Gordon Brown: Call me Gandhi
Vocal ... Mr Brown, Britain's Prime Minister-in-waiting, talks to kids at a Delhi school and, inset, Gandhi who is a hero to Brown
By GEORGE PASCOE-WATSON
Political Editor, in India
January 19, 2007
GORDON Brown last night declared he will be Prime Minister this year — and draw inspiration at No 10 from GANDHI.
The Chancellor also vowed to use Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan’s Cold War tactics to smash Islamic extremism.
Until yesterday Mr Brown had never spoken in public about the enormous responsibility he will face as PM.
But in New Delhi, he said: “When I think about how I will deal with the challenges the country and the world face, including the security challenge, it means especially having the strength of belief and willpower to do what is difficult and right for the long term, even when there are easier short-term options on offer.
“For ten years it’s been a discipline talking about the big economic issues but I feel more relaxed talking about other issues as well.
“At the end of the day it’s for British people to judge. But I hope when it comes to big issues, that I can rely on instincts that are good for the British people.”
Mr Brown said he was “very excited” by the prospect of facing challenges posed by the environment, security and the economy.
He added: “That’s what keeps me going.”
Mr Brown laid a wreath at a memorial to Gandhi, the ‘Father of India’ in Delhi.
He said Gandhi, who pioneered mass civil disobedience and secured India's independence from Britain in the 1940s, was an inspiration.
But he said: “I could never compare myself to Gandhi or other heroes of mine.”
Mr Brown confirmed he will give MI6 a huge cash boost to fight terror and said he was prepared to learn from the “Thatcher and Reagan years” when tough military decisions helped destroy the Soviet Cold War threat.
He also vowed to carry out an annual review of national security when he becomes PM. And he said there would be a massive “hearts and minds”campaign to teach moderate Muslims to reject radicals.
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Vocal ... Mr Brown, Britain's Prime Minister-in-waiting, talks to kids at a Delhi school and, inset, Gandhi who is a hero to Brown
Political Editor, in India
January 19, 2007
GORDON Brown last night declared he will be Prime Minister this year — and draw inspiration at No 10 from GANDHI.
The Chancellor also vowed to use Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan’s Cold War tactics to smash Islamic extremism.
Until yesterday Mr Brown had never spoken in public about the enormous responsibility he will face as PM.
But in New Delhi, he said: “When I think about how I will deal with the challenges the country and the world face, including the security challenge, it means especially having the strength of belief and willpower to do what is difficult and right for the long term, even when there are easier short-term options on offer.
“For ten years it’s been a discipline talking about the big economic issues but I feel more relaxed talking about other issues as well.
“At the end of the day it’s for British people to judge. But I hope when it comes to big issues, that I can rely on instincts that are good for the British people.”
Mr Brown said he was “very excited” by the prospect of facing challenges posed by the environment, security and the economy.
He added: “That’s what keeps me going.”
Mr Brown laid a wreath at a memorial to Gandhi, the ‘Father of India’ in Delhi.
He said Gandhi, who pioneered mass civil disobedience and secured India's independence from Britain in the 1940s, was an inspiration.
But he said: “I could never compare myself to Gandhi or other heroes of mine.”
Mr Brown confirmed he will give MI6 a huge cash boost to fight terror and said he was prepared to learn from the “Thatcher and Reagan years” when tough military decisions helped destroy the Soviet Cold War threat.
He also vowed to carry out an annual review of national security when he becomes PM. And he said there would be a massive “hearts and minds”campaign to teach moderate Muslims to reject radicals.
thesun.co.uk
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