Britain is becoming a failed state, not only through the poor mishandling of various crises by the British government, but also because of the ever widening and deepening divisions within the British socio political system.

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has dramatically raised the stakes in the UK's constitutional crisis by warning the country is at risk of becoming a 'failed state'.

Former Labor Prime Minister Gordon Brown has championed the unionist side by forcefully arguing against a new referendum on Scottish independence.