What a daft poll.Why ask Joe Bloggs if he "thinks" we're in recession?We either are or we're not!Is consumer confidence low?Yes.Is the outlook for the economy a cause for concern?Yes.Are we in a recession?No.It's not the same thing.This just fuels anxiety.Why not ask if we "think" we're in France...

Phil, London,

A lot of people in this country work extremely hard, only to have their hard earned money taken from them by a GOV that to say the least is an 'ABSOLUTE DISGRACE'.
The people of this country look upon THE GOV as a STANDING JOKE.
ONE GROUP OF LIARS, PERIODICALLY REPLACED BY ANOTHER GROUP OF LIARS.

Guru, Harrogate, England

Of course the country is in a recession. It is harder for people to get a job, prices are going up while wages in real terms are falling. Retail is down, unemployment has begun to rise, and the house price figures for May will be very serious indeed. The present government is hopelessly incompetent.

Ian, Bristol,

Let's all say were in recession , stick interest rates up , let those fall who have to , let the housing market crash and let's start again. There will be loser's and winner's but any correction in the market never last's long.
The underclass won't moan because they are unemployed from last time.

Nick Dixon, Sutton Coldfield, England

There is an old joke among economists that states:
A recession is when your neighbour loses his job. A depression is when YOU lose your job.
Inflation is the big enemy, If we price ourselves out, there will be a lot of depressed people around. We need to take the medicine, need an interest rate RISE

Brian Roberts , Plymouth, Devon

I am surprised its only two thirds. If GDP was a reliable measure, Zimbabwe would be top of the table. Its sterling's value that matters. Unless there are major cuts in public spending we are in for a downward spiral & the BoE will need to increase rates to compensate

Steve Marchant, Broadhempston, UK

INFLATION, INFLATION, INFLATION is causing everything we see plus a small amount of increased demand. Let us be clear, prices are not going up, our currency is loosing value so it takes more money to service our debt etc. We are heading for a depression and the housing market will be a disaster.

Steve, Edgware, UK

Individual behaviour matters more than the wider ecomony.

Spending is being cut back as choices are limited now that rising fuel costs affect even non-drivers (domestic fuel bills) and with rising mortgage costs,

Orange are right, the future's no longer bright.

No more boom & bust Gordon?

Barrat, Newcastle,

A consumer 'slowdown' is what this country has needed for at least the past seven or eight years. If you spend more than you earn, then it is time to pay off your debts, the so-called 'credit crunch' being the long overdue medicine. Inflation however we can happily do without, thankyou.

Paul, Coventry,

"In addition, people are seeing their bills rise and are really feeling the effects of the credit crunch.”
No, they are feeling the effects of s devalued Dollar and pound, combined with financials and investors speculating on commodities. People literally starving to feed the greed.

Yorkie, Amsterdam,

With a £1.4 trillion debt mountain to clear coupled with rising prices and low wage inflation,its hardly surprising that people are concerned.A lot of people are right to be concerned.I cannot see where the money is going to come from for growth to continue now that the banks have stopped lending.

stephen hulton, eure, france

The rate of growth in Inflation is now quite pronounced and rate of increase in the price of food,petrol,Council Tax, Mortgages ,Gas and Electricity is accelerating faster than the quoted Inflation Rate,which is a "lagging indicator".To control Inflation we need to increase Interest Rates.TOUGH !!!

Ed Corbett, bridgend, wales

There is a lot of scare-mongering. I expect like SARS, bird-flu and MMR, we shall suddenly find that all the sound and fury from the press signified nothing. The press campaign against MMR put loads of children at risk. Their scaremongering on the economy is likely to talk us into a recession

Alyssa, Southampton, UK

luckily we are led by men of vision,whose wisdom and actions
will be proven right.
stupid is that stupid does

dave, northwood,

The way things are going its looking very bleak for many people,a recession could be on the cards here.

martin, sheffield, uk