Trust Gordon? - not likely.

Gordon Brown wants us to trust him to lead us through the recession. His instinct is to borrow our way out of the down turn.

That's like giving the shoplifter the keys to the shop. How many future generations will it take for the country to repay what this government has already borrowed.

After years of increasing costs on everything the Government touches, tax cuts are the new idea of the Prime Minister. If Brown removed some of the stealth taxes imposed over the last 10 years the current crisis may have had less impact. Ordinary people can be trusted to manage their own finances - most people at more prudent with their own money than politicians.

It's time now for the Government to start to cut back on spending not heaping more debt on the nation.

The present crop of Labour politicians will be long gone with their golden pensions before we see much improvement in Britian's fortunes. It will not be the Government of Mr Brown who pulls the country through the worst of this recession it will be the millions ordinary people who always bear the brunt of government excesses.