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Brown pledges to 'go for growth' Brown pledges to 'go for growth'
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Gordon Brown will use his new year's message to pledge to "get Britain moving forward again" and warn voters not to "wreck the recovery".Gordon Brown will use his new year's message to pledge to "get Britain moving forward again" and warn voters not to "wreck the recovery".
The prime minister will promise to "go for growth" and deliver "a decade of shared prosperity", while cutting the deficit in a "sensible and fair way".The prime minister will promise to "go for growth" and deliver "a decade of shared prosperity", while cutting the deficit in a "sensible and fair way".
Ahead of the general election, which must be called by June, he will warn economic recovery is still fragile.Ahead of the general election, which must be called by June, he will warn economic recovery is still fragile.
The Conservatives described his message as "the last throw of the dice".The Conservatives described his message as "the last throw of the dice".
Mr Brown's message will outline priorities for the coming year - in which Labour will seek to be re-elected for a fourth successive term.Mr Brown's message will outline priorities for the coming year - in which Labour will seek to be re-elected for a fourth successive term.
These will include cutting the deficit, reforming public services, cleaning up politics, and "maintaining Britain's global strength".These will include cutting the deficit, reforming public services, cleaning up politics, and "maintaining Britain's global strength".
'Privileged few''Privileged few'
He will pledge to create "fairly shared" prosperity - and contrast that with those "who say we must plan for a decade of austerity and unfairness where the majority lose out while the privileged few protect themselves".He will pledge to create "fairly shared" prosperity - and contrast that with those "who say we must plan for a decade of austerity and unfairness where the majority lose out while the privileged few protect themselves".
The prime minister will predict that unemployment will start to drop in 2010 and more small businesses will open.The prime minister will predict that unemployment will start to drop in 2010 and more small businesses will open.
Mr Brown will say: "That wasn't inevitable; it was the change we chose. And so my message today is simple: Don't wreck the recovery. The recovery is still fragile and it needs to be nurtured in the interests of those who were hit hardest by the recession."Mr Brown will say: "That wasn't inevitable; it was the change we chose. And so my message today is simple: Don't wreck the recovery. The recovery is still fragile and it needs to be nurtured in the interests of those who were hit hardest by the recession."
This message sounds like the last throw of the dice from a government that has no idea how to solve Britain's problems Chris GraylingShadow home secretaryThis message sounds like the last throw of the dice from a government that has no idea how to solve Britain's problems Chris GraylingShadow home secretary
BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said the speech marked the start of the 2010 general election campaign.
Downing Street insiders said despite the economic downturn, the prime minister would deliver an upbeat message.
The speech will also reveal the more negative dividing lines with the Conservatives which will dominate the election campaign, our correspondent added.
The prime minister has accused the Conservatives of planning "savage" public spending cuts after the next general election.The prime minister has accused the Conservatives of planning "savage" public spending cuts after the next general election.
In his message Mr Brown will say: "We are determined to reduce the deficit at a responsible pace, without choking off the recovery or damaging the frontline services the mainstream majority rely on.In his message Mr Brown will say: "We are determined to reduce the deficit at a responsible pace, without choking off the recovery or damaging the frontline services the mainstream majority rely on.
"Our strategy is to go for growth, because we want to build our country up, not talk Britain down.""Our strategy is to go for growth, because we want to build our country up, not talk Britain down."
He promised to spell out details of plans to invest in "industries of the future" later this week - including high speed rail, aerospace, the digital economy, clean energy and "advanced manufacturing".He promised to spell out details of plans to invest in "industries of the future" later this week - including high speed rail, aerospace, the digital economy, clean energy and "advanced manufacturing".
'Hideous' class war'Hideous' class war
Mr Brown will add: "2010 is when we will really get Britain moving forward again."Mr Brown will add: "2010 is when we will really get Britain moving forward again."
The Tories say he has not been straight with the public about the need for spending cuts to tackle spiralling debt levels.The Tories say he has not been straight with the public about the need for spending cuts to tackle spiralling debt levels.
Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling said the prime minister's message was "backward-looking" and revealed that "despite warnings from his own cabinet" he is "intent on waging a negative and pointless class war".Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling said the prime minister's message was "backward-looking" and revealed that "despite warnings from his own cabinet" he is "intent on waging a negative and pointless class war".
Mr Grayling said: "Gordon Brown has spent money like there is no tomorrow yet the gap between rich and poor has grown wider than ever.Mr Grayling said: "Gordon Brown has spent money like there is no tomorrow yet the gap between rich and poor has grown wider than ever.
"This message sounds like the last throw of the dice from a government that has no idea how to solve Britain's problems.""This message sounds like the last throw of the dice from a government that has no idea how to solve Britain's problems."
Cabinet Office Minister Tessa Jowell warned Mr Brown last week not to turn the general election campaign into a "hideous" class war, after he accused Conservative leader David Cameron of pursuing policies dreamt up "on the playing fields of Eton".Cabinet Office Minister Tessa Jowell warned Mr Brown last week not to turn the general election campaign into a "hideous" class war, after he accused Conservative leader David Cameron of pursuing policies dreamt up "on the playing fields of Eton".