Gordon Brown

Author : Gordon Brown
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1398514195
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Untitled Gordon Brown written by Gordon Brown and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2025-08-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the spectre of a selfish nationalism on the rise around the world, in this important new book former Prime Minister Gordon Brown looks at why it has grown in influence and what we can do about it. This is vital not only to maintain the cohesion of the four nations of the United Kingdom but to ensure that its worst aspects do not lead to future conflict. In the book, Brown shows how the roots of nationalism often lie in economic insecurity, a sense of cultural loss, a disquiet about social standing and a breakdown in trust in political elites. Modern nationalist movements have weaponised these complaints and framed them as a modern form of cultural discrimination, political exclusion and economic exploitation. Of course, wherever they exist, they have to be fought, and he shares a range of measures that can achieve this. He also assesses how nationalism is impacting the UK, with a particular focus on Scotland. Only by addressing the underlying causes that nationalism taps into, can we combat an over-assertive Scottishness that forces a choice with Britishness, or an over-aggressive Britishness that attempts to diminish people's Scottishness. We cannot ignore the importance of identity, people's need for recognition and their need to belong, nor can we forget a series of pressing issues that have for too long been ignored and yet undermine national unity. Failure to tackle these issues will mean Britain falling apart. But if we address them, we have the opportunity to create a United Kingdom that is united by more than its name. It will be brought together by finding common ground around shared objectives and shared values.

Author : Gordon Brown
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473549620
Total Pages : 733 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Life, Our Times written by Gordon Brown and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 733 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revelatory memoir from Britain's former Prime Minister offers vital insights into our extraordinary times. Former Prime Minister and the country's longest-serving Chancellor, Gordon Brown has been a guiding force for Britain and the world over three decades. This is his candid, poignant and deeply relevant story. In describing his upbringing in Scotland as the son of a minister, the near loss of his eyesight as a student and the death of his daughter within days of her birth, he shares the passionately-held principles that have shaped and driven him, reminding us that politics can and should be a calling to serve. Reflecting on the personal and ideological tensions within Labour and its successes and failures in power, he describes how to meet the challenge of pursuing a radical agenda within a credible party of government. From the invasion of Iraq to the tragedy of Afghanistan, from the coalition negotiations of 2010 to the referendums on Scottish independence and Europe, Gordon Brown draws on his unique experiences to explain Britain's current fractured condition. By showing us what progressive politics has achieved in recent decades, he inspires us with a vision of what it might yet achieve. Riveting, expert and highly personal, this historic memoir is an invaluable insight into our times.

Author : Alan Allport
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438119860
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gordon Brown written by Alan Allport and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the life of Gordon Brown, from his childhood in East Yorkshire to his current duties as a lecturer at Princeton University.

Author : Gordon Brown
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471137503
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Scotland, Our Britain written by Gordon Brown and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-12 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Scotland, Our Britain: A Future Worth Sharingis a highly personal account of Gordon Brown's Scotland, the nation he was born in; and our Britain, the multinational state that the Scots, English, Welsh and Northern Irish have created and share. Laying bare his family's ancestry over 300 years of the Union and explaining how it shaped his background, Brown charts what it was like growing up in Scotland in the 1950s and 1960s and explains the influence of religion, education and Scotland's unique industrial structure on the shaping of his and Scotland's identity. He sets out the dramatic economic, social and cultural changes of the past 50 years and the vastly different prospects his children will face, demonstrating that a sense of Scottish national identity has always remained strong and how Scottish institutions have always fiercely guarded their independence. Written before the referendum, Brown argued in My Scotland, Our Britainthat the choice before Scots should not have been seen as a battle between Scotland and Britain. Instead, in tune with Scotland's history of deep engagement with the wider world - as inventors, explorers, traders, missionaries, business leaders and aid workers - the best future for Scots was not to leave Britain but to continue to lead it. Now, with a new afterword Brown reflects upon the referendum campaign, the rejection of independence by the Scottish people, and he continues to make the case for a constitutional settlement that further unites the country.

Author : Tom Nairn
Publisher : Institute of Welsh Affairs
ISBN 13 : 9781904773160
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gordon Brown written by Tom Nairn and published by Institute of Welsh Affairs. This book was released on 2006 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does the future hold for Britain and the relationships between England, Scotland and Wales? Tom Nairn discusses these issues, with contributions from others from across the political spectrum.

Author : William Keegan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470092955
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Prudence of Mr. Gordon Brown written by William Keegan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-05-14 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling book that examines Gordon Brown's rise to power, his years as Chancellor, and his dramatic decision to give the Bank of England independence "An essential read for anyone who wants to properly understand political and economic policy developments over the past 15 years and enjoy some good insights about the future." Neil Kinnock, Vice President of the European Commission and former leader of the Labour Party. "For twenty years one of the most sceptical and authoritative voices on economic affairs in the British press." Robert Harris, best selling author. "A splendidly vivid account of the background, outlook and record of the most powerful Chancellor of modern times." Anthony Howard, biographer and political commentator. The economic policy of new Labour has been fundamental to its success. Gordon Brown has been at the very heart of new Labour's economic policy since the late 1980s and has been highly instrumental in convincing both the British public and the City that a Labour government can run the economy responsibly. He has generally been a popular and well-respected Chancellor - during his early years in office, he was highly praised for his prudence and yet now, well into the second term of office many of the issues on which the Blair government was elected, such as health and education, have not yet been satisfactorily addressed, and Gordon Brown is now being criticised for what many see as his imprudence in handling the nationâ??s finances. Examining how successful Labourâ??s economic policy has really been, when allowing for the good fortune of a world-wide economic boom, Keegan provides insights into the policies of new Labour, Gordon Brown's rise to power, the impact of his policies and how future policies might influence the economy. Written by a well-known and highly respected journalist who has been close to the heart of politics in Britain for many years, and who is thus able to offer an insiderâ??s view of how policy developed in both opposition and the Government Examines the professional relationships and private friction between Brown, other members of the Cabinet and the Bank of England Includes much previously unpublished material William Keegan is Associate Editor (since 1983) and Economics Editor (since 1977) of The Observer newspaper. A graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge, he has previously held posts with the Financial Times, Daily Mail and Bank of England Economic Intelligence Department. He has sat on a range of advisory committees, including the BBC Advisory Committee on Business and Industrial Affairs, the Employment Institute Council and the Department of Economics Advisory Board, University of Cambridge. He is visiting Professor of Journalism at Sheffield University and is the author of a variety of successful books.

Author : Dr. Laura Greene-Orndorff
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557447178
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chiropractic Mavericks: The Story of Helen and Dr. Gordon Brown written by Dr. Laura Greene-Orndorff and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the years, Helen and Dr. Gordon Brown have been regularly dedicated to a long and arduous process that attempted to evolve their beloved profession of chiropractic in a direction that was congruent with their shared vision of subluxation-centered care.Most personal and professional challenges that are worthy of a lifetime commitment require a tremendous amount of dedication, perseverance and courage. What the Browns set out to accomplish in chiropractic, throughout their lives, would be no exception to this rule. The challenges, threats and setbacks that these chiropractic mavericks would encounter and eventually conquer would ultimately create a pathway for other chiropractors to follow. The Browns' commitment to their profession would also indirectly help many of the chiropractors within their generation, as well as doctors of today, to be able to practice with a state issued license.

Author : Tom Bower
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gordon Brown written by Tom Bower and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gripping inside story of the complex and ambitious Chancellor of the Exchequer's time in power.Gordon Brown's arrival at the Treasury in May 1997 was greeted by a stampede--officials of every rank spontaneously rushed to the door to cheer the new incumbent, excited about the change. As Master of the New Era, Brown created a matrix of relationships across every Whitehall department, and extended his influence to every aspect of government activity. He has been behind the most important budgetary decisions of the past decade: the commitment to Private Finance Initiative, which would affect infrastructure from the London Underground to the NHS to state schools; the management of the Inland Revenue; the increase in taxes; and the demise of Britain's pension funds.Seven years after his arrival at the most powerful department at Whitehall, Brown is now a contender to be the next leader of the Labour Party.

Author : Christopher Harvie
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1789601215
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broonland written by Christopher Harvie and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the intellectually intimidating, industrious architect of the New Labour project become its maligned and feckless undertaker? In this scathing, witty indictment of Gordon Brown's tenure as prime minister, Christopher Harvie says goodbye to Broon by exploring the Britain New Labour helped create. It is a place where the gap between rich and poor grows ever wider and manufacturing has been replaced by 'retail, entertainment and recreation' (for which read shopping, gambling and drinking). Now that the casino economy has veered wildly out of control, and our public utilities and industries have been auctioned to the highest bidder, Broonland is both an essential anatomy of a country on the brink of collapse and a caustic, darkly funny portrait of a decade that took Britain from boom through bust to busted.

Author : Gordon Brown
Publisher : Weinstein Books
ISBN 13 : 1602860580
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Courage written by Gordon Brown and published by Weinstein Books. This book was released on 2009-05-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning Profiles in Courage, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's fascinating collection of inspirational leaders is destined to become a staple of every politically conscious reader's library as his already-significant profile grows exponentially around the world. The prime minister explores the lives of eight outstanding twentieth-century figures to uncover why some men and women make difficult decisions and do the right thing when easier and far less dangerous alternatives are open to them. Those profiled range from icons such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy to lesser-known figures such as Edith Cavell, who nursed the wounded of World War I in Belgium and helped Allied soldiers escape, and pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who returned to Nazi Germany from New York to lead the Christian opposition against Hitler's regime. Bringing his personal reflections to these intimate portraits, Brown illuminates a common thread of inspiring courage in every one of these eight heroes and, in doing so, introduces us to his own inspiring values.