The Essential Task

The British government will work with our partners to establish a new International Monetary Fund as a sentinel,Prime Minister Brown promised,and to achieve the transparency,integrity and responsibility of the financial system.Confidence in the future is the key to bringing back confidence today.I am confident in the future,Mr.Brown asserted,wearing a white bow tie,white shirt and black dinner jacket,a red poppy on his lapel to commemorate Armistice Day.