In fact, the UK economic boom of the last 10-12 years has resulted entirely from the availability of cheap goods/money from the Far East. The inflationary brake was removed.

This irresistable boost was there for ANY Chancellor, and no credit is due specifically to Mr Brown for the outcome.

Simon Stephenson, Windermere, UK

Brown needs to stay, that way he will ensure the certain demise of nulab for ever, so please Gordon stay!

Albert Hall, Kettering,

"Maybe the fact that you paid the same tax whether you earned 5,000 or 5 million a year had something to do with it!!!"

You have the same today - the council tax is based on the property, not the incomes of the occupiers. Incomes should surely be addressed by INCOME tax.

Jamie, Edinburgh,

Only potentially? He too credit for the achievements of others, then proved to know nothing about the ecomony and care nothing about the poor.
He got into No10 on a series of lies, backed by the most vicious sectarian media campaign in British history, and the electorate will NEVER forgive him.

edward green, Upminster, England

"It wasn't a poll tax.

What it was, however, was fair. More people in your house? You pay more. What's wrong with that?"

Maybe the fact that you paid the same tax whether you earned 5,000 or 5 million a year had something to do with it!!!

Kevin Thompson, High Wycombe, Reading

As an early retired male on 9k year obviously i am hit hard over the 10p thing. But a lot of people are also upset with various things this labour government have done. To make matters worse we have an unelected prime minister, while we like to lecture the rest of the world on democracy.

Gord, Derby, uk

It wasn't a poll tax.

What it was, however, was fair. More people in your house? You pay more. What's wrong with that?

ben foster, penley,

He was not a great chancellor. He was a a success of circumstance. He inherited a stable economy and full coffers, and blew both (remember selling the gold reserves? Didn't gold achieve a record high recently?)
But please, Mr B, don't go. I'd hate for Labour to turn around their fortunes

WS, Manchester,

10 yrs in control of purse strings - spending to make him and labour look good-and now when we need a few extra bob the pot is empty...
WHY do commentators say he has been good at his job??
how bad were the others??

mike cassidy, gloucester, englands

The Brown One was lucky and rode the easy money, low inflation boom.

Now that the boom is over the revellers are sobering up and realisng that a vast amount of money has been wasted.

The Brown One went on a massive spending spree and now has left the UK's credit card maxed out.

Simon, Harrogate, UK

The time is up for Dictator Prudence U-Turn Brown.

No credibility. Most devious. A foreign control freak who has brought England to its knees.

Forget the snipes from Prescott, Blair and Levy - Dictator Prudence U-Turn Brown appears to spend all his time picking fights with the likes of Frank Field

Reuben Camara, Morecambe, UK

Being a labour voter Gordon Brown is a disappointment for me.The referendum on the treaty (The Irish are going to have) and 10p tax, a 100%tax rise for me being a pensioner with only gov state pension income. Labour will not recover from this.

robert johnson, gimsby, north east lincolnshire

yes gordon is panicking , he dream of being prime minister is turning into his nightmare , his refusal to hold a referendum on the treaty & several stealth taxes too many will be his downfall

taylor, herts,