FT's Henry Mance interviews former UK prime minister, Gordon Brown. It's a strong portrait of a hugely underappreciated leader:
Brown gives interviews in the same way an emperor penguin crosses Antarctica: sometimes gliding effortlessly, sometimes barely tolerating the headwinds. His joys and anxieties run through his entire frame.
Gordon Brown: ‘I really didn’t think we could go as far backwards as we’ve gone’ · ft.comThe former prime minister says Britain could have avoided austerity — but that politics has changed since the 1990s