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| Honours to reward 'unsung heroes' | Honours to reward 'unsung heroes' |
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| Reforms to the honours system will make it easier to reward volunteers and unsung heroes, Gordon Brown has said. | Reforms to the honours system will make it easier to reward volunteers and unsung heroes, Gordon Brown has said. |
| The prime minister, who has written a book, Britain's Everyday Heroes, said he wanted to recognise "the great work that people do" in the community. | The prime minister, who has written a book, Britain's Everyday Heroes, said he wanted to recognise "the great work that people do" in the community. |
| Advertising campaigns in newspapers will encourage nominations for awards below the level of MBEs and CBEs. | Advertising campaigns in newspapers will encourage nominations for awards below the level of MBEs and CBEs. |
| In a speech later he said he wanted to look at how a social investment bank might support charities. | In a speech later he said he wanted to look at how a social investment bank might support charities. |
| Mr Brown's book is published on Tuesday, and he said he wanted to make 24 July (24/7) every year a day when the government and "the country as a whole" could honour those "acting for good". | |
| 'Good society' | 'Good society' |
| "I believe it is time to celebrate the best in Britain," he said in a speech at Methodist Central Hall in Westminster. | |
| "And by celebrating it and enhancing it, and by encouraging many more of us to participate in it, I believe we can build the good society where each of us asks what we can give and all of us can make a difference." | "And by celebrating it and enhancing it, and by encouraging many more of us to participate in it, I believe we can build the good society where each of us asks what we can give and all of us can make a difference." |
| It is right that we look at how our honours system can recognise those in our emergency services and members of the public who showed such bravery and heroism Gordon Brown | |
| He said there would be a £515m boost in state funding for community groups, voluntary organisations and charities in the next three years. | |
| And he said some of London's top business leaders had agreed to use their talents and experience to strengthen the voluntary sector further following a breakfast meeting. | |
| He has pledged to reform the honours system to make it easier to recognise contributions towards communities and those who had helped deal with recent crises. | |
| Call of duty | |
| "It is right that we look at how our honours system can recognise those in our emergency services and members of the public who showed such bravery and heroism in the face of the recent terrorist attacks and those who have worked in the last few weeks far beyond the call of duty in the recent floods." | |
| He added: "What we have witnessed a week or two ago throughout Yorkshire and Humberside and now in Gloucester and the surrounding areas are neighbours helping neighbours, young helping old, those with transport helping those who are stranded and all people doing so selflessly. | |
| "So it's an immense privilege to be here to have the chance to recognise publicly the contribution of Britain's everyday heroes." |