Gordon Brown takes to the pulpit

Posted May 17, 10:43

Gordon Brown will return to his spiritual home today when he addresses the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh – the scene of one of the most controversial political speeches delivered in Scotland.

Margaret Thatcher appeared at the same gathering 20 years ago to deliver a speech dubbed “the Sermon on the Mound”. Mrs Thatcher’s speech in May 1988, in which she was seen to reject the idea of “society”, is widely regarded as marking the beginning of the end of Conservative rule in Scotland.

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