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WIth reference to Harry Reid's column "Dangerous young man rose to tower over his tormentors" (The Herald, May 18) Gordon Brown might now have time to write "a classical fusion of economics, finance, politics and history". But I doubt if that would reflect his original concept of socialism and the welfare state.
His proximity to Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson is blight on his vow to fight for the disadvantaged and the needy. His maiden speech in the Commons in 1983 resonated with vigour. "This House was told in 1948 that the welfare state was created to take the shame out of need. Is that principle to be overthrown by an ever-increasing set of government assaults on the poor that are devoid of any logic, bereft of all morality and vindictive even beyond monetarism"?See the full content of this document
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Brown Failed to Live Up to His Early, Principled Intentions
After 13 years of New Labour, the gap between rich and the poor has never been greater. I applauded Brown's principles in 1983 but abhor his endorsement of the go...
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