In this episode, Matthew speaks to Lord Alistair Darling about the response to the financial crisis from his perspective at the heart of government. Alistair Darling was a Member of Parliament from 1987 to 2015 (most recently for Edinburgh South West) and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2007 to 2010. Lord Darling served continuously in the Labour government’s cabinet from 1997 to 2010.