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Christmas credit crunch: Greedy finance firms push interest rate towards 40%...customers, who described the increases as 'legalised extortion'. It also makes a mockery of claims by Gordon Brown, Lord Mandelson and other ministers that they would ensure credit card firms treat customers fairly. For someone with a... In this article: Credit crunch, Gordon Brown, Bank of England, and Peter Mandelson |
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | 5 hours ago
Gordon Brown accused of taking 'wrong' EU job
Gordon Brown has been accused of putting Britain's economic interest at risk by accepting the "wrong" European Union job. By James Kirkup and Bruno Waterfield in Brussels Published: 7:23PM GMT 20 Nov 2009 Critics said he had...
In this article: European Union, Baroness Ashton, David Miliband, Michel Barnier, Britain, Europe, William Hague, and Tony Blair
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Gordon Brown should demand Lockerbie bomber is returned says US Senator
Gordon Brown should demand Lockerbie bomber is returned, says US Senator Gordon Brown should demand the "immediate" return of the Lockerbie bomber to serve his sentence in a Scottish jail - because he is still alive exactly three months...
In this article: Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, Kenny MacAskill, Charles Schumer, Pan Am Flight 103, Lockerbie, Cancer, Muammar Gaddafi, Barack Obama, and Glasgow
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BBC News | 17 hours ago
Brown welcomes British EU role
In this article: Baroness Ashton, European Union, Europe, Conservative Party, William Hague, Labour, and Tony Blair
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Times Online | 1 day ago
Gordon Brown abandons Tony Blair to snatch EU second prize
Navigation - link to other main sections from here Gordon Brown abandons Tony Blair to snatch EU second prize Philip Webster, Political Editor, and David Charter in Brussels A Belgian federalist and a former chairwoman of...
In this article: European Union, Tony Blair, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Europe, Peter Mandelson, Geoff Hoon, House of Lords, and Barack Obama
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MPs expenses: Gordon Brown agrees to introduce new laws after backlash
Gordon Brown has backed down and agreed to introduce new laws to clean up Parliament in the wake of the expenses scandal. By Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor The Prime Minister was heavily criticised after the Queen?s Speech made...
In this article: David Cameron, Conservative Party, Harriet Harman, British Airways, House of Commons, and Reuters
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Gordon Brown is joking if he thinks he can outlaw his own profligacy
Asked why there was so little crime in Germany, a comedian replied: "Because it's against the law." Working on the same principle, Gordon Brown promises to eliminate his Government's ballooning deficit - GBP200 billion and rising - with a...
In this article: Britain, Recession, Tax, Unemployment, Labour, United States, Tequila, and Stagflation
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Brown reverts to plan B as Van Rompuy set for EU President
...could be extinguished before tonight's summit of EU leaders even starts as a little-known Belgian seems set to be handed the job. Gordon Brown intends to make a last-ditch appeal for Mr Blair when he arrives in Brussels this afternoon and...
In this article: EU, Tony Blair, David Miliband, Brussels, Europe, Turkey, Britain, and Christianity
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 2 days ago
Brown to unveil UK banking sector crackdown
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government will unveil on Wednesday a crackdown on the banking industry as part of a series of policies aimed at boosting its chances at the general election. The government will also announce...
In this article: UK, Recession, Daily Mail, Labour Party, House of Lords, Daily Telegraph, and David Cameron
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Yahoo! News | 3 days ago
Britain's Brown defends Afghan role (AFP)
...Afghan role LONDON (AFP) - Foreign forces in Afghanistan are "disrupting and disabling" Al-Qaeda's leadership, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, in a strong defence of Britain's involvement in the conflict. Brown also offered to...
In this article: Al-Qaeda, Britain, Taliban, Afghanistan, London, Pakistani army, Osama bin Laden, NATO, and Hamid Karzai
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Independent.ie | 4 days ago
Brown doesn't like to apologise but it's easier to grovel when you're not personally responsible
...of a secret policy pursued by successive British governments are going to receive a formal apology from the prime minister, Gordon Brown. He is notorious for his reluctance to say sorry for anything but it is easier to grovel, of course,...
In this article: Labour, David Miliband, Tony Blair, George Bush, Kenneth Clarke, and Rupert Murdoch
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James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party. Brown became Prime Minister in June 2007, after the resignation of Tony Blair and three days after becoming leader of the governing Labour Party. Immediately before this he had served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour government from 1997 to 2007 under Tony Blair.
Brown has a PhD in history from the University of Edinburgh and spent his early career working as a television journalist. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1983; first for Dunfermline East and since 2005 for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. As Prime Minister, he also holds the offices of First Lord of the Treasury and the Minister for the Civil Service.
Brown's time as Chancellor was marked by major reform of Britain's monetary and fiscal policy architecture, transferring interest rate setting powers to the Bank of England, by a wide extension of the powers of the Treasury to cover much domestic policy and by transferring responsibility for banking supervision to the Financial Services Authority. Controversial moves included the abolition of Advance Corporation Tax (ACT) relief in his first budget, and the removal in his final budget of the 10 per cent "starting rate" of personal income tax which he had introduced in 1999.
After an initial rise in opinion polls, Brown's time as Prime Minister has seen his approval ratings fall and the Labour Party suffer its worst local election results in 40 years. Despite public and parliamentary pressure on his leadership, he remains leader of the Labour Party.
- Birth Date:
- February 20, 1951
- Birthplace:
- Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
- Religion:
- Church of Scotland
- Nationality:
- British
- Spouse:
- Sarah Brown
- Residence:
- 10 Downing Street
- University Attended:
- University of Edinburgh
- Political party:
- Labour
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