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Gordon Brown

The Guardian

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Children killed, a school turned into a graveyard: even in wartime, we can’t accept this

The killing of a reported 168 people, primarily schoolgirls, in the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab in Iran has shaken to its very...

12.03.2026 10

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown: Police need to interview Andrew

11.02.2026 10

New Statesman

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The Guardian view on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: driven by a belief that his status made him untouchable

07.02.2026 70

The Guardian

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We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change

07.02.2026 80

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As the Taliban step up their war on women and girls, it is clear that appeasement has failed

29.01.2026 10

The Guardian

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As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership

20.01.2026 250

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We can break the cycle of poverty

05.12.2025 10

New Statesman

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It is not too late to put the brakes on assisted dying, and focus on what is really needed

02.12.2025 10

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

The two-child benefit cap was a scar on the country’s soul

26.11.2025 7

New Statesman

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World leaders, remember that future generations will judge you. At Cop30, you can define how

01.11.2025 10

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks

11.10.2025 10

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

Nothing prepared me for the child poverty I see in Britain. November’s budget can and must halt its inexorable rise

15.09.2025 10

The Guardian

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The gambling industry is a licence to print money. Tax it properly – and turbocharge the fight against child poverty

06.08.2025 10

The Guardian

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MPs have personal beliefs, but also solemn duties: that’s why they must reject the assisted dying bill this week

16.06.2025 10

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown: Here's how we can create 300,000 well-paid Scots jobs in next 10 years

Scotland has long been a land of ideas.  We’re the land that developed the steam engine, gave the world penicillin, and the TV. From the...

05.06.2025 10

Herald Scotland

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By delaying its child poverty plan, Labour has a chance to reverse 15 years of inequality

27.05.2025 10

The Guardian

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Child poverty is a scar on our national conscience

21.05.2025 20

New Statesman

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I have now spoken to police officers who say they were misled by Murdoch’s empire. I won’t let this rest

26.04.2025 50

The Guardian

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The ‘new world order’ of the past 35 years is being demolished before our eyes. This is how we must proceed

12.04.2025 20

The Guardian

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Trump is pushing the world into recession. By learning the lessons of 2008, we can still prevent it

10.04.2025 10

The Guardian

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Something good happened! The rescue of Reece the kelpie

07.02.2025 30

The Guardian

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Be clear about what Trump and Musk’s aid axe will do: people will face terror and starve, many will die

07.02.2025 10

The Guardian

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GORDON BROWN: How a Kirkcaldy ‘warm welcome’ is bringing communities together

Former prime minister Gordon Brown says community spaces prove there is an alternative to isolation.

23.01.2025 10

The Courier

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Memo to President Trump: you are wrong to leave the World Health Organization. You should think again

22.01.2025 10

The Guardian

Gordon Brown