Gordon Brown

The growing evidence of climate change is forcing attention on carbon emissions and their reduction. ”

Climate change is a consequence of the build up of greenhouse gases over the past 200 years in the atmosphere, and virtually all these emissions came from the rich countries. ”

We need quantitative assessments of the success of education. We need certification and qualifications both for teachers and for pupils. It is not a choice between quantity and quality, between access and excellence. Both of these will happen together if people really do believe in the importance of education to change lives. ”

People believe in the power of education to change lives. ”

If people are persuaded of the need for education and the need to invest in education, they're also persuaded of the need not to waste that investment by having low-quality education but to have high-quality education. ”

I hate prejudice, discrimination, and snobbishness of any kind - it always reflects on the person judging and not the person being judged. Everyone should be treated equally. ”

Meet the challenges of the time. ”

I want to do something for Kirkcaldy and Fife. I am a full-time MP, not a businessman. ”

When you've got a society that is diverse, what happens is for a time, the issue is integrating your minorities into that society. ”

Our ability to connect as a nation with other nations around the world is enhanced dramatically by the Internet. ”