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My Life, Our Times

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By (author): Gordon Brown

Former Prime Minister and the countrys 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.

He explains how as Chancellor he equipped Britain for a globalised economy while swimming against the neoliberal tide and shows what more must be done to halt rising inequality. In his behind-the-scenes account of the financial crisis and his leading role in saving the world economy from collapse, he addresses the question of who was to blame for the crash and why its causes and consequences still beset us.

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 Britains current fractured condition. And by showing us what progressive politics has achieved in recent decades, he inspires us with a vision of what it might yet achieve today.

Riveting, expert and highly personal, this historic memoir is an invaluable insight into our times.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 382g
  • Dimensions: 130 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 24 May 2018
  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781784707460

About Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown served as Prime Minister of Britain from 2007 to 2010 during which time he is widely credited with having prevented a second Great Depression in the wake of the financial crash. Previously he was Britain's longest-serving Chancellor from 1997 to 2007 masterminding many of Labour's proudest achievements including the Minimum Wage debt cancellation for the world's poorest nations and major reform of Britain's monetary and fiscal policy. Since leaving office he has dedicated himself to charitable work and is now United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum Infrastructure Investors Summit and a Distinguished Global Leader in Residence at New York University. He lives with his wife Sarah and two sons John and Fraser in Fife Scotland.All Gordon Brown's proceeds from My Life Our Times will go to the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory and Theirworld childrens charity.

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