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
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Tempting though it is to take protectionist measures, in the long term the only way forward is for Europe to invest rather than protect,
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For me there is a mission for this country moving forward - there are big long-term decisions we've got to take as a nation.
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Let us move the IMF forward from its old role for an old world of sheltered national economies -- of addressing balance of payments problems -- to a new role in a world of global capital flows.
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We have invited the commission and the ... bank to take forward technical work on a European support package, including discussions with other international partners to establish a loan guarantee scheme for small businesses,
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We are conscious of the abject poverty that so many countries and individuals face. We're being driven forward by the urgent need to act,
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This is the work that drives us on. This is the vision that gives enduring purpose to what we do. This is the task our party wants to take forward starting from this morning.
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The meeting went on as normal. It started on time and it was completed in a normal way, ... Our message to those people who have been demonstrating is that the way forward for those people who want to reduce poverty and ... and to see a diffusion of prosperity around the world is not to advocate turning our back on the global economy and not to advocate a retreat from international economic cooperation.
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We welcome the progress towards flexibility that has been made in China,
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We (in affluent countries) used to talk for centuries about what we could do for Africa. But the real question is about empowerment, and what Africa can do for itself.
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I sense a new spirit in Britain: that the people of Britain want this massive demonstration of generosity to be given enduring purpose.
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Think for a moment: what is the British equivalent of the U.S. Fourth of July, or even the French 14th of July for that matter?
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They also encourage children and young people, whatever their own circumstances, to take an active and exemplary part in the life of their local communities, particularly in helping the more vulnerable.
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Every advanced industrial country knows that falling behind in science and mathematics means falling behind in commerce and prosperity.
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Europe should now respond positively and enthusiastic to the American offer ... about the elimination of export subsidies and the reduction of tariffs,