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Gordon Brown jetted off abroad on 28 trips, earned £2m+ in fees and expenses since leaving No. 10
Mail on Sunday (UK) ^ | 11:33 EST, 9 December 2012 | Daily Mail Reporter

Posted on 12/09/2012 10:36:33 PM PST by Olog-hai

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has not uttered one word in Parliament for a year, it emerged today.

Although he has kept his counsel in the House, Mr. Brown has been jet-setting around the world over the past 12 months.

He has declared 28 trips abroad on the MPs’ register of interests—many of them linked to his humanitarian work.

And since he left Downing Street in 2010, he has received £2 million ($3.2 million) in fees and expenses—all of which has been plowed back into his public and charitable activities. …

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: eussr; gordonbrown; labour
Original Daily Mail long title:
Gordon Brown has not spoken for a year in Parliament… but he has jetted off abroad on 28 trips and earned more than £2m in fees and expenses since leaving No. 10
Good old Labour Europhiles continue to bleed the country dry, using “charity” to mask it all.
1 posted on 12/09/2012 10:36:42 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

You know how we don’t let criminals profit from books etc about their crime? I’m beginning to think we need a similar law for our politicians. Wouldn’t want them structuring their decisions to better serve their book project :)


2 posted on 12/09/2012 10:42:52 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: Olog-hai

“Good old Labour Europhiles continue to bleed the country dry, using “charity” to mask it all.”

Like Bill Clinton and his charities as he globe trots all over the world. Expect the same of Obama after his regime is over, if it is ever over.


3 posted on 12/10/2012 12:21:14 AM PST by flaglady47 (When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)
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To: flaglady47

Eleven days till the end of the world.


4 posted on 12/10/2012 12:59:55 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

“Eleven days till the end of the world.”

Oh goody, something positive to look forward to....


5 posted on 12/10/2012 4:26:39 AM PST by flaglady47 (When the gov't fears the people, liberty; When the people fear the gov't, tyranny.)
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