UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham Open to Slavery Apology While Dismissing Reparations Ahead of Commonwealth Summit
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AI-drafted, source-cited brief
#AndyBurnham #GordonBrown #Politics #News
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham Open to Slavery Apology While Dismissing Reparations Ahead of Commonwealth Summit
Prime Minister Andy Burnham's willingness to consider a formal state apology for the transatlantic slave trade marks a significant shift in UK policy ahead of the Commonwealth summit, while his rejection of financial reparations leaves key demands from Caribbean nations unaddressed.
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November 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham Open to Slavery Apology While Dismissing Reparations Ahead of Commonwealth Summit
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#AndyBurnham #GordonBrown #Politics #News
AI-drafted, source-cited brief
#AndyBurnham #GordonBrown #Politics #News
He can really weave the big ambitious vision with clear detailed steps of what needs to be done. It's a rare and impressive talent.
So much so he *almost* makes #gordonbrown looks like the warm up
So much so he *almost* makes #gordonbrown looks like the warm up
October 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM
He can really weave the big ambitious vision with clear detailed steps of what needs to be done. It's a rare and impressive talent.
So much so he *almost* makes #gordonbrown looks like the warm up
So much so he *almost* makes #gordonbrown looks like the warm up
#ConsParty talking again about raising threshold of or abolishing #InheritanceTax again, #GeorgeOsborne & #DavidCameron both announced plans to raise threshold to £1m or abolish it, last time the threshold was raised was on 06/04/2009 by #ChancelloroftheExchequer #AlistairDarling, #PM #GordonBrown.
October 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
#ConsParty talking again about raising threshold of or abolishing #InheritanceTax again, #GeorgeOsborne & #DavidCameron both announced plans to raise threshold to £1m or abolish it, last time the threshold was raised was on 06/04/2009 by #ChancelloroftheExchequer #AlistairDarling, #PM #GordonBrown.
I've been in Restaurants with no prices and dishes that aren't available because ingredients weren't available....there's a strong echo to this speech.
#GordonBrown "we can be an innovation nation" washes out his gold reserve sell off & introducing "light touch banking monitoring"...prior to crash.
#GordonBrown "we can be an innovation nation" washes out his gold reserve sell off & introducing "light touch banking monitoring"...prior to crash.
September 29, 2026 at 1:56 PM
I've been in Restaurants with no prices and dishes that aren't available because ingredients weren't available....there's a strong echo to this speech.
#GordonBrown "we can be an innovation nation" washes out his gold reserve sell off & introducing "light touch banking monitoring"...prior to crash.
#GordonBrown "we can be an innovation nation" washes out his gold reserve sell off & introducing "light touch banking monitoring"...prior to crash.
Talk of racists he agrees there isn't much choice on terms given the behaviour. On Northern Ireland, he's no better informed than #BBCLauraK on what's going on. Fingers crossed them. He speaks of honesty and I instantly picture #GordonBrown now #BBCLaurak gushing over how much nothing he managed.
September 27, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Talk of racists he agrees there isn't much choice on terms given the behaviour. On Northern Ireland, he's no better informed than #BBCLauraK on what's going on. Fingers crossed them. He speaks of honesty and I instantly picture #GordonBrown now #BBCLaurak gushing over how much nothing he managed.
A question on #GordonBrown tabled by Mike Wood on 28-08-2026 has been answered by Mark Ferguson. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-08-28/20734
September 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A question on #GordonBrown tabled by Mike Wood on 28-08-2026 has been answered by Mark Ferguson. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-08-28/20734
This sums it up.
#ruyesyet #scottishrepublic #salvo #yesscots #greenyes #westminster #democracy #uk #plaidcymru #labour #gordonbrown #norternireland #sinnfein
#ruyesyet #scottishrepublic #salvo #yesscots #greenyes #westminster #democracy #uk #plaidcymru #labour #gordonbrown #norternireland #sinnfein
12 years ago today. Don't forget the broken promises. #DontGetFooledAgain
September 18, 2026 at 9:44 AM
unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/10/lets... contempt of court, and erosion of trust, they would have a strong justification to prosecute Boris Johnson to ensure justice is served and public trust is maintained.’
September 17, 2026 at 3:22 PM
unitedforclimate.blogspot.com/2024/10/lets... contempt of court, and erosion of trust, they would have a strong justification to prosecute Boris Johnson to ensure justice is served and public trust is maintained.’
and as a charity, thanks to #GordonBrown, the government will add 25% #GiftAid to your donation.
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and as a charity, thanks to #GordonBrown, the government will add 25% #GiftAid to your donation.
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#GordonBrown very impressive on this, #FrancisFukuyama* not so much.
* FF has spent 3 decades explaining what The End of History is about, but more pertinently, what it wasn't about. 🙄
#politicalphilosophy
* FF has spent 3 decades explaining what The End of History is about, but more pertinently, what it wasn't about. 🙄
#politicalphilosophy
Start the Week - Gordon Brown: The Future Starts with Us - BBC Sounds
Gordon Brown, Francis Fukuyama and Bronwen Maddox on democracy's future.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 7, 2026 at 9:41 AM
#GordonBrown very impressive on this, #FrancisFukuyama* not so much.
* FF has spent 3 decades explaining what The End of History is about, but more pertinently, what it wasn't about. 🙄
#politicalphilosophy
* FF has spent 3 decades explaining what The End of History is about, but more pertinently, what it wasn't about. 🙄
#politicalphilosophy
Fantastic evening with Gordon Brown in #York - A pleasure to host Gordon for a packed out book launch 'The Future Starts With Us' with #Toppings - Full write up by York Press - 🔗in comments
#TheFutureStartsWithUs #GordonBrown
#TheFutureStartsWithUs #GordonBrown
September 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Fantastic evening with Gordon Brown in #York - A pleasure to host Gordon for a packed out book launch 'The Future Starts With Us' with #Toppings - Full write up by York Press - 🔗in comments
#TheFutureStartsWithUs #GordonBrown
#TheFutureStartsWithUs #GordonBrown
Watching #GordonBrown on #BBC this morning. God I wished we had a whole term of him as PM. He is wasted writing books that don't get the impact that his leadership would have provided.
September 4, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Watching #GordonBrown on #BBC this morning. God I wished we had a whole term of him as PM. He is wasted writing books that don't get the impact that his leadership would have provided.
Chancellor for ten years, Prime Minister for three. Gordon Brown scores plus 0.8 on our card.
"He gave the Bank of England independence in his first week. Most Chancellors spend the first week finding the canteen."
#UKPolitics #GordonBrown
"He gave the Bank of England independence in his first week. Most Chancellors spend the first week finding the canteen."
#UKPolitics #GordonBrown
KeepingScore: our verdict on Gordon Brown
The scores, the record and the full verdict, with sources.
keepingscore.today
September 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Chancellor for ten years, Prime Minister for three. Gordon Brown scores plus 0.8 on our card.
"He gave the Bank of England independence in his first week. Most Chancellors spend the first week finding the canteen."
#UKPolitics #GordonBrown
"He gave the Bank of England independence in his first week. Most Chancellors spend the first week finding the canteen."
#UKPolitics #GordonBrown
trumpsauthoritarianassault.blogspot.com/2026/07/one-... Sub-title: “Truth before power. Justice before growth. Culture before collapse.
September 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
trumpsauthoritarianassault.blogspot.com/2026/07/one-... Sub-title: “Truth before power. Justice before growth. Culture before collapse.
#TheFutureStartsWithUs by #GordonBrown #BookReview – the ex-PM’s recipe for beating #populism
Global crises are tightly linked to how we treat each other at the local level, argues this optimistic book
#Politics #Society
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
Global crises are tightly linked to how we treat each other at the local level, argues this optimistic book
#Politics #Society
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
The Future Starts With Us by Gordon Brown review – the ex-PM’s recipe for beating populism
Global crises are tightly linked to how we treat each other at the local level, argues this optimistic book
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2026 at 10:33 AM
#TheFutureStartsWithUs by #GordonBrown #BookReview – the ex-PM’s recipe for beating #populism
Global crises are tightly linked to how we treat each other at the local level, argues this optimistic book
#Politics #Society
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
Global crises are tightly linked to how we treat each other at the local level, argues this optimistic book
#Politics #Society
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
I’ve always had time for #gordonbrown but I do get annoyed with Nu Lab centrism with passive assertions like “we’ve lost [a] sense of social obligation” rather than my view which is that neoliberal radicals have deliberately undermined & imposed economics inimical to social solidarity. He almost […]
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August 30, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I’ve always had time for #gordonbrown but I do get annoyed with Nu Lab centrism with passive assertions like “we’ve lost [a] sense of social obligation” rather than my view which is that neoliberal radicals have deliberately undermined & imposed economics inimical to social solidarity. He almost […]
#GordonBrown #TheLords and #TheVow define him alongside selling the #UK #GoldReserves The bankers all walked under #Brown #Starmer wasn't the first one owned by the Lobbyists.
August 29, 2026 at 1:12 PM
#GordonBrown #TheLords and #TheVow define him alongside selling the #UK #GoldReserves The bankers all walked under #Brown #Starmer wasn't the first one owned by the Lobbyists.
“Yes. Well, of course, in the long term, Ireland will be united.” #r4today #GordonBrown
Ireland will be united, says Gordon Brown
Former PM believes Northern Ireland will leave UK in the long term – but remains opposed to Scottish independence
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2026 at 5:58 AM
“Yes. Well, of course, in the long term, Ireland will be united.” #r4today #GordonBrown
A thoroughly decent, and much maligned man.
The UK equivalent of #JimmyCarter IMO. (Achieving more when out of high office.)
#GordonBrown
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The UK equivalent of #JimmyCarter IMO. (Achieving more when out of high office.)
#GordonBrown
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘I don’t want to be a backseat driver’: Gordon Brown on Burnham, billionaires – and his vision for a better Britain
The former UK prime minister is still shaping politics (even if he doesn’t want to interfere). He talks about keeping his temper, staying fit – and why he won’t pay £90 for a Scotland football shirt
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2026 at 10:13 AM
A thoroughly decent, and much maligned man.
The UK equivalent of #JimmyCarter IMO. (Achieving more when out of high office.)
#GordonBrown
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The UK equivalent of #JimmyCarter IMO. (Achieving more when out of high office.)
#GordonBrown
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Why was he not more like yhis when PM.
#GordonBrown at 75
It's a book promo but a grest interview, where has this Labour gone!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#GordonBrown at 75
It's a book promo but a grest interview, where has this Labour gone!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘I don’t want to be a backseat driver’: Gordon Brown on Burnham, billionaires – and his vision for a better Britain
The former UK prime minister is still shaping politics (even if he doesn’t want to interfere). He talks about keeping his temper, staying fit – and why he won’t pay £90 for a Scotland football shirt
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Why was he not more like yhis when PM.
#GordonBrown at 75
It's a book promo but a grest interview, where has this Labour gone!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#GordonBrown at 75
It's a book promo but a grest interview, where has this Labour gone!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Outstanding intervention by #GordonBrown this morning.
Some real thinking and cooperative values there.
We need more Gordon ...
Some real thinking and cooperative values there.
We need more Gordon ...
August 26, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Outstanding intervention by #GordonBrown this morning.
Some real thinking and cooperative values there.
We need more Gordon ...
Some real thinking and cooperative values there.
We need more Gordon ...
Hmmm I hope you are right #gordonbrown but your own political history is a bit iffy when it comes to power grabs >>
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Around the world, people are rejecting divisive and dangerous politics. We can – and must – build on that | Gordon Brown
The vast majority of the global public supports international cooperation on human rights, climate and AI. Like-minded countries must stand together to deliver, says former UK prime minister Gordon Br...
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Hmmm I hope you are right #gordonbrown but your own political history is a bit iffy when it comes to power grabs >>
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