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Gordon Brown Name: Gordon Brown
Occupation: UK Prime Minister
Country: UK
Total Questions: 134
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  1. summit is asking Gordon Brown: "Will you place on the G20 agenda the proposals by James Robertson (www.jamesrobertson.com) for monetary reform? In short: - why doesn't the government take over the exclusive power to create new money..." Show more »"Will you place on the G20 agenda the proposals by James Robertson (www.jamesrobertson.com) for monetary reform? In short:
    - why doesn't the government take over the exclusive power to create new money (by issuing it into society interest-free)?
    - why don't we remove this power from the banks (who currently create new money as debt), and limit their activities to taking deposits and making loans based on those deposits (with strict liquidity ratios)?
    - why not create a new  international currency to replace the current international trade reliance on, and battles with, the U.S. dollar?" Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Politics   |   Email to friends   |   Feb 22 2009 5:19:50 PM
  1. TimJames is asking Gordon Brown: "You've warned against protectionsim but how is that possible in democracies? If the people think the best way to protect ..." Show more »"You've warned against protectionsim but how is that possible in democracies? If the people think the best way to protect jobs and businesses is through protectionism, then don't you and other leaders have a duty to give them what they want? I know you might be right but it's a dilemma, isn't it?" Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Politics   |   Email to friends   |   Jan 30 2009 11:08:16 AM
  1. keithwhu is asking Gordon Brown: "This question is being asked by igoralcyon: Could it be theoretically possible to create a statistical tool that will establish the number of casualties caused by modern capitalism as a political system..." Show more »"This question is being asked by igoralcyon:

    Could it be theoretically possible to create a statistical tool that will establish the number of casualties caused by modern capitalism as a political system as it has been roughly done for totalitarian communism ?
    Or more precisely, could it be theoretically possible to establish the number of casualties that could have been avoided if the best solutions had been implemented toward, for example, the trade of weapons and the international management of world common goods since, say, 1945 ?    " Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Politics   |   Email to friends   |   Mar 06 2009 9:29:37 AM
  1. Sadbog74 is asking Gordon Brown: "It is fantastic that an opportunity and popular interest for genuine global unity, particularly global financial institutions, is beginning to arise. My qualm is that we have to ensure that any global..." Show more »"It is fantastic that an opportunity and popular interest for genuine global unity, particularly global financial institutions, is beginning to arise. My qualm is that we have to ensure that any global institutions created, are truly democratic, and create an equal voice for every nation in the world. These institutions must be governed by democracy, not economic ideology or orthodoxy, if they are to be truly pragmatic and successful in running the global economy for all nations well. Current global institutions such as the IMF and World Bank are not democratic, and thus dont meet the needs of a changing dynamic world. They are governed by laissez-faire orthodoxy, if they were democratic,they would be governed by the common good of the world and thus be dynamic and pragmatic in their policy making. But we need more than just a global welfare system to help countries economies once they've collapse. We need a democratic global financial institution that helps prevent countries from getting into economic jeopardy in the first place. And this is also an opportunity to create democratic global institutions to deal with climate change, poverty and all other international problems, like you say. Angela Merkel suggests creating a U.N. economic council, like the existing partly democratic U.N. security council. What ever global institutions get created, they must be genuinely democratic, so that every member state has an equal vote and voice, in order for these global institutions to serve the interests of individual nations and the entire world." Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Politics   |   Email to friends   |   Jan 30 2009 5:38:04 PM
  1. shadsy is asking Gordon Brown: "I would like to know why single mums are encouraged to stay at home to raise their children but mums with partners/husbands are given no help to stay at home and bring up their children and often have..." Show more »"I would like to know why single mums are encouraged to stay at home to raise their children but mums with partners/husbands are given no help to stay at home and bring up their children and often have no choice but to go back to work?" Show less »
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  3. 5 comments   |  Topic: Politics   |   Email to friends   |   Feb 24 2009 6:08:27 PM
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  1. Andesite is asking Gordon Brown: "To get out of the recession, you urge us to spend more. Yet our existing level of consumption is already destroying our planet's life support systems. We already consume 30% more renewable resources than..." Show more »"

    To get out of the recession, you urge us to spend more. Yet our existing level of consumption is already destroying our planet's life support systems. We already consume 30% more renewable resources than can be replaced each year (including fish, fresh water, topsoil, timber and the ability of the planet to absord pollution).  If everyone on the planet consumed as much as we do, we would need three planets to live on.  Is it not time to devote serious effort to moving towards a truly sustainable low consumption, low growth economy?  Do you have any plans to research methods of maintaining employment in a low consumption economy, such as job sharing, basic income or job guarantee and encouraging reduced working hours?

    " Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Politics   |   Email to friends   |   Mar 17 2009 11:32:54 AM
  1. andrebs is asking Gordon Brown: "Sir, is it possible to end the crisis everywhere in the world forever? I wish for the next update G-20 summit meeting will make a decleration to heal the world and become nice place for life. Thank ..." Show more »"Sir, is it possible to end the crisis everywhere in the world forever?
    I wish for the next update G-20 summit meeting will make a decleration to heal the world and become nice place for life.
    Thank you." Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Environment   |   Email to friends   |   Mar 17 2009 10:05:32 AM
  1. CBVilleneuve is asking Gordon Brown: "The whole world can see that Israeli policies are aimed at eliminating the Palestinians. What will you do to stop that?"
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Mar 17 2009 4:33:46 AM
  1. ordinaryboy is asking Gordon Brown: "Will the Prime Minister, as an aid to the effective and efficient delivery of health and social care, ask the EC to support a review of the application of Article 81 of the EC Treaty to horizontal cooperation..." Show more »"

    Will the Prime Minister, as an aid to the effective and efficient delivery of health and social care, ask the EC to support a review of the application of Article 81 of the EC Treaty to horizontal cooperation within the health and social care industries and assess the case for a block exemption?

    " Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Business   |   Email to friends   |   Mar 16 2009 10:00:06 PM
  1. Olddog is asking Gordon Brown: "Your belief that booms & busts were history have been shattered, This should have been obvious whilst you allow the banks to create "Money" as debt thus usurping  what should be  - in the peoples' interest..." Show more »"Your belief that booms & busts were history have been shattered, This should have been obvious whilst you allow the banks to create "Money" as debt thus usurping  what should be  - in the peoples' interest -the the prerogative of the State. If youreally wish to serve the people update the 1844 Bank Charter Act to remove creation of electronic money from the banks and restore to the State.This action would  minimise bank created extreme of booms & busts, incessant inflation, reduction of real wages  and the seigniorage income will allow reduction in  taxes or improvement in  public services  & state pensions ,etc..
    To do this you should ue the G20 Summit talks to state your intention to implement the proposals of James Robertson as submitted to the Treasury Select Committee's session on the Banking Crisis. Also, use your Global influence to persuade other G29  countries to do likewise.Such behaviour would truly be that of a Socialist Government." Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Banks   |   Email to friends   |   Mar 16 2009 9:16:07 PM
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