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# Gordon Brown

Last year
2022
Controversy
After uproar, Raith loan striker back to former club
David Goodwillie’s signing provoked an outcry among Rovers fans.
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Mar 2nd 2022, 5:04 PM
All time
Kabul
Afghanistan is 'biggest humanitarian crisis of our time' and West must act, Gordon Brown says
The former British PM said more than half of the Afghan population is facing extreme hunger, including a million children who are at risk of starving to death.
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Dec 29th 2021, 8:57 AM
poison chalice
Simon and Leo beware - not everyone who inherits a country ends up enjoying it
Ruling a country without having been elected can be an endeavour fraught with danger.
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May 20th 2017, 8:30 AM
Brexit
'Britain twice saved the world from tyranny, we'll do what we want' - Tory MP
Gordon Brown reckons a Brexit would make the UK akin to the ‘North Korea of Europe’. So… would it?
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Mar 10th 2015, 7:03 PM
Voices
Opinion: Yes, Scotland has stayed in the UK – but the old union is dead
Despite the defeat for independence, Scotland and the UK will never be the same again – and Ireland’s relationship with its neighbours will change too.
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Sep 22nd 2014, 1:00 PM
house of cards
'Better the devil you know': Winners, losers - and one for you to decide - from the political week
Scotland said No, Gordon Brown re-emerged, as did Alan Shatter, and Micheál Martin tied himself in knots.
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Sep 20th 2014, 6:30 PM
golden brown
Belgian newspaper accidentally refers to Gordon Brown as 'Golden Brown'
Easy mistake to make.
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Sep 18th 2014, 3:20 PM
heating up
Scottish referendum on knife-edge as new poll puts 1% between Yes and No camps
The pro-union side has just slightly inched ahead, after a dramatic surge in support for independence.
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Sep 9th 2014, 9:23 AM
Awkward
WATCH: Former British PM Gordon Brown forgets that he is still a politician
The good people of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath won’t be pleased…
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Oct 31st 2013, 1:22 PM
NO NO NO
Watch: This former British prime minister doesn't want to answer any questions
Gordon Brown practically ran away from a journalist wanting to question him about fresh allegations concerning his former special advisor.
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Sep 24th 2013, 3:15 PM
Surveillance
UK 'tapped phones and emails' of other countries at G20 summits
The Guardian says diplomats at a finance ministers’ summit in 2009 were tapped – on the day that a British-hosted G8 begins.
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Jun 17th 2013, 8:01 AM
caught rapid
Romney caught on tape... who else has fallen foul of hidden recordings?
Mitt Romney’s been caught rapid dismissing 47 per cent of American voters. Who else didn’t know the mic was on?
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Sep 18th 2012, 4:34 PM
Hacking
Watch live: Leveson inquiry hears evidence from David Cameron
The inquiry set up in the wake of the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World continues to receive witness testimony today.
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Jun 14th 2012, 10:57 AM
Leveson
Leveson: Gordon Brown contradicts Murdoch, criticises The Sun
The former British Prime Minister kicked off a week of senior political witnesses at the inquiry into British media ethics which also heard from current Chancellor George Osborne.
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Jun 11th 2012, 6:55 PM
Leveson
7 things we learned from the Leveson inquiry this week
From Rupert Murdoch’s TV favourites to David Cameron’s text message lessons…
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May 12th 2012, 4:28 PM
Leveson
Leveson: Rupert Murdoch plays down political influence
News Corp chairman told British inquiry into media ethics that it’s a myth he or his papers carry serious political sway.
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Apr 26th 2012, 7:48 AM
Leveson
David Cameron may be called to face Leveson Inquiry
The prime minister, his predecessor, and the opposition leader are all expected to be called, the London Times has reported.
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Jan 10th 2012, 3:58 PM
whoops
Ms Piggy and Yo Blair: 5 of the best open-mic political gaffes
And one other that had far reaching implications for its protagonist: Brian Cowen…
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Nov 9th 2011, 9:57 AM
Broken News
BBC "considering legal options" against prank news website
news-bbc.net is an identical copy of the BBC News website – but includes three less-than-savoury fake stories.
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Aug 10th 2011, 12:12 PM
NOTW
MPs to quiz cops on failure to investigate phone-hacking
The assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police will be grilled on why he chose not to reopen inquiries in 2009.
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Jul 12th 2011, 9:01 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Jul 11th 2011, 4:50 PM
Hacked
Gordon Brown's bank account and medical records hacked
Former PM’s bank account may have been illegally accesses by The Sunday Times, while The Sun obtained his son’s medical records.
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Jul 11th 2011, 4:25 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 In today’s 9 at 9: State funeral for Garret FitzGerald; final preparations for Obama; another volcanic eruption; elections in Spain; weak children; and the glory that was Leinster in Cardiff.
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May 22nd 2011, 9:00 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know before 9am including: Preparations underway for Obama visit; Garret FitzGerald to lie in repose in Dublin today; thousands protest in Spain; and the end of the world, or not.
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May 21st 2011, 8:57 AM
LIVE
Gordon Brown accepts he made 'big mistakes' with the banks
The former British Prime Minister has taken some responsibility for the banking crisis, saying that his administration had not understood the situation they were faced with.
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Apr 11th 2011, 4:24 PM
political whodunits
The Seven Deadly Political Whodunits - books for Mary O'Rourke to draw inspiration from
The outgoing TD says she will write a political tell all. But what should she be reading for inspiration?
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Feb 28th 2011, 1:21 PM
Coalition
Hip hop musical to chart the formation of UK coalition government
The musical will feature David Cameron, Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and others rapping.
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Feb 27th 2011, 2:49 PM
review2010
Slideshow: Ten pivotal moments in the year of politics
Leadership coups that worked (and those which didn’t); politicians who resigned (and those who should have); diplomatic gambles that worked (and those that failed): 2010 had it all.
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Dec 26th 2010, 2:11 PM
Blair Book
New strain of the TB-GBs sweeping Britain
Blair’s memoirs are published today – and one relationship dominates the pages. Hint: it’s not the one between Tony and Cherie.
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Sep 1st 2010, 9:03 AM