GORDON BROWN
I met Gordon Brown last Thursday evening and was inspired. After 10 years at the top of British politics, he is still fresh and passionate about what matters, justice, hope and change. His speech, when he opened the refurbished HBOS headquarters on The Mound, was funny and intelligent too
We talked about the need for better transport links both between Edinburgh and Glasgow and between Scotland and London which the Chancellor was positive about.
I intend to take every chance to pressure those who have the power to support Edinburgh's economic growth. Like Gordon Brown, I believe in the redistribution of wealth but I, like him, know we need to create the wealth to redistribute. That will always mean competing agendas, but better that than a political philosophy that says wealth is for the few and not for everybody.
We talked about the need for better transport links both between Edinburgh and Glasgow and between Scotland and London which the Chancellor was positive about.
I intend to take every chance to pressure those who have the power to support Edinburgh's economic growth. Like Gordon Brown, I believe in the redistribution of wealth but I, like him, know we need to create the wealth to redistribute. That will always mean competing agendas, but better that than a political philosophy that says wealth is for the few and not for everybody.
posted by Councillor Ewan Aitken at
8:07 pm
