| Good morning, Gordon Brown has warned that Britain is a facing a “tsunami of unemployment” unless efforts to protect jobs are stepped up. The former Prime Minister urged the Government to rethink plans and for the Bank of England to put more focus on dealing with unemployment in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the former Labour leader said: “I think that there should now be an operational target that interest rates will not rise and stimulus will continue until employment returns to pre-crisis levels. “It’s a change. It’s in line with what the Federal Reserve is doing. I think other banks around the world are going to do something similar. And I think the Bank of England, at this point, is, I’m afraid, behind the curve." A message from the editor: While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers - and consequently the revenue we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription. Subscribe to scotsman.com and enjoy unlimited access to Scottish news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.scotsman.com/subscriptions now to sign up. Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website. Your feedback is really important, please email me with any comments and suggestions at [email protected] Joy Yates Editorial Director JPIMedia Scotland | 
