According to the ''Evening Standard'',
:"When Gordon's older brother [[John Brown|John]] was working as a public relations boss at Glasgow City Council some were surprised that the body was granted £900 million by the Chancellor to repay its debts for building council houses. English cities never received such favours at the time."<ref>Londoner's Diary, "[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-2691207.html Power to Brown's people]", ''Evening Standard'', July 11, 2006. Via Highbeam Research.</ref>
==Heeding a warning from Bono==