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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It is important that the government has all its votes at its disposal this afternoon. The security of the nation comes first. No government can afford to take risks with the security of the country.
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For we can now understand why it was that a man true to his conscience, in circumstances of such controversy, leave government in a way that not only manifested an absence of rancor but won applause, not just from those who agreed with him but those who disagreed with him.
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My first rule - the golden rule - ensures that over the economic cycle the Government will borrow only to invest, and that current spending will be met from taxation.
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Under this Government, Britain will not return to the boom and bust of the past.
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Once government's objectives were economic growth and social cohesion. Now they are prosperity, fairness and environmental care
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I will listen and I will learn. I will strive to meet people's aspirations. I want to lead a government humble enough to know its place - where I will always strive to be - and that is on people's side.
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We are entering an era in which national government, instead of directing, enables powerful regional and local initiatives to work, where Britain becomes as it should be - a Britain of nations and regions
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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,