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Gordon Brown

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2007 to 2010

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Chancellor for a decade, then prime minister during the 2008 financial crisis, when he helped coordinate bank rescues, and later a campaigner for global education.

Gordon Brown sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning tech-optimist on technology and leaning interventionist on interventionism.

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Where Gordon Brown sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Gordon Brown

Janet Yellen American economist and former US Treasury Secretary99%Chuck Schumer US Senate Democratic leader, 2017 to present99%François Mitterrand President of France, 1981 to 199599%Joe Biden US President, 2021 to 202599%Olaf Scholz Chancellor of Germany, 2021 to 202599%Michelle Obama Former First Lady of the United States99%Navin Ramgoolam Prime Minister of Mauritius, 1995 to 2000, 2005 to 2014 and 2024 to present99%Valéry Giscard d’Estaing President of France, 1974 to 198198%

People furthest from Gordon Brown

Murray Rothbard American economist, 1926 to 199513%Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 194015%Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 191017%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 200620%

Political views closest to Gordon Brown

KeynesianismSupports government spending and central bank action to smooth recessions and protect…98%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…98%Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.98%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…96%

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