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My life, our times / Gordon Brown.

by Brown, Gordon, 1951-

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The Bodley Head, 2017.

Brown, Gordon, 1951-

Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.

Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997.

Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1997-2007.

Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 2007-

9781847924971 (hc.)

9781847924988 (pbk.)

vii, 500 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Includes index.

"Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been a guiding force for Britain and the world over three decades. 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 Britain's 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. James Gordon Brown is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Blair Government from 1997 to 2007. Brown was a Member of Parliament from 1983 to 2015"--Provided by publisher.

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