Its all so funny as history repeats itself - the torys had to learn the lessons of governement and laboure need to do the same - Brown is a waste of space and time - he was the treasurer when Tony was in office and has let this mess happen- he should take full credit for his work and stand down!

Jeff Trueman, Windsor, UK

Brown cast himself as a man of action. What a joke this coward is. He took no action when house prices rocketed out of control "We made the right choice in the interest of the British people, in the interest of savers and mortgage-holders.” The man is totally deluded. He has put taxpayers in debt.

Russ, Aberdeen, Scotland

Part of the root problem in this country lies in the lack of parental responsibility for their children. How often do we hear that the parents are surprised when their children are caught being anti-social. Even Blair's children got caught.
Browns solution, send them to school at two. Criminal.

John Clare, Kingston upon Thames, UK

Adios muchos chachos Labour. It doesn't matter what numpty they bring in as their leader as the electorate will remember for a long time that they brought this country to it's knees.
Labour will be lucky to be back in government anytime in the next 20 years. I WONT ever vote for them again.

Robert Mackay, Glasgow, UK

Gordon says it's "not about slogans".
Nice to know he's "Getting on with the job" .....ZZZZZZ

MAVERICK, hARTLEPOOL., ENGLAND

Based on what has been said so far, they clearly have run out of steam..

malcolm, ely,

David Miliband favourite to succeed; most unlikely he would be like 'a lamb to the slaughter' if he opposed the old battle scarred war-horse Gordon Brown. New Labour can only pray now that oil prices drop and property starts to go up again by the beginnig of 2010.

john, milton keynes,

Says it all really about who New Labour benefit when one of the richest people in the UK decides to give them a million to help keep them in power. Tough on the old, poor, needy, hard working and middle classes but at least JKR sees the advantages of a Labour regime - empty roads for the rich!

William Epps, Broadstairs, UK

A message to Gordon Brown, there really is no chain on the door of number 10 so you are free to go and allow the nation to have the general election that we all crave the govenment has reached it's sell by date but the only people not to realise is the govenment it self!

Dave Farmer, Broxbourne, England

I find it very interesting those people who are saying that my children should have no support from the taxes that they pay. Fair enough I say, so long as they are happy not receive any help from the state from my children when they are old enough to pay tax themselves. Fair enough?

William, Manchester,

We're doomed, all of us except the politicians and their fat-cat cronies. The people of this country have got to express real anger now, not just grumble and "get on with it". There will soon be nothing left to get on with in our new banana republic unless we bring about real change - and soon!

Ian Dickson, Brighton, UK

So Brown has bankrupt the UK with his tax and spend policies without putting anything by for a downturn, ( which he and his loony followers told us he had abolished for ever) and still has the neck to tells us he, who got us into this mess, is the best person to get us out. I really don't think so!

D Case, Newquay,

Make the free nursery a reality Mr Brown and my vote is all yours.

Belinda, London, UK

Tony A - Brown is the wizard of economics?? Excuse me? Roaring inflation, falling real living standards, higher taxes, record levels of public and private debt, child poverty increasing (dont believe the spin), unemployment increasing, pound crashing. And dont tell me its world wide, look at Russia!

Chris H, West Drayton, UK

The free nursery places are unfunded: it is just a publicity stunt which will never happen. Anyway, with the recent announcement about the tests the Govt will require nurseries to carry out the last place I'd put my toddlers wld be a nursery. They need time to play, have fun, explore - not lessons!

Donna Walker, Effingham, England

Clarke is wrong. Labour are doomed regardless - either because they continue in their current vein or because they outrage the nation by inflicting another un-elected prime minister on the country. May as well end it quickly.

Tom, Dubai,

Nursery places are about extendeing the descredited early years foundation programme. This dictates what every baby should be doing evey minute of the day. It sacks qualifed experianced teachers and is enforced by an army know it alls commited to expanding the state. Stalin at its best.

Narni Livingstone, Brighton, UK

Free nursery places for every two-year-old, will this turn out be be the same as free insulation for all pensioners? Get out Brown!

PeteFergie, Bristol, UK

Promising free nursery places is like offering discounted deckchairs on the Titanic. Maybe a few other priorities?
Better to start the process of understanding that before having children you should be willing and able to support them yourself - not expect the "state" to do it for you.

Ian, Menorca, Spain

Brown inhabits a fantasy world,like Hitler in the bunker calling for imaginary Divisions to defeat the Russians. Matthew Parris has has said for years that Brown is a deluded liar. A coward,he calls for unity but plotted against Blair since he hadn't the courage to stand for the Labour leadership

Ian Nicholson, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

"Brown will promise free nursery places for every two-year-old."

And how is he going to pay for it? O he won't, I will because I'm hard working and have no kids and will doubtless get stealth taxed again.

Jamie, Bristol, United Kingdom

Brown is the wizard of economics, but those baggy eyes and facial wrinkles dont win votes. David Milliband's infectious charm will neutralize those Conservative gains and win a fourth Labour elections. But will that truth sink in. That's the question.

Tony Amadi, Abuja, Nigeria

The most inept, incompetent and bumbling PM for years.
Brown decimated Britain's pension wealth (when Chancellor) and his government has legalized polygamy in Grim Britain to appease the Muslims.
Another generation or so and the Islamifiaction process will be complete.
A sea change is needed.

john, leeds, UK

Incapability Broon off on another shopping spree with money he does'nt have in the hope of capturing the votes of the misguided.

Alan sugar can withstand the serial effect of stealth taxes and as for JKRowling did she not read about MacBroon's 10p tax wheeze which is still unresolved for some.

Ian , belfast, N. Ireland

These clowns get more hilarious by the day - talk about tackling the tough issues!

Fluorescent jackets!! - Street cleaners and building site workers beware!

Can we not bring the election forward - please!!!!

Darren Ward, Manchester, UK

"Brown will promise free nursery places for every two-year-old."

I don't know why other papers have made a big thing about this.Does Brown really think this is going to capture the public's imagination? We want Tax cuts.

Assuming the next election is clean,Labour are heading for a huge defeat.

Fergus Sira-Lexon, England,

More say over the introduction of Lap dancing clubs into the neighbourhood?
The mind boggles!

Prudence Eely Bond McGuire BA, London, England UK

Force people to wear fluorescent jackets and curb lawyers, wow that is a worthwhile thing to do when your financial markets are melting down and people are living in tents! Have the ministers lost their minds?

Tony B, London, UK

Great policies-the home secretary, will give people greater powers to keep lap-dance clubs out of their neighbourhoods,offenders carrying out community service orders to wear fluorescent jackets .Really stunning policies.Got my vote-not.Blimey no wonder Labour are in a mess.

john , shrewsbury, uk

It doesn't matter who replaces the unelected Gordon Brown. Labour are unelectable! Those of us who do not have young children, or are pensioners, have fared badly under this Government . Labour think we are here just to cough up taxes to pay for 'families'! Roll on the election!

sophie smith, london, uk

"His speech was received with a standing ovation."

Oh please. He could have recited Mary Had a Little Lamb and got a standing ovation from the party "faithful".

antony lawrence, Cheltenham, UK