Gordon Brown - The Future of Jobs and Justice

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown returns to his former university to give a talk on economics. The lecture argues that there is an alternative to a future of low growth and high unemployment; that the alternative is a future of jobs and justice.
Recorded 19 April 2011 at the McEwan Hall, Edinburgh.

[@kevinrandalrulach]

Wow that's one cool lecture. A classy gent with a brilliant and a godly mind. Awesome.

[@brianbale9511]

He left a stain on.our socialistic stature when he called a working class lady A BIGOT THAT VOTES LABOUR,,as prime minister Disgusting

[@ArumesYT]

I agree on the part of global problems requiring global solutions. But in the Q&A he talks about economic growth and increasing consumption and how that can be a good thing. Strange, because I thought the biggest global problem we have is how we treat the environment. And increasing consumption is the worst thing that can happen right now.

[@cartoonphilosopher2577]

Yes Mr. Brown we need a global government and you should be the head of it...

[@shlokamsrivastava6782]

This was brilliant and very articulate. A pity that these problems are still pestering the world. Anyway great lecture. 👏🏻

[@greendaychick105]

He just talked about how to fix massive problems, and people have the nerve to comment and scoff and say he hasn't fixed anything. Half of what he talked about is how long-term this will take... Personally, I'm honoured to be at the same institution with such figures as himself! I also chuckled at his early comment about leaving behind any type of objectivity & truth-seeking the minute he stepped into politics.

[@buffu007]

Very good lecture worth watching

[@anamariaminucci243]

In Brazil, poor women need good advice. If they make better decisions of their lives, they can end poverty here. Instead of have children, they can study and have a good job opportunity.

[@sparky2086]

Since Gordon Brown left office he has attended the House of Commons only twice to represent his constituents. He still takes his salary and expenses though. He complained that the Tories were closing the Remploy factory in his area and said they were a disgrace. In 2007 when he was PM he closed 29 Remploy factories.

[@simoncs89]

the camera man must have had a bad day

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[@OfficialPandorAvatar]

@1madaboutguitar I think University of Edinburgh's students are one of the brightest student not only in the UK, but also in the world. So i would not call students and staffs morons. Maybe you just dont like Gordon Brown

[@OfficialPandorAvatar]

@1madaboutguitar LOL This is not parlament or political lecture. If it was about politic or about economy, they will ask serios of quistion.But then again they are not journalist . I think Gordan Brown is just giving life experience when he used to study in edinburgh and little bit about his thought. Students said to ask quistion related to the lecture?

[@mango119]

Edinburgh that is where Adam Smith studied, at least that what the books say.

[@mango119]

Gordon Brown..Despite many stigmatised him for not being able to handle UK's economy. If the majority of the views are against him, you should read his book"Gordon Brown, Beyond the crash" hope this might change your biased unexamined opinion.

[@NikosKatsikanis]

what are the main points in this book

[@1madaboutguitar]

@OfficialPandorAvatar Exactly, Edinburgh's students may be one of the brightest students not only in the UK, but also in the world. But what are these people students of though, is the bigger question that needs asking?

[@Pirvatect]

Wow... Holla back youngin

[@TomFynn]

Good day, my name is Gordon Brown and today I'm going to talk about the future of jobs and justice. There is none. Thank you for your attention.

[@mango119]

@Bellalodicci9 ..I cannot anymore.

[@gordonbrown1980]

What was I thinking

[@Bellalodicci9]

@mango119 You should read "Gordon is a moron " by Vernon Coleman.

[@brianbale9511]

You called the lady who voted for New Labour a BIGOT you lost all of your credibility on saying that about mrs Duffy you nearly had us all fooled by making us think you cared how wrong your not a honest politician

[@LaureanoLuna]

Jobs and justice, I can't believe it: not a word in his speech about workers in Europe losing all its social and laboral conquests in the competition with workers of the third world via immigration, offshoring and social and ecological dumping. NOT A WORD.

[@jasonkingshott2971]

Giving lectures? Gordon Brown was the worst PM in history along side John Major and Teresa May.

[@1watsonwatson]

Evil totalitarian

[@sparky2086]

To give a talk on economics. Here's at tip do the exact opposite of what he says and you won't go wrong.

[@BattlestarZenobia]

If world governments did that, we’d have had a second Great Recession