The Change We Choose: Speeches 2007-2009

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Random House, Apr 15, 2011 - Literary Collections - 304 pages

The Change We Choose: Speeches 2007-2009 brings together the key speeches made by Gordon Brown during the first two and a half years of his premiership. It reflects how the values and beliefs that have defined his political career have shaped his response to what have been arguably some of the greatest challenges ever to have faced a new prime minister.

The speeches in this book trace what will be seen by historians as an extraordinary era in British and international history. We can learn a lot about his premiership by looking at the Prime Minister's penetrating and insightful speeches in this period, as he sets out his thinking on domestic and foreign policy and responds to the events that have shaped his time in office.

We also learn much about Gordon Brown, the man, from the insights of those who have kindly agreed to contribute introductions - and from the person who knows him best of all: his wife, Sarah, who introduced his party conference speeches.

 

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Contents

Introduction
Tackling the Urgent Challenges Introduction by Kofi Annan
The Global Challenges
The Road to Copenhagen
The Middle East Introduction by Shimon Peres
Afghanistan
The Millennium Development Goals
Nuclear Energy and Proliferation Introduction by Mohamed
DDay Memorial Service 6 June 2009
Domestic Policy
Fighting the Recession
Liberty and Citizenship
Health Introduction by Ara Darzi
Education
Northern Ireland
Fighting for Britain

Europe Introduction by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
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About the author (2011)

Gordon Brown became Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Labour Party came to power in 1997 and succeeded Tony Blair as Prime Minister in June 2007. Gordon has published numerous other titles.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Change We Choose: Speeches 2007-2009
AuthorGordon Brown
PublisherRandom House, 2011
ISBN1780570570, 9781780570570
Length304 pages
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Literary Collections / Speeches
Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
Political Science / Political Ideologies / General
  
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