio audience of 200 people.
The debate, moderated by Glenn Campbell, saw both politicians make opening statements, cross-examine each other and