Unhelpfully for Mr Brown, Alistair Darling, his independent-minded chancellor, stresses the urgency of chipping away at public debt.
（漏了一句，实在看不明白）对布朗不利的是，他的有独立思想的财政大臣达林却还在强调消除国债的紧迫性。
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In her epilogue the author suggests that independent-minded women should accept the loss of old traditions and make their peace with the new situation.