Gordon Brown

Private Eye reported in February 2006 that Gordon Brown has family connections to the nuclear industry. His youger brother Andrew Brown works for EDF Energy, the UK subsidiary of EDF, which operates nuclear power stations in France. Andrew Brown was appointed as EDF Energy's Head of Press on 13 September 2004. Previously, he worked for the lobbying company Weber Shandwick. ^{[1] [2]}

One of Brown's key advisors is Ed Balls, whose father-in-law Tony Cooper is a long-standing nuclear lobbyist. ^{[3] [4]}

Articles

• ^, No named author, Private Eye issue 1151, p8, February 2006
• ^ EDF Energy press release 'Andrew Brown to head media team at EDF Energy', September 13, 2004.
• ^ Biography on Yvette Cooper's website, undated, accessed February 2006.
• ^ Tony Cooper's biography on Nuclear Decommissioning Authority website, undated, accessed February 2006.