My Life, Our Times

Informationen zum Autor 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 children’s charity. Klappentext 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 children¿s charity. Zusammenfassung 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....

Product details

• Authors: Gordon Brown
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781784707460
• ISBN: 978-1-78470-746-0
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Geopolitics, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Economic history, Political leaders & leadership, Political structures: democracy, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Economic & financial crises & disasters, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies