Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brownis a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Blair Government from 1997 to 2007. Brown was a Member of Parliamentfrom 1983 to 2015, first for Dunfermline East and later for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth20 February 1951
CityGiffnock, Scotland
billion duty
This is a $300 billion issue. We have a duty.
believe call freeze inevitable last prevent seeing stand stop
The new protectionism we are now seeing ... is a wake-up call because it is the last stand from those who believe we can freeze frame, stop the clock, postpone or prevent inevitable change.
demand problem
This is, at root, a problem of demand outstripping supply,
chance fear fortunes help lives nor opportunity presidency reaching reverse special summit time transform year
This is not a time for timidity, ... Nor is it a time to fear reaching too high. This year, the year of the U.N. special summit as well as the year of Britain's G8 presidency in Gleneagles, is our chance to help reverse the fortunes of a continent, and it is our opportunity to help transform the lives of millions.
huge initiative involves small
This is not a small initiative, this is a huge international initiative which involves the whole international community.
debt historic led poor process relief
This is the end of a historic process that has led to debt relief for these poor countries,
five lives million saved
Five million children's lives will be saved between now and 2015, and five million in the 10 years after 2015.
becoming keeps
Every year, it keeps growing, ... It's becoming a Lutz tradition.
britain enduring generosity given massive people spirit
I sense a new spirit in Britain: that the people of Britain want this massive demonstration of generosity to be given enduring purpose.
europe forward invest rather tempting term though
Tempting though it is to take protectionist measures, in the long term the only way forward is for Europe to invest rather than protect,
anybody continue doubt future reforms
I don't think anybody should be in any doubt that not only will the reforms continue but in future years they are going to have to be intensified.
billion confident sum time
I am now confident that the sum could have $1.5 billion by the time of Genoa,
thinking people risk
I think people have got to understand when a murder is committed on British soil, when innocent people have been put at risk by the method that murder is committed then we expect authorities in other parts of the world to co-operate.
america promise world
America knows it has got to deal with its deficit problems so that it, too, can promise it is making its proper and best contributions to the world economy.