Tag - Gordon Brown
Unions give mixed reaction to Queen's speech
Measures such as care for the elderly and financial sector curbs welcomed, but education and fiscal proposals criticised Gordon Brown's pre-election legislative agenda received mixed reactions from public sector unions today. Dave Prentis, the general secretary of Unison, said this morning's Queen's speech showed the government "had listened" and taken up issues that mattered to people, such as ...
2009-11-20 -
Guardian Unlimited
Thinktank considers coup against PM
• Pressure group fears poll defeat could be devastating • Pre-budget report may be deciding factor The influential centre-left pressure group Compass has reopened internally the question of whether Gordon Brown should lead Labour into the general election. The group held out against the previous coup attempt in June, but now fears that if Brown stays, an election defeat could be so heavy that ...
2009-11-18 -
Guardian Unlimited
Geoff Hoon's unsent letter and a secret plot to oust Gordon Brown
A core of Labour rebels have been plotting for months, but Hewitt and Hoon's move took many by surprise Geoff Hoon has been gearing up to present some kind of challenge to Gordon Brown's leadership since last November, when it became clear that he was not going to secure a job in Europe that he had coveted. Hoon was known to be unhappy last June, but he kept his powder dry until today. But while ...
2010-01-06 -
Guardian Unlimited
Pound Seen as Diminished No Matter Who Wins Election (Update3)
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- No matter who prevails in this year’s election between U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and opposition leader David Cameron , the loser will be the pound because the next government may not have enough support in parliament to rein in the Group of 20’s biggest budget deficit.
2010-01-25 -
Bloomberg
Monett capital campaign under way for new YMCA
MONETT, Mo. — Several large donations have helped push the capital campaign for a new YMCA in Monett closer to reality. “We are hopeful we will be able to finish fundraising this year,” said Gordon Brown, YMCA executive director. “We have set with the campaign a goal of at least $10 million.”
2010-02-28 -
The Joplin Globe
Gordon Brown
20 février 1951 Naissance de James Gordon Brown à Glasgow (Ecosse). 1967 Il entre à l’université d’Edimbourg pour y étudier l’histoire. 1980 Il devient journaliste à la ...
2010-03-30 -
Le Nouvel Observateur
More business chiefs dump Labour over national insurance
Former Labour donors and members of Gordon Brown's own business council are latest to back Tories on scrapping tax hike The stand-off between the Labour government and business intensified today as 14 more leading company chiefs added their names to the protest against planned national insurance rises. Former Labour donors are among the new signatories to a letter backing Tory proposals to ...
2010-04-03 -
Guardian Unlimited
London close: Footsie keeps climbing
LONDON (SHARECAST) - The day was dominated by news that the general election will be held on May 6 following Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s announcement, but Footsie was lifted higher by unrelated factors.
2010-04-06 -
ShareCast
London mid-morning: Miners lead the advance
LONDON (SHARECAST) - UK politics is taking centre stage today with Prime Minister Gordon Brown expected to call a general election for 6 May, but global developments are moving the markets with miners advancing on the back of higher metals prices.
2010-04-06 -
ShareCast
Political reform: Promises lacking promise | Editorial
In the planning grids and the morning broadcasts, it was billed as the day for political reform – the moment for members of a rotting parliament to sow the seeds of a fresher future. In the event, yesterday brought a dismal dose of Westminster business as usual. While Gordon Brown and David Cameron and their baying tribes jeered at each other about everything except the constitution, real ...
2010-04-10 -
Guardian Unlimited
X marks the spot if you're looking to be unemployed
A vote for any of the three major parties at this general election is a vote for unemployment. Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg have all been jostling for the position of who is the most austere. They are promising heavy spending cuts to tackle the UK's £167bn debt burden, should they be elected.
2010-04-17 -
Independent
Third leaders' debate – live blog
Join Andrew Sparrow for live coverage as Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg clash for the final time in the last leaders' debate of the election Read what's happened on the campaign trail today 5.29pm: Five organisations will be carrying out instant polling after the debate: ComRes for ITV; YouGov for the Sun; Populus for the Times; ICM for the Guardian and Angus Reid (who are doing it ...
2010-04-29 -
Guardian Unlimited