Gordon Brown

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the G20 here on Saturday to consider a tax on financial transactions to make banks more accountable to society. Brown told G20 finance ministers meeting in Scotland that "a global financial...

In this article: Tax, Britain, James Tobin, Adair Turner, Europe, Financial Services Authority, Oxfam, and United States

...part of a new exercise regime, with early morning jogs through Westminster. Published: 8:40PM GMT 07 Nov 2009 Aides stress Gordon Brown is in good general health and has always used the gym regularly Photo: PA The Prime Minister, who...

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the G20 here on Saturday to consider a tax on global financial transactions but the proposal looked doomed amid US opposition. Brown told G20 finance ministers meeting in Scotland that "a...

In this article: Tax, James Tobin, Britain, United States, Europe, Jean-Claude Trichet, Tim Geithner, and Alistair Darling

Gordon Brown has called for a global tax on financial transactions to prevent future bank bail-outs as G20 leaders meet in Scotland to discuss the economy and climate change. Gordon Brown again warned that it was still too soon for...

In this article: Tax, Climate change, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Oxfam, and Peer Steinbruck

But Opposition accuses Prime minister of sending 'mixed messages' Gordon Brown delivering aspeech to the Royal College of Defence Studies yesterday, explaining Britain?s position in the war Gordon Brown issued a stark warning to the...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Britain, Royal College of Defence Studies, Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank, London, and Tories

LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Washington's closest ally in Afghanistan, toughened his tone Friday with this harsh message for the Afghan leadership: Clean up your act - for real this time - or risk a cutoff of support. In what...

In this article: Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, NATO, Barack Obama, Britain, and Taliban insurgents

Gordon Brown aims to bolster Labour's support before next week's vote Gordon Brown has described the Scottish government's decision to ditch the Glasgow Airport Rail Link project as "wrong and short-sighted". The Labour leader's...

In this article: Labour, Unemployment, Liberal Democrats, Glasgow, Nationalist, Recession, Annabel Goldie, Michael Martin, and Fiona Hyslop

Gordon Brown: "Cronies and warlords have no place in the future of Afghanistan" Gordon Brown has told Afghan President Hamid Karzai he will not put UK troops "in harm's way for a government that does not stand up against corruption". In...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, UK, Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, Political settlement, BBC News Channel, Tories, and Al-Qaeda

...from here Gordon Brown threatens to end Afghan mission unless corruption is tackled Nico Hines Gordon Brown warned the Afghan government today that he will not continue to risk the lives of British troops to defend a corrupt regime.

In this article: Mr Brown, Afghanistan, UN, Kabul, and Barack Obama

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to defend his government's commitment to Afghanistan in a major speech Friday, saying the war is essential to his country's security, according to excerpts released in advance by his office.

In this article: Afghanistan, Britain, Afghan police, First World War, Second World War, Al-qaida, Hamid Karzai, Pakistan, and London