Brown was never any good at handling the economy, it has always been a smokescreen avidly promoted by the left wing media, which includes the Times! From the most benign economic circumstances in the world for decades, what has Brown done. Turned Britain in to the most indebted nation in the Western World and we dont even know the true level of Government debt. We do know of 150 billion in PFI (debt for the next 25 - 30 years), which Brown has kept of the balance sheet . Like all good socialist governments, the country ends up bankrupt.

chris, woodbridge, suffolk

Brown's vision for the future is as much a pipe dream as his "no more boom and bust" economic miracle. That was driven by cheap money from China. Someone once told me that you can always tell when a politician is lying - their lips move. I wouldn't give his policies house room - if I could afford a house that is!

Keith, Newport, Isle of Wight

I can't see how a random survey of 18 year olds is representative of the voting public, even if weighted, whatever that means?
Brown is a hasbeen that never was and will be selling us down the river further, with his treasonous act of signing the EU treaty/constitution this week.

Save our Sovereignty, Oxfordshire, England

I never understood why Gordon Brown was hailed as a great Chancellor. He inherited a full treasurer which he has squandered with very little to show for it. Spending on the NHS should have been accompanied by radical reform but the one reformer who may have made a difference (Frank Field) was soon shunted aside.

Inflation was kept down by the importing of cheap goods from China and economic growth was fueled by rising house prices which enabled people to borrow extensively and fund their spending. In the meantime Gordon Brown destroyed the pensions in this country and now his economic mismanagement is coming home to roost.

Gordon Brown is reverting to the traditional labour way of thinking that change can be brought about by top down government control. He has denied the public a vote on Europe and uncontrolled immigration is destroying what is left of our culture. The kindest action he could make would be to go to the country and let them decide on their future.

PAC, Whitstable, UK

Gordon Brown should just call an election. He is leading our country into a big diaster.

Steph, South Gloucesterhire, England

Dunno about vision, but gordie has shown us his nightmare. The nightmare of the credit crunch hitting the overspent governtment and consumer full on. The nightmare of incompetent government losing the details of 25m people and blaming the offie junior. The nightmare of releasing disease from a government laboratory over a departmental muddle and then charging farmers to put it right.
Worst of all in this nightmare is this: that Gordie has nae a clue!

Mohammed Baroud, basingstoke, hants

gordon brown cant be trusted he is a poor p.m. he covered up a lot when he was chancellor he is full of false promises, hid behind blair now he is out in the open fiasco upon fiasco, the uk population wont put up with that. whats next , theyll be trouble ahead for brown and his lakey cabinet.

t gray, glasgow,

Labour manage the economy, it shows just how little Mr Ave understands. Labour is like your mate down the road, you know the one with the big house, flash motor and numerous foreign holidays. He looks like he's made it, and has everything, but what you cant see is that its all paid for on the never-never. Some day when the bill has to be paid it'll all end in tears. Same with labour - lots spent on hospitals and school buildings, lots of people on the state pay roll, a private bank being loaned billions, and our borrowing is worse that Italy's. Someday it'll have to be paid back...then guess what the 'reputation' for prudent management will be exposed for what it is - fake.

Al, Newcastle,

I bet Brown wishes he'd never got the job. I'd not be surprised if the poor chap doesn't have some kind of breakdown. He seems to live day to day in a panic-induced state of inaction.

Nick, Eastbourn, uk

..and he's giving British soverignty away by signing the EU Constitution.
Breaking two LABOUR manifesto promises to hold a referendum.
Labour cannot be trusted. Out with Brown.

richard, london,

Hi,

Labour are the ones unable to manage the ecconomy.

That as always been the case and always will.

They have enjoyed and wasted the ecconomic benifits set up by Mrs. Thatcher.

Now the crunch is comming they look for the excuses and
how they can hide behind anything to save their necks, mainly spin.

No need to worry where there's no honour and pride there'll
be no resignations.

What ever they get and give the people will deserve it for they have allowed it to happen.

JFW, Stone, England

Steven, you forgot the overzealous micro-management of everything leading to Brown's inability to articulate any sort of vision, his appaling shows in Commons debates, oh, and 25 million people's personal details on eBay for a fiver.

The sooner this imbecile is gone the better.

Tim, Brz, UK

On 6th October,Mr Brown cancelled a possible election on 1st November because he said he wanted to show the country his vision for the future.I'm not sure that the country can stomach his vision.All I can see is a recession looming.Consumer debt at 1.38 trillion,the NR fiasco,falling house prices,rising inflation and unemployment,public finances 11 billion more in the red than expected.Some vision.

stephen hulton, eure, france