We've not seen much of Gordon since he left office. He pops up occasionally to shout about things that he could have had influence over when in power. The failure to clean up the radiation at Dalgety Bay for instance ( he knew about this for decades ) or the closure of Remploy factories ( Labour closed dozens when in power).
He managed to vote in 13.32% of votes in the London Parliament. So where has he been ?
After bailing out the banksters with taxpayers money he's been continuing to 'save the world'.......
Register of Members’ Interests
(They Work for You website)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payments as Distinguished Global Leader in Residence at New York University: Campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi and Florence. Hours: ongoing commitment.
Flights paid for me and my staff to New York campuses; value £8,845. (Registered 14 May 2012)
Transport paid for me and my staff to New York campuses; value £1,598.14. (Registered 3 July 2012)
Payment of £126,380 for travel, staff and research fund. (Registered 4 February 2013)
Accommodation paid for me and my staff in New York; value £1,410.34 (Registered 9 April 2013)
Payments as Chairman of the World Economic Forum Policy Coordination Group. Geneva:
Payment for staff and research of £23,271.91 as Chairman of the World Economic Forum Policy Coordination Group. (Registered 14 May 2012)
Airfare, transport and accommodation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, also paid for me and my staff; £10,950.91. (Registered 3 July 2012)
Airfare, transport and accommodation in Geneva, Switzerland, also paid for me and my staff; £2,035.20. (Registered 18 July 2012)
Payment for staff and research of £40,679.51 as Chairman of the World Economic Forum Policy Coordination Group. (Registered 27 November 2012)
Airfare, transport and accommodation in Tianjin, China, also paid for me and my staff; £12,032.38. (Registered 27 November 2012)
Airfare, transport and accommodation in Gurgaon, India, also paid for me and my staff; £15,643.16. (Registered 4 February 2013)
.Airfare, transport and accommodation in Dubai, also paid for me and my staff; £8,369.18. (Registered 4 February 2013)
Airfare, transport and accommodation in Geneva, Switzerland, also paid for me and my staff; £10,508.33. (Registered 9 April 2013)
Signature advance of £22,500 from Simon and Schuster UK Ltd, for book to be published in 2012.
Payment of £101,412.63 for speeches to MPSF, Inc in California.. Flights, accommodation and transport also paid for me and my staff; value £31,290.39. (Registered 14 May 2012)
Payment of £335 for flight to University of San Diego in California for speech. (Registered 14 May 2012)
Payment of £49,006.23 for speech to Institute for Corporate Governance in Copenhagen. 3 hrs. Flights, accommodation and transport also paid for me and my staff; value £4,729.47. (Registered 14 May 2012)
Flights and accommodation paid for me and my staff; value £12,470.46 to attend a forum in Mexico City hosted by the Nicolas Berggruen Institute. (Registered 3 July 2012)
Payment of £49.497.95 for speech to Itau BBA in New York. 3 hrs. Flights and transport also paid for me and my staff; value £17,001.91. (Registered 3 July 2012)
Payment of £60,679.90 for speech to the Abu Dhabi Education Council Abu Dhabi. Hours: 1 hrs. Flights, transport and accommodation also paid for me and my staff; value £14,059.91. (Registered 3 July 2012)
Payment of £60,375.83 for speech to the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in Yalta, Ukraine. Hours: 3 hrs. Flights, transport and accommodation also paid for me and my staff: value £9,843.24. (Registered 27 November 2012)
Payment of £48,916.68 plus flight and other costs, for speech to Czech Teleaxis. Hours: 2 hrs. Flights, transport and accommodation also paid for me and my staff; value £3,895.34. (Registered 27 November 2012; updated 4 February 2013)
Payment of £61,009.54 plus flight and other costs for speech to the Global Forum Secretariat in Seoul, Korea. Hours: 4.5 hrs. Flights, transport and accommodation also paid for me and my staff; value £12,084.72 (Registered 27 November 2012; updated 4 February 2013)
Payment of £48,469.03 plus flight and other costs for speech to LL Global Inc. 3 hrs. Flights, transport and accommodation also paid for me and my staff; value £20,812.15 (Registered 27 November 2012; updated 4 February 2013)
Payment of £19,463.64 for speech to the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago. Hours: 3.5 hrs. (Registered 27 November 2012)
United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education. Address: UN Headquarters, New York, NY 10017. Ongoing commitment. (Registered 18 July 2012):
Airfare, accommodation and transport paid by UNESCO; value £5,011.44. (Registered 27 November 2012)
Airfare, accommodation and transport paid by the UN; value £7,790.75, to Timor-Leste. (Registered 27 November 2012)
Airfare paid by UNESCO; value £5,106, to New York. (Registered 27 November 2012)
Airfares paid for me and my staff by UNESCO; value £1,198, to Paris. Accommodation; £560.40 (Registered 27 November 2012; updated 4 February 2013)
Flights, accommodation and transport paid for me and my staff; value £6,645.44 for Launch of Educate a Child to World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), Doha. Hours 1.5hrs (Registered 4 February 2013)
Payment of £61,286.29 for speech to the Huatuo CEO Business Consultant in Shanghai, China. : 5 hrs. Flights, transport and accommodation also paid for me and my staff: value £30,105.46 (Registered 4 February 2013)
Payment of £22,086.31 for speech to Corsair Capital in Paris, France. 3hrs. Flights, transport and accommodation also paid for me and my staff: value £2,298.57 (Registered 4 February 2013)
Payment of £48,569.11 for speech to Cisco in Oslo Norway. Hours: 3hrs. Flights, transport and accommodation also paid for me and my staff: value £4,157.47 (Registered 4 February 2013)
Payment of £49,455.10 for speech to Callan Investments Institute in San Francisco, USA. 1.5 hrs. Flights, transport and accommodation also paid for me and my staff: value £4,835.08. (Registered 9 April 2013)
Payment of £48,898.25 for presentations to Trinity University in San Antonio, USA. 5 hrs. Flights, transport and accommodation also paid for me and my staff: value £9,479.46. (Registered 9 April 2013)
Payment of £49,915 for speech to NAPE Expo in Houston, USA. Hours: 1.5 hrs. Flights, transport and accommodation also paid for me and my staff: value £8,248.92. (Registered 9 April 2013)
Payment of £62,622.17 for speech to Government Summit, Dubai, UAE. Hours: 3 hrs. Flights, transport and accommodation also paid for me and my staff: value £29,146.49. (Registered 9 April 2013)
I made a quick estimate of the total trousered and it comes to over a million quid.
I think it's like one of Tony Blair's foundations or something..disclaimer in the members interest register.."I am not receiving any money from this role personally. It is being held by the Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown for the employment of staff to support my ongoing involvement in public life."
Oh, he did find time to visit the opening of a new food bank in Kirkcaldy..
Scotland is the only country in the world to discover oil and end up poorer. Norway has an £800Bn sovereign wealth fund from oil and Scotland is opening food banks to feed the hungry.
'Better Together' in the United Kingdom ? Only for some.