The Real Problem At The Moment Is

The Economy Has Become Seriously Unbalanced. Its Growth Has Not Been Driven By Investment Or By Overcoming Britain's Long-standing Weaknesses In Investment And Productivity, Particularly Skills. Instead, There Has Been A Binge Of Debt-financed Consumer Spending.

These 'masters Of The Universe' Must Be Tamed In The Interests Of The Ordinary Families Whose Jobs And Livelihoods Are Being Put At Risk. The Tories Won't Say Anything About The Current Crisis As They Are Completely In The Pockets Of The Hedge Funds.

I Made Friends With A Boy Who Was A Communist When I Was 13 And That Broadened My Political Views, But It Also Brought Me Into Conflict With My Father Who Was Very Right-wing.

The Tories Are Now The Party Of Rural Areas And Labour Essentially Is In The Big Cities

I Fear That The Rising Personal Bankruptcies And Repossessions Are The First Signs Of Bigger Problems To Come And Personal Debt - Gordon Brown's Legacy To Millions Of Britain's Families - Will Hang Like A Millstone Around The Neck Of The British People For Years To Come.