Gordon Brown for Britain For a fairer future — Labour, led by experience

Gordon Brown for Britain

For a fairer future — Labour, led by experience

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In-Work Support for the App Age: Rescuing the Best Idea Labour Ever Had
Economic Policy

In-Work Support for the App Age: Rescuing the Best Idea Labour Ever Had

Zero-hours rosters and algorithmic shifts have shattered the old assumption of a steady weekly wage. The tax credit architecture built for the 2000s labour market needs rebuilding — and Labour should be the party to build it.
The Quiet Envoy: Brown's Second Act on the World Stage That Britain Barely Noticed
Scottish Politics

The Quiet Envoy: Brown's Second Act on the World Stage That Britain Barely Noticed

While British columnists debated his legacy at home, Gordon Brown spent a decade warning the world about Ebola, vaccine inequality and famine — and was usually proven right. Why does the UK press ignore its most experienced internationalist?
When the Banks Ruled the World — and What That Lesson Owes the Age of the Platforms
Economic Policy

When the Banks Ruled the World — and What That Lesson Owes the Age of the Platforms

The men and women who ran the banks before 2008 told us they were too clever to be regulated. Today's tech titans make the same claim in subtler language. A Treasury that once tamed the City must now be ready to tame the platforms.
Seven Times the Commentariat Laughed at Caution — and How Each Gibe Has Aged
Economic Policy

Seven Times the Commentariat Laughed at Caution — and How Each Gibe Has Aged

For a decade, 'prudence' was the word deployed to mock Gordon Brown in the Westminster press. From the gold sales to the euro veto, the sneering was relentless. It is time to keep score.
From the Fife Coast to the Crash: The Making of a Conviction Politician
Economic Policy

From the Fife Coast to the Crash: The Making of a Conviction Politician

Seven moments in Gordon Brown's life reveal a politician forged by hardship, principle and an unshakeable belief in the power of government. What should today's Labour generation take from that journey?
The Pledge That Halved Child Poverty — and the Argument Labour Must Now Finish
Scottish Politics

The Pledge That Halved Child Poverty — and the Argument Labour Must Now Finish

In 1999, Labour promised to end child poverty within a generation — and came closer than any government before or since. With the two-child cap still in force, the question is whether to rebuild the old machinery or design something bolder.
The Kirkcaldy Testament: Can Patriotic Britishness Win Scotland Back for Labour?
Scottish Politics

The Kirkcaldy Testament: Can Patriotic Britishness Win Scotland Back for Labour?

From the stage of a Kirkcaldy football stadium in 2014 to the campaign trails of today, Gordon Brown has remained Labour's most distinctive voice on the union question. This feature examines whether his brand of pragmatic, patriotic Britishness can rebuild trust among Scottish voters.
Five Rules of the Treasury: What Brown's Decade at No. 11 Still Teaches a Cost-of-Living Britain
Economic Policy

Five Rules of the Treasury: What Brown's Decade at No. 11 Still Teaches a Cost-of-Living Britain

As families across Britain continue to grapple with rising bills and squeezed wages, it is worth returning to the economic architecture Gordon Brown built during his decade at the Treasury. These five enduring principles offer a blueprint the present Government would be wise to study.