Oh FFS

[Cliphead]

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Former prime minister Gordon Brown is to become a global education envoy to the UN secretary-general

Gordon Brown has been appointed as the United Nations secretary-general's special envoy for global education. Since leaving office the former UK prime minister has produced a series of reports on education in developing countries.

Earlier this year he launched a campaign for an international fund to bring education to all children.

Mr Brown said his new role would be a "great privilege". "Ensuring that every child in the world has the opportunity to go to school and to learn is a longstanding passion of mine," said Mr Brown.

"Education breaks the cycle of poverty and unlocks better health and better job prospects."

[AtW]

Pretty pathetic follow up for a former Prime Minister of Great Britain.

You don't see Major or even Thatcher the Milk Snatcher chasing such tulip.

[ctdctd]

Pretty pathetic follow up for a former Prime Minister of Great Britain.

You don't see Major or even Thatcher the Milk Snatcher chasing such tulip.

I think dearest Maggie is no longer up to it - and Major never was

[Doggy Styles]

I'm sure some Scots are very proud of him.

[TimberWolf]

"Education breaks the cycle of poverty and unlocks better health and better job prospects."

Can't say I agree with the sentiment, except for a minority, but he's doing it unpaid. Seems to me education leaves people in mega debt and in no better position than anyone else similarly loaded with debt. Having a Magna Carta/Cromwell moment is probably better and it doesn't hurt to have shed loads of coal or oil and a couple of hundred years head start either.

[gingerjedi]

Can't say I agree with the sentiment, except for a minority, but he's doing it unpaid. Seems to me education leaves people in mega debt and in no better position than anyone else similarly loaded with debt. Having a Magna Carta/Cromwell moment is probably better and it doesn't hurt to have shed loads of coal or oil and a couple of hundred years head start either.

I have a mate with a £100k+ job in the city who I'm constantly correcting on Facebook because he doesn't know the difference between there, their and they're.

I think you're right.

God bless fleetwood.

[Zippy]

I have a mate with a £100k+ job in the city who I'm constantly correcting on Facebook because he doesn't know the difference between there, their and they're.

I think you're right.

God bless fleetwood.

A'men brother.

[alluvial]

Pretty pathetic follow up for a former Prime Minister of Great Britain.

You don't see Major or even Thatcher the Milk Snatcher chasing such tulip.

I agree, I think he should have aimed higher, head of the IMF perhaps.

[wobbegong]

I have a mate with a £100k+ job in the city who I'm constantly correcting on Facebook because he doesn't know the difference between there, their and they're.

I think you're right.

God bless fleetwood.

Your spot on their.

[Doggy Styles]

I agree, I think he should have aimed higher, head of the IMF perhaps.

No-one would nominate him.

Cast your eyes around the wreckage of the UK economy and banking system. Would you?