Brown: "I will not let you down" on economy

Speaking in London, Gordon Brown says the UK is at a crossroads in its response to the economic and financial crisis. He says now is a crucial time to get policy right, and believes investment in green jobs, reduction in trade barriers and reform of the financial system can help return world growth to rates of 5% seen before the crisis. However, getting it wrong could cost the world $6trn over the next four years. "The progress we have achieved is no excuse to relax our vigilance or resolve," Brown says. "To turn aside now from the course we have set would be an error of incalcula...