What many are failing to see from the announcements are that Brown and Darling have broken key golden rules to help out the bankers. Nothing for average families, very little detail in the plan to lend funds just money for bankers. Good work if you can get it.
This is worse that the tories

G, Worcester,

Sadly, those who do not take a daily interest in politics will have no idea that this is all Brown's fault. Man the lifeboats if they win the next election; and I say that as one who voted Labour in his first vote in 197o until Iraq.

I apologise unreservedly.

Jeremy Poynton, Frome, England

desperate brainwashed Labour die hards cannot talk about the last 11 years Russ yes were a little like you desperate to get your tax cuts at the expense of the masses, desperate for inheritance tax cuts. what you dont understand is that not all people are wealthy, the tories look after their own

Graham Bromley, Rotherham, South Yorks

unemployment is nearer 5 million

Nulabour moved loads onto Incapacity and so not count anyone on a pointless training course

billy, cardiff, Wales

We have to ditch the party system used here and have a government of people who work solely for the benefit of this country. A change of government will be swapping one bunch of losers for another.

Kate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

Experience will win the day and when it comes to the real and hard decision of choosing a Government, the Conservatives will be found wanting.

Craig Stewart, Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom

I'm not alone in thinking that Gordon is actually handling this utterlly international financial crisis pretty well on behalf of us all - look at the total chaos in Europe and the US (not to mention that Iceland has the same financial prospects as Zimbabwe).My rating of Gordon has improved greatly.

Roarke, Wembley, UK

These desperate brainwashed Labour die hards cannot talk about the last 11 years, the same as the numbskulls in government ! The tories don't have to mention Wilson etc. as people can see what Labour does for you now. Perhaps if Labour stopped going on about Thatcher people might listen.

Russ, Aberdeen, Scotland

As long as the British public can afford this government, good luck to them.

David Masu, Zürich, Switzerland

Every single Labour Government has left the country worse off economically at the end of its term in office than it was at the beginning, and in many cases they have left the country in economic crisis. This one is different only by degree : it's probably the worst there's ever been.

john, Oxford, England

Give someone a long enough piece of rope & they will hang themselves, this is what I believe the Tories are allowing Labour to do! No good Brown bleating on that he has the experiance after 12 years as chancellor and 18 months as PM.prudence should have protected our key financial insts from this!

Dave Farmer, Broxbourne, England

"public is not yet panicking about the financial turmoil and does not blame the Government"

More fool the British public.

bob, Geneva, Switzerland

Cast your mind back a bit further to last Labour Government. Rocketing unemployment, wall to wall strikes, loans from the IMF.... While the last Tory Government made a mess of the ERM, the economy was growing nicely when Blair won. Mr end-of-boom-and-bust will leave us as Calaghan did - bust

David Williams, Bedford, United Kingdom

As we have said it's change of Ministers/policy that's needed. How about PR, regional assemblies, elected Lords and delegated government services plus a Bill of Rights and a Constitutional Court. Lots of Centre Left policies, no we just have Welfare reform and 2 million new unemployed, Well done!!!

James , Brighton, England

I hardly think that the brown envelope brigade from the Tories have anything to offer this country. Think back to Norman Lamont and interest rates at 15% plus 3 million unemployed plus manufacturing sold of and decimated. No way can that lot lecture the present government. They were a shambles.

Glen, London,

tories look to blame everyone, but some of us remember the 15% intrest rates, the unemployment is good for the economy and norman singing in his bath, intrest rates going up twice in one day, oh and Labour being 20% ahead in the polls but still losing the next election,

Graham Bromley, Rotherham, South Yorks

we also remember, thatcher being the most unpopular leader the country had ever had, and then the Falklands conflict came along and rescued her, maybe this cris will be labours Falklands

Graham Bromley, Rotherham, South Yorks

Brown thought that appointing Mandelson was a clever move reinforcing his experience message, but all it has done is remind people how poor Brown's judgement is by bringing back a sleazy, twice failed politician. Brown has lost peoples trust and nobody is listening anymore, as Glenrothes will show.

Kim, Bristol,

Well, people, we are all saddled with Brown, Darling and the other losers for a while yet as Labour MPs are so desperate to cling onto their cushy jobs. History will judge this govt. for what it clearly is: a tax and waste party whose Chancellor presided over the most catastrophic bust in a century.

R.McGeddon, London, England