Blog posts tagged "Gordon Brown"

October 8, 2010 7:33 am 21 Comments

For the last years of Labour’s time in power, bilateral summits between France and Britain became a commonplace. At the last one between Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy, the French offered a deal to share aspects of their nuclear deterrent – submarine patrols that would reduce the need to have so many Trident Subs, and [...]

September 1, 2010 6:52 am 51 Comments

No apology for Iraq - but former prime minister Tony Blair comes close to one on, strangely, fox-hunting in his memoirs published today, writes Jon Snow.

June 2, 2010 8:36 am 32 Comments

At the height of the MPs expenses scandal, the then Commons Speaker Michael Martin - himself under siege - agreed a meeting with the three main Westminster party leaders.

May 10, 2010 8:20 am 78 Comments

We are in a time of omens in which we search for routes through the voters' wisdom in refusing to trust any party to deliver us from the evil of deficits, writes Jon Snow.

May 4, 2010 6:58 pm 43 Comments

In the absence of a three leader debate on Channel 4, Messrs Clegg, Brown and Cameron pledged to do wide-ranging individual interviews with me for Channel 4 news. Interviews with Mr Clegg and Mr Brown duly took place on the agreed dates.

April 29, 2010 8:14 am 70 Comments

Jon Snow blogs on the likely fallout of the comments Gordon Brown made about a voter that were recorded

April 16, 2010 9:07 am 59 Comments

Jon Snow blogs about how last night's TV leaders debate was a "far better viewing experience" than he had anticipated - and how Nick Clegg gave the most relaxed performance.

April 15, 2010 7:40 am 50 Comments

Jon Snow blogs on how he believes the leaders' debate is cutting voters and journalists' access to the party leaders - and Americanising UK politics.

April 13, 2010 8:40 am 28 Comments

Jon Snow blogs on his extensive rail journeys he is making to cover the 2010 general election.

April 12, 2010 7:55 am 18 Comments

Jon Snow blogs on a visit to Richard Hamilton's new show at London's Serpentine Gallery.