"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."
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Gordon Brown, born on February 20, 1951, in Giffnock, Scotland, is a prominent British politician and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, serving from 2007 to 2010. As Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007, he played a pivotal role in shaping economic policy during the Labour Party's tenure in government. Brown is recognized for his leadership during the global financial crisis and his commitment to social justice, leaving a legacy marked by a focus on education, health care, and international development. His tenure reflects a complex interplay of power, policy, and personal conviction.
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"Each year India and China produce four million graduates compared with just over 250,000 in Britain."
Gordon Brown"The patriotism in Britain comes from us being a leader. On jobs, on tax havens, on workers' rights, on the environment. We can be leading Europe... and it will be to the benefit of every British citizen."
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"Take, therefore, what modern technology is capable of: the power of our moral sense allied to the power of communications and our ability to organize internationally. That, in my view, gives us the first opportunity as a community to fundamentally change the world."
Gordon Brown"We need quantitative assessments of the success of education. We need certification and qualifications both for teachers and for pupils. It is not a choice between quantity and quality, between access and excellence. Both of these will happen together if people really do believe in the importance of education to change lives."
Gordon Brown"Our equality bill is specifically designed to protect religion and belief on exactly the same terms as race or gender or sexuality."
Gordon Brown"I welcome the role that people of faith play in building Britain's future - and the Catholic communion in particular is to be congratulated for so often being the conscience of our country, for helping 'the least of these' even when bearing witness to the truth is hard or unpopular."
Gordon Brown"Turing was a quite brilliant mathematician, most famous for his work on breaking the German Enigma codes. It is no exaggeration to say that, without his outstanding contribution, the history of the Second World War could have been very different."
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