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  This is rather a refreshing story in todays economic climate regardless of what your politics may be but Gordon Brown ,remember him?.has been paid almost £500,000 since he quit Downing Street a year ago.But unlike former PMs, he has channelled the ­money into his charity projects and into the ­running costs of the ­office he shares with wife Sarah.
  
  However, unlike his predecessors, Mr Brown has ploughed all the £493,620 he has made on top of his £65,738 MP's salary into running his office - or given the money to charity. Mr Brown lists all his outside earnings in the Register of MPs' Interests, writing with every entry: "I am not receiving any money from this engagement ­personally."
  This is in stark contrast to Tony Blair, John Major and Baroness Thatcher who built up multi-million- pound fortunes after leaving No10. Mr Blair and wife Cherie have amassed up to £50million in assets since he stood down in 2007.
  
  Thatcher shamelessly grasped cash from firms such as tobacco giant Philip ­Morris. But Mr Brown took an unpaid job last week ­co-ordinating strategy for the World Economic Forum.

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