Gordon Brown

Philip Coggan: Paper Promises (Allen Lane)
Sunday 8 January 2012

If you are inclined, as many Scots are, to a rather negative view of the future, then Paper Promises is the book for you.

Ruth Davidson's memory must be playing tricks on her
Saturday 7 January 2012

You quote Ruth Davidson as saying "decades of socialism have dampened our natural capacity for hard work" ("Tory leader announces party review", The Herald, January 6).

Why it's not OK when our politicians open their doors
Friday 23 December 2011

SIR Robert Walpole bred ferrets.

Bank regulation was found to be flawed, yet nothing was done
Wednesday 14 December 2011

It is interesting now to see the Financial Services Authority (FSA) identify the weaknesses in its structure but little is being said about how the then Labour Government, its Chancellor, Gordon Brown, and later his successor Alistair Darling "danced around their handbags" whilst the entire financial edifice they created came crashing down ("Sir Fred was on radar as early as 2003", The Herald, December 13).

Why Cameron was right to draw a line in the sand
Monday 12 December 2011

EVERYONE agrees on one thing: Britain stands alone.