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2010 Election
This section seems to imply the UK had a coalition government in 1974, which is not true. Hung parliament yes but not a coalition. 78.105.158.36 (talk) 23:45, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Well spotted. The article clearly says "full coalition", which removes any doubt about the meaning of the statement. The post-1974 parliament had a series of pacts and agreements, but no full coalition government. -- Hazhk00:14, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
I think its probably time to add a section on this, what with the imminence of the referendum and Brown's high profile role. Retroplum (talk) 12:43, 17 September 2014 (UTC)
I've removed this section as it seemed very promotional in tone and not well-sourced. Can it be rewritten and better sourced? If so I wouldn't be against restoring an amended version to the text. As it stood, it is no good. --John (talk) 17:20, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
Brown first thought of himself as being 'Labour' and his sense of social injustice was roused when he accompanied his father on visits around Kirkcaldy seeing the pain of unemployment and the misery of poverty and squalor as the mining and textile industries collapsed. Growing up he discovered Tawney, Tressell, Cole and other socialist texts which inspired him. He also found inspiration in Blake in poetry, Potter in drama, Lawrence in literature and the socialist leader James Maxton in Scottish history. These, he argues, fuelled his passion and activism, reinforcing his own political experience. For Brown the ethical basis of British socialism has several themes: the view that individuals are not primarily self-centered but are co-operative, that people are more likely to thrive in communities in which they play a full role and that people have talents and potential that the free market will not allow them to fully realise. In addition, one of the most enduring of Brown's themes is the commitment to equality.<ref>Gordon Brown (1995) The aim of the rose, The Independent on Sunday, 18 June</ref><ref>Brown, Gordon (ed.); Wright, Tony (ed.) (1995). Values, Visions and Voices: An Anthology of Socialism.</ref>
Brown mentioned in the Telegraph, February 2015. Re: MPs who topped up their salaries with second jobs, beside Geoffrey Cox as having an extremely high level of income, besides his salary as an MP. "Gordon Brown, the former prime minister, declared additional income of close to £1 million, followed by Geoffrey Cox, the Conservative MP, who declared earnings of £820,000 — 12 times the annual MP wage." 86.169.93.166 (talk) 00:34, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
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