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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Liberalization on services, energy and utilities are part of, and remain central to, a successful single market.
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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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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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We will abolish this requirement and reduce the burdens placed upon you, ... This will be the first in a series of regulatory requirements that we can remove.
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Politics seems much less important today. When you see your young daughter smiling as she was, and moving around, it's a superb feeling.
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We have got to be sure that all the conditions are in the right place.
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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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There are risks in the world economy at the moment. The downturn in the world economy has not reached its bottom,
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Today we salute him as the most accomplished parliamentarian of his generation.
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We believe that other countries are now looking at setting up something similar.
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Where I think there is common ground now, and I think that goes for producer and consumer countries, is that everyone agrees we must have more stable long-term oil prices,
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Where the Commission suggests that our public investment plans may be excessive we do not agree. We simply do not accept it.
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We are talking about a new deal between the rich countries and poor countries of the world.
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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,