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As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership | Gordon Brown
20 Jan 2026 06:08 GMT
A European-wide chorus of resistance, led this morning by Keir Starmer, has greeted Donald Trump’s plan to take over Greenland, by force if necessary, and to start a tariff war if any country stands in his way. Have no doubt, this is a moment: if pursued …
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Gordon Brown on multilateralism
30 Dec 2025 16:06 GMT
… former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, says that multilateralism is … one that insists on protectionism, mercantilism and industrial … can achieve together.
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The views expressed …
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Gordon Brown: Most people still believe in multilateral cooperation
24 Dec 2025 01:01 GMT
… to one that insists on protectionism, mercantilism, and industrial policies that … ; they are asking for hope.
Gordon Brown, a former prime minister of …
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Governor hits out at populism as Trump interferes in US Fed
17 Jan 2026 08:28 GMT
… by the then Labour chancellor, Gordon Brown.
Late last year, Farage suggested … ,” he said.
Economists typically view free trade as a cornerstone of long … “robust economic openness” and greater global trade and cooperation.
“We must be …
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Forget free trade—we need free care
16 Jul 2025 02:46 GMT
… column, former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown echoed the call, suggesting updating … belief that free trade facilitates human well-being.
Rather than free trade, we need … defined monetarily.
The premise of free trade was to construct a global …
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Gordon Brown accuses Trump of ‘weaponising’ global trade system
13 Apr 2025 17:39 GMT
Gordon Brown has accused Donald Trump of “weaponising” the global trading system with steep import tariffs that threaten a “breakdown” in the global economic order.
The former prime minister said that governments and central banks should come up with a “ …
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Rachel Reeves calls for global free trade fightback to protect UK economy
12 Apr 2025 18:44 GMT
… far-reaching changes to global trade and economic agreements, … “recognises the benefits of free trade” over the kind of …
Rejecting the ideas of protectionism – now being aggressively … Former British prime minister Gordon Brown said key trading nations …
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Starmer urged to accelerate global trade deals after Trump tariff chaos
10 Apr 2025 14:04 GMT
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Gordon Brown calls for ‘economic coalition of the willing’ to tackle Trump tariffs
10 Apr 2025 05:02 GMT
Gordon Brown has called for an “economic … Ukraine or the challenges in global trade at the moment, mean that …
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Trump is pushing the world towards recession. By learning the lessons of 2008, we can still prevent it | Gordon Brown
10 Apr 2025 05:02 GMT
… itself as a champion of free trade, it is in its interests … all poorer and less secure.
Gordon Brown was UK prime minister from …