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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
The prime minister, whose penmanship is poor, hand writes notes to the families of slain British soldiers. When he misspells a grieving mother's name, an uproar and repeated apologies follow. Let down by his own bad handwriting, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown found himself apologizing yet again today to a woman whose name he misspelled in a condolence letter over the death of her son in Afghanistan....
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Sify (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
A handwriting expert has said that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's scrawl shows a man in "extreme turmoil".
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Sify (Free subscription) | yesterday
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was said to have been involved in a phone bust-up with the mother of a dead soldier, whose name he misspelt in a handwritten letter.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Prime minister reiterates his support for Tony Blair as European president Gordon Brown said today that David Miliband "was never a candidate" for the post of EU foreign minister. The prime minister appeared to confirm reports that his foreign secretary had no intention of taking the new EU post of high representative for foreign affairs, after Miliband told a political ally that he did...
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IPE Journal (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
For once, Gordon Brown has managed to up-stage his cross-channel compatriot, Nicholas Sarkozy, at a G20 event. This might have had something to do with the fact that neither Brown nor Sarkozy really belonged at a meeting for Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, so the Frenchman had understandably stayed at home. But that technical detail was not enough to stop Gordon Brown, oh no. In case...
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The Wardman Wire (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
I agree with a relatively small number of the policies of the Brown administration, and I have been bitterly critical of Mr Brown in many areas. I also believe that there have been more casualties than necessary in Afghanistan, some caused by mistakes in management of our Defence Forces; this is partly the responsibility of Mr Brown as well as of previous adminstrations - going back as far as the...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
• FSA backs prime minister over tax on transactions • Global revenues could reach as high as £420bn Gordon Brown is secretly attempting to persuade some of the City's leading figures to speak out in support of his plan for a new international tax on banking. Despite furious opposition from bank lobbyists and criticism from the United States, Canada and Russia, the prime minister is...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says President Barack Obama will announce his decision on sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan within days.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says President Barack Obama will announce his decision on sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan within days.
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Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
WOOTTON BASSETT, England - Grieving over the death of her son in Afghanistan, the woman tore into British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. "Mr. Brown, listen to me,"...
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Shield Wall (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Afghanistan war "not keeping UK safe" 4 hours 55 mins ago The majority of Britons doubt whether the war in Afghanistan is keeping Britain safe from attack while nearly half said it was increasing the threat, according to a poll on Wednesday. The GFK NOP poll in The Independent seemed to contradict Prime Minister Gordon Brown's justification for British troop involvement in the U.S.-led operation....
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Country marks 11th hour as Queen attends Westminster service to commemorate passing of last three survivors left in Britain In pictures: Remembrance Day ceremonies A profound silence, to remember once more the dead of Britain's wars of the last century, fell across the country today at 11am, in annual commemoration of the moment that the guns of the first world war stopped firing 91 years ago. But...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Special service will mark passing of last three servicemen from first world war in UK The Queen will lead the country in the two-minute silence at 11am today at a special Armistice Day service to mark the passing of the final three servicemen of the first world war generation living in the UK. The 91st anniversary of the silencing of the guns on 11 November 1918 has already been marked by troops in...
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wei08 | 11/09/2009
Key players in the Group of 20 refused to support a plan create an insurance fund to pay for bailouts if governments have to step in again to save giant businesses on the brink of collapse. Finance ministers at the G-20 summit on Saturday discussed the idea of a tax on banks and other financial institutions to help fund future government emergency aid. But U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner indicated...
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