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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I believe that we are better equipped than we were 10 or 20 years ago to cope with the difficulties we face in the world economy, and the reason we are better equipped in Britain, in the (European) area and in America is that people did take time in the last few years to put us on a better footing.
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We had a discussion of what we at this historic time could as European Union finance ministers do to improve that process in peace and development,
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Two great issues of our time are addressed by Jim Wallis, and his thought-provoking answers make powerful reading for anyone interested in social change. Jim Wallis challenges us to create a society that both addresses injustice and stresses personal responsibility, and his call for a global covenant through which rich countries meet their obligations to the poor will have a resonance throughout the world.
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It is time for Europe and the US to negotiate away their differences.
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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.
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I am now confident that the sum could have $1.5 billion by the time of Genoa,
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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,