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A timely anthology of notable speeches by Prime Minister Gordon Brown
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The Change We Choose: Speeches 2007-2009 brings together the key speeches made by Gordon Brown during the first two and a half years of his premiership. It reflects how the values and beliefs that have defined his political career have shaped his response to what have been arguably some of the greatest challenges ever to have faced a new prime minister.
The speeches in this book trace what will be seen by historians as an extraordinary era in British and international history. We can learn a lot about his premiership by looking at the Prime Minister's penetrating and insightful speeches in this period, as he sets out his thinking on domestic and foreign policy and responds to the events that have shaped his time in office.
We also learn much about Gordon Brown, the man, from the insights of those who have kindly agreed to contribute introductions - and from the person who knows him best of all: his wife, Sarah, who introduced his party conference speeches.
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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
For my sins I decided to look at a copy of this that a friend of mine, a politics junkie, has got. After reading it I won't be buying it.
Where do I begin? I found it dull and intellectually sloppy. He may have a Ph. D. in history, but he's not an illuminating writer like Toynbee or A. J. P. Taylor. You look in vain for memorable insights: instead there's a repetition of the same, rather ill-defined, set of ideas. It's as though he wants to win the argument by bludgeoning you into submission. The whole thing seems to be borrowed (at least in spirit) from the Obama election campaign: even the title harks back to Obama's "change you can believe in". How, anyway, does the man who is a workaholic Prime Minister find time to write these books? Don't even get me started on the psychology of a man who would write this sort of guff as a form of relaxation. Please, Mr. Brown, spend more time with your family and less time with the felt tip pen.
I'm not doubting that he really does want to make lives better, but reading it I had the image of a man who is trapped in a monomaniacal fantasy; someone who dares not admit to himself that the world does not match his analysis of it. Since reality has got it wrong, it has to be changed. It's a shame that this is really all his life is about: that's unhealthy and, in the end, tragic.
Where do I begin? I found it dull and intellectually sloppy. He may have a Ph. D. in history, but he's not an illuminating writer like Toynbee or A. J. P. Taylor. You look in vain for memorable insights: instead there's a repetition of the same, rather ill-defined, set of ideas. It's as though he wants to win the argument by bludgeoning you into submission. The whole thing seems to be borrowed (at least in spirit) from the Obama election campaign: even the title harks back to Obama's "change you can believe in". How, anyway, does the man who is a workaholic Prime Minister find time to write these books? Don't even get me started on the psychology of a man who would write this sort of guff as a form of relaxation. Please, Mr. Brown, spend more time with your family and less time with the felt tip pen.
I'm not doubting that he really does want to make lives better, but reading it I had the image of a man who is trapped in a monomaniacal fantasy; someone who dares not admit to himself that the world does not match his analysis of it. Since reality has got it wrong, it has to be changed. It's a shame that this is really all his life is about: that's unhealthy and, in the end, tragic.
24 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Brown can all but dream as an unelected PM he has held the UK in a state of electioneering since he "bottled it".
This collection of dull laboured and uninspirational speeches will find its fitting place during the press coverage when Brown is eventualy removed from Number 10.
Small man, Small dreams, Small speeches. I dont think future Political Studies students will find huge value in this collection
This collection of dull laboured and uninspirational speeches will find its fitting place during the press coverage when Brown is eventualy removed from Number 10.
Small man, Small dreams, Small speeches. I dont think future Political Studies students will find huge value in this collection
40 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Frankly, I've never come across a more exciting or captivating book (and I've read 'The Bible' by Jesus several times). Gordon Brown is simply a genius, cut from the same philosophical and literary cloth as, say, Nietszche or Camus.
The man oozes leadership and vision - both values of his that show through in his speeches, whilst his clear decisiveness can be followed through the chronological progress of all the works contained in this book.
Like the millions of other adoring Britons who simply cannot wait to share the depth of their love for Dr. James Gordon Brown at the ballot box, I will treasure my copy forever, with the same reverence reserved by North Koreans for Kim Jong Il's 'On the Juche Idea'.
If you have an elderly relative whose pension scheme was wisely plundered by Gordon Brown's £100bn pensions tax, this will make the perfect gift for them, as they try to find an alternative source of fuel for the winter months - Alistair Campbell will generously flood Amazon Marketplace with subsidised copies available for £0.01 in the coming weeks and months, just as he did with all the copies of Gordon Brown's other works that he bought up in bulk, including 'Courage' and 'Wartime Courage' - both themes that the author is very familiar with.
The man oozes leadership and vision - both values of his that show through in his speeches, whilst his clear decisiveness can be followed through the chronological progress of all the works contained in this book.
Like the millions of other adoring Britons who simply cannot wait to share the depth of their love for Dr. James Gordon Brown at the ballot box, I will treasure my copy forever, with the same reverence reserved by North Koreans for Kim Jong Il's 'On the Juche Idea'.
If you have an elderly relative whose pension scheme was wisely plundered by Gordon Brown's £100bn pensions tax, this will make the perfect gift for them, as they try to find an alternative source of fuel for the winter months - Alistair Campbell will generously flood Amazon Marketplace with subsidised copies available for £0.01 in the coming weeks and months, just as he did with all the copies of Gordon Brown's other works that he bought up in bulk, including 'Courage' and 'Wartime Courage' - both themes that the author is very familiar with.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The Change I Would Choose April 2010
The original version of this book was found under a desk at a school near me. The transcript, heavily pencilled in red with yellow and green crayon has certainly stood the test of... Read more
Published on 16 April 2010 by Oldraver
I dont remember choosing this guy
In rural Columbia there are poor, old women who go out collecting discarded crisp packets from the side of the highway. Read more
Published on 8 April 2010 by Branks
Bog Off, Bottler Brown!
Gordon Brown,
Bottler Brown,
Prime Ministerial material?! Don't make me laugh!
The man's a statist, control-freak, incompetent CLOWN!
Bottler Brown,
Prime Ministerial material?! Don't make me laugh!
The man's a statist, control-freak, incompetent CLOWN!
Published on 3 April 2010 by O. Coombes
Worst book ever published
This is the worst collection of drivel I have ever read. It is a clear indication of a man who has done so much damage to UK democracy. Read more
Published on 1 April 2010 by Familyfirst
Excellent
I thoroughly recommend this. The man is a genius. His speeches definitively illustrate his commitment to and adoration of the British people.
Published on 1 April 2010 by Labour Lover
Nightmares more like
This book is truly awful. When you look back at the damage this man has done to the UK, and read these speeches, it is hard not to have nightmares about what another fives years... Read more
Published on 1 April 2010 by terry roquito
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