Gordon Brown

Type: Person

Name: Gordon Brown (James Gordon)

Title: Former Prime Minister (JUNE 2007-MAY 2011)

Organization: The Labour Party (United Kingdom)

Date of Birth: 1951-02-20

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland

Nationality: United Kingdom

Fact Sheet: Biography for Gordon Brown

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

SIMON HEFFER: A serious contender? The grey man who could be David Cameron's nemesis

By Simon Heffer You may not have heard of Philip Hammond there's little reason why you should. After all, the Defence Secretary is not the most charismatic politician.Grey both literally and metaphorically, he has an unfortunate knack of reminding people ... [Published Mail Online UK - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Simon Heffer, The Labour Party (United Kingdom), The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), David Cameron, Michael Gove

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

International Monetary Fund

British Recession

"But most worryingly, the best example of where this might lead us is not in the chaos of mainland Europe, but further afield in Japan, where their economy has now stagnated for almost two decades under austerity." This week saw the British economy, the ... [Published AskMen UK - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Recession, United Kingdom, International Monetary Fund, The Labour Party (United Kingdom), George Osborne

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

The Labour Party (United Kingdom)

Price may be right for Government to start Lloyds sell-off

Lloyds moved a step closer to privatisation as its shares jumped above the ?break even? price of 61p set by the Government.Last night Treasury insiders played down speculation that a sell-off is imminent.But sources close to the negotiations said the ... [Published This Is Money - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Stocks, privatise, The Labour Party (United Kingdom)

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Kenneth Clarke (UK Politician)

No surprise that Government is diverting cash to Scotland

From: Karl Sheridan, Selby Road, Holme on Spalding Moor. THE revelation that the Government is happy to divert Brussels money that could be partly used to regenerate Yorkshire to Scotland shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Let’s be honest, the whole ... [Published Yorkshire Post - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Scotland, Kenneth Clarke (UK Politician), Alcohol Abuse, Gordon Brown

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

David Cameron

Cartoons of the week: 11 - 17 May

WATCH our video slideshow of the past week’s political cartoons from our cartoonists Iain Green and Brian Adcock. This week:• There’s an end in sight to Abu Qatada’s extradition case• Michael Gove makes a contribution to the debate on Britain leaving ... [Published The Scotsman - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Iain Green, David Cameron, Abu Qatada al-Filistini, Michael Gove

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Ye gods, a play about Gordon Brown...

The Confessions of Gordon Brown, penned by Emmy-nominated writer Kevin Toolis, will have its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival before coming to London and the Labour Party conference. “In a candid portrait of life inside Downing Street, Gordon ... [Published London Evening Standard - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Gordon Brown, Labour Party Conference, Downing Street, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Gordon Brown

Maggie's Cancer Support comes to the North-East

THE North-East's first Maggie's cancer support centre has opened.Maggie's, in the grounds of the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, is the 16th centre of its kind to open in the UK.The ultra-modern building, designed by leading architect Ted Cullinan, was ... [Published Northern Echo - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Cancer, Sarah Brown, Gordon Brown

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

LETTER FROM SCOTLAND 17th May 2013

The Caledonian MercuryMy week began in the snow-capped Cairngorms. Blustery showers blew in from the north west but when the sun shone, the rivers sparkled. Spring is late here. The birch trees have only just turned a light green. The grass and heather ... [Published Caledonian Mercury - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Scotland, Gordon Brown, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Facing blindness by seeing the funny side

The prospect of going blind isn't funny, but – as I've learned from those who know – not taking it too seriously could help me cope with my sight loss What would you do if you were told you were going blind? Quit your job, cut loose and rush to live out ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]

Entities: Gordon Brown, David Bradford, Thomas Pynchon

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Call to change Town Hall flag protocol

Councillors are to call for a change in the protocol of flying a flag at half-mast following the death of a former Prime Minister.Ken Hudson, the leader of the Conservative group on Preston Council, has confirmed the protocol will be discussed when the ... [Published Lancashire Evening Post - May 16 2013]

Entities: Ken Hudson, Margaret Thatcher, Gordon Brown

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Your View 15 May

I was surprised Dundee war poet Joseph Lee didn’t merit a mention amongst the names listed for the fleet of eight new buses planned for the city.Recognising Joseph Lee would have been a reminder of the debt we owe those who have served and continue to ... [Published Evening Telegraph - May 16 2013]

Entities: Craig Melville, Joseph Lee, Gordon Brown

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Becks Was Doomed

First Fergie , now David Beckham has retired from professional football. Gordon strikes again… Tagged: Anyone But Gordon , Gordon Brown ... [Published Guy Fawkes' blog - May 16 2013]

Entities: Gordon Brown, David Beckham

More Content

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Fern's next chapter [Published Droitwich Spa Advertiser - 2 hours ago]
Tories must not self-destruct [Published Daily Express - 3 hours ago]
British Recession [Published AskMen UK - 3 hours ago]
When the Scots and English both want to be less... [Published Herald Scotland - 6 hours ago]
Gerry Hassan: Worlds apart on question of union [Published The Scotsman - 6 hours ago]
No surprise that Government is diverting cash t... [Published Yorkshire Post - 7 hours ago]
SIMON HEFFER: A serious contender? The grey man... [Published Mail Online UK - 10 hours ago]
Price may be right for Government to start Lloy... [Published This Is Money - 11 hours ago]
Nigel Farage and Scotland’s Left-wing media mafia [Published Telegraph - 14 hours ago]
Cartoons of the week: 11 - 17 May [Published The Scotsman - 15 hours ago]
Cameron Visits U.S. in High Wire Act on Europe,... [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - 17 hours ago]
Ye gods, a play about Gordon Brown... [Published London Evening Standard - 18 hours ago]
Friend or foe: Is pluralism on the left dead? [Published Progress Labour's Progressives - 19 hours ago]
Maggie's Cancer Support comes to the North-East [Published Northern Echo - 19 hours ago]
Liberty Marketing Announce Voluntary Link with ... [Published PR.com Press Releases - 19 hours ago]
Your Voice May 16 [Published Evening Telegraph - 20 hours ago]
The Road Back to Full Employment -- Speech by L... [Published Zecco - 21 hours ago]
LETTER FROM SCOTLAND 17th May 2013 [Published Caledonian Mercury - 21 hours ago]
Is joining forces to form a super authority in ... [Published Telegraph and Argus - 21 hours ago]
The joy of patience in a culture of impatience [Published Vanguard - 22 hours ago]
Stobart Group aiming to start flights to Carlis... [Published North West Evening Mail - 23 hours ago]
Facing blindness by seeing the funny side [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]
Coalition minister claims he can see 'green sho... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 17 2013]
IDAHO: A history of British homosexuality [Published So So Gay - May 17 2013]
Arburg keeps up with Jones outlook [Published Plastics and Rubber Weekly - May 17 2013]
Dead soldier’s mother bankrupt in battle for truth [Published The Scotsman - May 17 2013]
RBS job cuts are a scandal [Published Morning Star Online - May 17 2013]
Jon Cruddas: filling Labour's 'One Nation' poli... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 16 2013]
Call to change Town Hall flag protocol [Published Lancashire Evening Post - May 16 2013]
Your View 15 May [Published Evening Telegraph - May 16 2013]

Blogs

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Cameron Visits U.S. in High Wire Act on Europe,... [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - 17 hours ago] Image Credit: Getty The gesture itself was subtle, but as the collection of briefing notes were set to one side, so with it went a thin layer of pulped political barricade. What remained were two government leaders seated across a table, a Russian ...
Becks Was Doomed [Published Guy Fawkes' blog - May 16 2013] First Fergie , now David Beckham has retired from professional football. Gordon strikes again… Tagged: Anyone But Gordon , Gordon Brown ...
The geopolitics of Google's autocomplete [Published FP Passport - May 15 2013] p>Google's autocomplete algorithm doesn't just enable users to save precious seconds of typing by predictavely filling in the rest of the search. It's also, apparently, the subject of contentious legal cases the world over. The latest example: On ...
Still useless After All These Years - the Tory ... [Published Mail Online - Peter Hitchens - May 15 2013] More than five years ago I summed up the case against the Tory Party as it then was. The indictment is to be found here and is still, in many ways, valid:http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2007/10/the-tories-are-.html But the events of the past few ...
Darling of the Lobby [Published Guy Fawkes' blog - May 14 2013] The two Eds will have been following Alistair Darling’s Lobby lunch very closely this afternoon. Darling laid down the gauntlet to Balls, showing a fair amount of leg about a possible return: “At the moment I’m totally focused on the referendum. After ...

Audio/Video

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VIDEO: Brown in plea to keep union intact [Published BBC News Video - Politics - May 13 2013]
Brown: Girl's education is a civil right [Published CNN.com - Video - Mar 27 2013]
VIDEO: Do voters trust Labour with the economy? [Published BBC News Video - Politics - Feb 17 2013]
Davos 2013 - (CCTV) China's Next Global Agenda [Published World Economic Forum - YouTube - Feb 15 2013]
Davos 2013 - The Global Education Imperative [Published World Economic Forum - YouTube - Feb 15 2013]

Press Releases

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Liberty Marketing Announce Voluntary Link with ... [Published PR.com Press Releases - 19 hours ago]
S.D. Shibulal and Alec Ross to Speak at World B... [Published Business Wire - May 08 2013]
Gordon Brown To Launch Global Education Countdo... [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - Mar 22 2013]
The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, MP to speak at 2013 ... [Published EON Government & Public Policy - Feb 27 2013]
The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, MP to speak at 2013 ... [Published EON Business - Feb 27 2013]