Permacrisis by Gordon Brown, Mohamed El-Erian and Michael Spence review – road to nowhere A call for growth from three veterans of the financial crisis rings hollow The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023
The Reckoning: the horrendous true story behind the Jimmy Savile case, now being dramatised by the BBC The prolific paedophile and predator is played by Steve Coogan in the shocking TV series; this is the real story of the disgraced presenter’s life and crimes, and how they eventually came to light Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2023
The Tony Blair Rock Opera features bagpipes, Lady Macbeth and a wrestling match with Gordon Brown If you’re looking for subtlety and sophistication, Harry Hill and Steve Brown’s Tony! The Tony Blair Rock Opera is probably not for you. It starts – literally – with a bang and careens through a hectic hour and a half of high-energy songs and skits. The Conversation · Oct 9, 2023
Unserious to suggest Wales is sole blueprint for a Labour government: Drakeford The Welsh Labour first minister said his Government’s 20mph speed limit would not lose the party votes at the next election. The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023
OPINION - The strange rebirth of Scottish Labour To understand the Labour Party, you first have to understand the importance of Scottish Labour. From Keir Hardie to John Smith, Ramsay MacDonald to Gordon Brown, Scotland runs to the very core of the labour movement. For goodness sake, even Tony Blair was born in Edinburgh. Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2023
‘It was electrifying’: the inside story of Labour’s 1997 election landslide Paranoia, relentless activity, infighting – the people who saw it all look back on the dizzying days that made political history The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023
Former PM Brown’s charity effort seeking to support more families this winter Former prime minister Gordon Brown worked with online retailer Amazon on the Multibank project, which redistributes surplus goods to those in need. The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
The Guardian view on the Conservative tax debate: the PM is losing friends and voters Editorial: Rishi Sunak is unpopular because he is raising taxes, but failing to spend the money to fix Britain The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023
HS2: a long and winding timeline of the troubled high-speed rail project Since Labour announced plans for north-south high-speed rail network nearly 14 years ago, project has been beset by problems The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023
GB News takes Dan Wootton and Laurence Fox off air over ‘vile’ sexist rant Right-wing channel loses two prominent stars as ex-PM Gordon Brown calls for Ofcom to act The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023
Ticket touting and Ozempic hit Paris fashion week Rumours have emerged online that front row seats are being sold on for thousands Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2023
Gordon Brown advocates for rejoining EU while backing Starmer’s Brexit approach The former PM commended the efforts of the Labour leader to build bridges and make the public aware of the complexities involved in rejoining. The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Gordon Brown in challenge to Keir Starmer over backing Tory benefit policies GORDON Brown has said the UK’s benefit system is failing to support those living in poverty – in an indirect challenge to Keir Starmer who has… The National (Scotland) · Sep 25, 2023
Gordon Brown: States that profited from oil surge should pay global climate change windfall The former prime minister said a share of profits should help poorer nations fight climate change Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023 Petrostate windfall tax would help poor countries in climate crisis, says Brown Former British PM calls for 3% levy on oil and gas export revenues of biggest producers to generate $25bn a year for global south
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023 How do we raise trillions of dollars to fight the climate crisis? The answer is staring us in the face The profits for oil and gas companies have reached truly staggering proportions. A simple levy could funnel money to the global south, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 Gordon Brown: States that profited from oil surge should pay global windfall The former prime minister said a share of profits should help poorer nations fight climate change.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023 How much could HS2 cost and what is at stake? From spiralling costs to route changes – here’s a breakdown of the numbers
The National (Scotland) · Sep 24, 2023 SNP challenge Labour to support benefit reform following Gordon Brown comments THE SNP have challenged Keir Starmer to reform Westminster’s welfare system following recent comments made by former prime minister Gordon Brown…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023 Rupert Murdoch made his own rules – what is the media mogul’s real legacy? Six experts on how the Australian-born entrepreneur’s newspaper titles and TV channels transformed the media landscape
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023 ‘The climate is visiting a mental unravelling on all of us’: Charlie Hertzog Young on the dangers of activism – and staying sane on a dying planet The teenage campaigner took politicians to task about the environment – but their apathy contributed to a devastating decline in his mental health. He talks about his recovery and the radical ideas we need to save the Earth
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023 Eleven peers have not sat in Lords for at least a year after failing to take oath to king Ex-supreme court president among those whose failure to take oath means they cannot sit or vote in second chamber
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023 University of the Arts London: a creative champion rising up the rankings University of the Arts London brings together some of the most reputable art schools, and it’s soaring up the league table.
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023 Gordon Brown warns ‘aggressive nationalism’ is sweeping the world The former Labour prime minister said countries must stop ‘blaming each other for what goes wrong’, and we must come together to find a solution.
The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023 Probe into former Labour chief whip Nick Brown still going on after a year The nature of the complaint against the Newcastle upon Tyne East MP has not been disclosed.