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| Brown woos Obama on global deal |
| 2009-03-02 |
| GORDON BROWN hopes to forge a partnership with President Barack Obama in Washington this week, to call for a "global new deal" to lift the world out of recession. As he prepares for his first White House visit since the president's inauguration, the prime minister has hinted that he is ready to make further tax cuts to boost the UK economy. Brown will meet Obama on Tuesday and address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. Aides say he has both to demonstrate to a sceptical British public that he commands the respect of the president, and to persuade the American political establishment that global action is needed to rescue the US economy. Brown is under pressure to persuade American political leaders to sign up to bold aims for the G20 summit of industrial and leading developing nations, which is to be held in London next month. Many US politicians believe economic policy should put America first, and have shown little interest in concerted global action. Brown will argue for a renewal of the transatlantic relationship, with the two powers working together to solve global economic problems. The prime minister will borrow from the rhetoric of Franklin Roosevelt, who introduced the government-financed New Deal to tackle the US Depression of the 1930s. He will argue that his 21st century "global new deal" will also require public spending on a huge world-wide scale. Writing in The Sunday Times today, Brown calls for "universal action to prevent the crisis spreading, to stimulate the global economy and to help reduce the severity and length of the global recession". His stress on continued economic "stimulation" will increase speculation about next month's budget. No 10 sources said that, while no final decision had been taken about further tax cuts, the prime minister would do "whatever it took" to pull the UK out of recession. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #16 It looks to me as an attempt to share the blame, from both SuperZero and Brownie. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-03-02 14:36 |
| #15 And remember, throughout it all, sh*t flows downhill, physically, politically. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-03-02 14:08 |
| #14 Jonah Goes to Washington: Ill Wind Blows From the East Storm Strikes Capital, Dow Falls Below 7,000 |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles the flatulent 2009-03-02 13:11 |
| #13 We may soon need to start actually dumping tea at the tea parties that are going on. |
| Posted by: charger 2009-03-02 12:29 |
| #12 Don't worry Republicans, Brown is a Jonah. This will guarantee Obama has a single term in office or less. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles the flatulent 2009-03-02 12:08 |
| #11 American taxpayers are already bailing out europe with our governments support of international banks and AIG. |
| Posted by: bman 2009-03-02 11:09 |
| #10 In Great Britain Brown is increasingly unpopular and Obama is currently popular. There is nothing of substance being accomplished. Brown is just trying to get a little sprinkling of Obama pixie dust for his domestic audience. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2009-03-02 10:58 |
| #9 public spending on a huge world-wide scale No. E-mail your congressman today. I just did. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2009-03-02 10:07 |
| #8 Clinton got his bl*wj*b in Denver? I didn't know that. Mile high club, eh! |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2009-03-02 09:48 |
| #7 Bill Clinton: we'll learn to appreciate him. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-03-02 09:47 |
| #6 The Gods of the Copybook Headings are on their way. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-03-02 09:45 |
| #5 A bit of Rantrivia: Did you know that President Obama signed his stimulus package at the same desk where President Clinton got his package stimulated? anon |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-03-02 09:41 |
| #4 Brown will try anything to get his sorry a$$ out of a sling. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-03-02 08:58 |
| #3 The prime minister will borrow from the rhetoric of Franklin Roosevelt, who introduced the government-financed New Deal to tackle the US Depression of the 1930s. He will argue that his 21st century "global new deal" will also require public spending on a huge world-wide scale. What finally brought the world out of the depression was WWII. Who does Brown think we should declare war on? He won't even defend his own country against the Muslims. |
| Posted by: Formerly Dan 2009-03-02 08:11 |
| #2 Gujana, do you acknowledge me as your king?Sigiyana: [bows to Shaka and wraps his arms around his leg] Yes. Yes Shaka. You are my lord, my master. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-03-02 06:19 |
| #1 Oh, you mean the US taxpayer now gets to "stimulate" and bail out foreign economies and firms too? Yay! |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2009-03-02 02:55 |