Brown himself told NEWSWEEK that he would put education in its global context: "Education in this country"' he said, "is going to become one of our biggest export earners. There are probably 6 million students over the next few years that are going to be internationally mobile, and we will have to capture a very sizeable part of that market. Educational materials will become one of the world’s greatest industries. Of course, with the advantages of the English language and our great tradition in education, we are poised to do well. So being world class is not an option for us; it is an absolute necessity".
And the TELEGRAPH claims that his international policy is to break from Tony Blair's approach to the "war on terror".