Dave of Wokingham: You are right the UK will not have the money to pay Social Security, because he has wasted Tax payers money. This is Biblical Prophecy (Britain & America in Prophecy), it started with the war in Iraq, this is worse than people realise. America is a break away state of Britain.

Daphne kenward, Cambridge, UK

brown has saved the financial sector - things are on the up there and its good banks are part nationalised, it will be easier to keep an eye on them. Not to mention shares holders are equally responsible for putting pressure on CEO's for better returns and bigger dividends.

calum, glasgow, united kingdom

And all the time, the government were trying to tell us that the biggest threat to the country came from Al Qaida, that there would be fewer low-skilled jobs in the future, that the golden rule would not be broken and that immigration was good for us. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

Mark, Leeds,

its all about deleverage and political instability. it will take at least 2 years for it to be worked out of the system. Bush and Brown are economic illiterates with discredited political reputations. Upcoming recession/slowdown is reversion to the mean. It is a good thing in the long run.

G davies, cardiff, wales

What a buffon Brown is. Recession is already here and will deepen. Unemployment will rise and house prices will continue to fall. The bailout money should have been kept back to help.

Instead all its done is keep failed businesses in business. So what if at the end of it all we only had 3 banks.

David, Wokingham, England

Financial meltdown is still a possibility in the US; their $250K pakage is totally insufficient to stabilize the US economy. The actions taken in the UK and Europe will be of little use if the US goes bust. The imminent Presidential election will only serve to exascerbate.

john, milton keynes,

Economies are still in trouble, depression is likely. If Brown had worded his recapitalisation deal correctly, investors like myself would be looking to buy RBS shares instead of walking away. The debt Brown is saddling the country with will leave you all paying long after he has gone! Thanks MR B!

rob, derby, UK

How can it be a surprise? It has long been known that the US consumers are absolutely pushed to the max with debt...

Ritchie, strasbourg, France

Well that is it, we have had another Brown Boom and now another Brown Bust.

Brian, oxford, United Kingdom

It took fifteen years to get the unemployment figures down and it has all been ruined by greedy city institutions who did not understand the assets they were investing in. It all makes the government and the City of London's high spending regime look increasingly foolish.

david pengilly, long ditton, surrey

In a world where share prices are propped up by government money does anything make sense any more. Perhaps Gordon can bail out the job markets next and tax us all even more to keep people in jobs that are not economically viable. It SEEMS to have worked for the stock markets so why not.

Chris, Chipping Norton,

Looks like our financial wizard and genius will have to service all the toxic debt he has bought with his own money ... !!!

Hugh E Torrance, London, England