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Gordon Brown

The Guardian

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Around the world, people are rejecting divisive and dangerous politics. We can – and must – build on that

Around the world, people are rejecting divisive and dangerous politics. We can – and must – build on that

Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, is already having to make one of his gravest decisions. He has to issue the instructions that he alone...

26.08.2026 30

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

After five brutal years of Taliban rule, Afghan women and girls need our help – and I have a plan

Next weekmarks the fifth anniversary of the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban as US coalition troops were evacuated from the country. That’s...

04.08.2026 20

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

Putin’s cabal must be brought to trial for crimes in Ukraine. With this plan, the world can do that

Vladimir Putin should be worried. Not since the trials of the Nazis at Nuremberg and the Japanese war criminals in Tokyo have so many world leaders...

29.05.2026 30

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

Children killed, a school turned into a graveyard: even in wartime, we can’t accept this

The killing of a reported 168 people, primarily schoolgirls, in the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab in Iran has shaken to its very...

12.03.2026 60

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change

07.02.2026 100

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

As the Taliban step up their war on women and girls, it is clear that appeasement has failed

29.01.2026 50

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership

20.01.2026 150

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

It is not too late to put the brakes on assisted dying, and focus on what is really needed

02.12.2025 30

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

World leaders, remember that future generations will judge you. At Cop30, you can define how

01.11.2025 40

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks

11.10.2025 40

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

Nothing prepared me for the child poverty I see in Britain. November’s budget can and must halt its inexorable rise

15.09.2025 20

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

The gambling industry is a licence to print money. Tax it properly – and turbocharge the fight against child poverty

06.08.2025 40

The Guardian

Gordon Brown

MPs have personal beliefs, but also solemn duties: that’s why they must reject the assisted dying bill this week

16.06.2025 40

The Guardian

Gordon Brown