Those who write off our European heritage are, at least in part, writing off their own heritage. Gordon Brown europeanheritagepart Change image and share on social
Almost certainly, my ancestors had travelled by sea from Sweden to England in search of prosperity, and the evidence suggests they left Sweden around the ninth or 10th centuries. Gordon Brown 10thancestorcentury Change image and share on social
Our equality bill is specifically designed to protect religion and belief on exactly the same terms as race or gender or sexuality. Gordon Brown beliefbilldesign Change image and share on social
If our economies are to flourish, if global poverty is to be banished, and if the wellbeing of the world's people enhanced - not just in this generation but in succeeding generations - we must make sure we take care of the natural environment and resources on which our economic activity depends. Gordon Brown activitybanishcare share on social
I want to do something for Kirkcaldy and Fife. I am a full-time MP, not a businessman. Gordon Brown businessmanfifefull Change image and share on social
I never subscribed to what you might call the neo-Conservative position that somehow, at the barrel of a gun, overnight, liberty and democracy could be conjured up. Gordon Brown barrelcallconjure Change image and share on social
A woman said to me, 'You're better than your successor.' She then said she's lived under 10 prime ministers, and each was worse than the last. That put me in my place. Gordon Brown badlyliveminister Change image and share on social
Let us think of ourselves not as 'yes' and 'no' Scots but simply as Scots, and let us be a nation, united again. Gordon Brown nationscotsimply Change image and share on social
People have now got the ability to speak to each other across continents: to join with each other in communities that are not based simply on territory, streets, but networks; and you've got the possibility of people building alliances right across the world. Gordon Brown abilityalliancebase share on social
I had to deal with terrorist finance. And we had to, if you like, ensure that the accounts of people who were guilty of terrorist finance or using their accounts for terrorist finance were closed down. So we had to do asset freezing. Gordon Brown accountassetclose share on social