Is it bitter to want the person who runs the country to be capable. Is it bitter to want Gordon to retire and someone else with less taxing and controlling tendencies to run the Country.
I'm sure Gordon is losing sleep - I would were I PM, but the inescapable fact is he is not the best person for the job.
Just like Prescott was not the best person for the deputy job.

PS - John Prescott - I wouldn't be bitter if I was on your wage and pension as I could then afford Labours tax increases.
Unfortunately I have to work in a proper job, without generous expenses and a mortgage paid for - and am being taxed to death by this Government !!

The only term that this bunch of NuLabour no-hopers have, is at best the shadow government.
It can't come soon enough.

If things weren't bad enough for Labour. Two Jags is back. Lock up your secretaries!!!

What crediblity has this man any right to pontificate on the current situation caused by Labour .My pension down by £72 a month because of the scrapping of the 10p tax band by his Government.This idiot promised the Metro extension years ago without any conditions that are now being imposed.With blathering ,useless
guys like this still spouting his mangled English ,Labour havent a cat in hells chance of being re-elected.Deputy prime Minister indeed ,Korky the Cat would have done a better job!

It is nice to see John Prescott coming out in support of Mr Brown Right. I have been watching the new and it seems that they are getting behind the Prime-minister and so they should.

I am down £62 per month but that is the way it is.

Some people may be trying to scapegoat Mr Brown and if it is the case it's wrong, Stand up and be counted, instead of trying to shuffle out of it, if it is the case.

Every time I listen to the rantings of Prescott it just increases my desire to vote against New Labour no matter who the opposition.

With his aggressive rhetoric every time he speaks is enough to make me want to vomit - without shoving my fingers down my throat.

Prescott is the epitome of New Labour, they used to call them champagne socialists, how very appropriate in his case.

It's so wonderful to see our politicians promoting the correct and proper use of the English language.

Mr Prescott said he was 'coming out of retirement' ??????This man should never had been a politician.

"I am down £62 per month but that is the way it is."

A noble sacrifice, and proudly spoken of by someone who doesn't mind their pockets picked. If only more people would be so accepting, this Government would then survive the next election. Dream on!

How refreshing to see a labour politician so elequently argue his side of the debate, subtly combining logic, rhetoric and grammar. Makes you proud to be ..... a member of the Conservative Party.

He looks more like a comic character every time I see him. Bet Gordon was pleased Johnny the Steward 'came out of retirement' :-)

Out of Retirement...What has motivated this individual ?Not another Star Wars Movie...I thought Jabba the Hutt was killed off.

The country is ruin, i am taxed to the hilt and all the money that i pay in tax goes on the less unfortunate (lazy) people in this country.

am i bitter? too right i am.
this country is on the road to ruin if brown carrys on the way he is.

we put your party where you are today for change. but we got all the wrong changes.
give the real working class people something back for once!

Didn't realise the no-mark was still around. Unfortunately, it appears that he is.

I'm surprised that Prescott hasn't reeled off a huge list of his achievements to inspire the troops....!

I just thought I would post some facts about how the economy works and give an insight for those who don’t understand why we may be having these problems we are at the moment.

Stock market drops have preceded the beginning of recessions

Generally an administration gets credit or blame for the state of economy during its time. This has caused disagreements about when a recession actually started. Maybe the cat should have come out of the bag by now?

Newspapers often quote the rule of thumb that a recession occurs when real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is negative for two or more consecutive quarters.

A recession may involve simultaneous declines in coincident measures of overall economic activity such as employment, investment, and corporate profits.

Recessions may be associated with falling prices (deflation), or, alternatively, sharply rising prices (inflation) in a process known as stagflation. A severe or long recession is referred to as an economic depression. Although the distinction between a recession and a depression is not clearly defined, it is often said that a decline in GDP of more than 10% constitutes a depression

Economists at the International Monetary Fund say that a global recession would take a slowdown in global growth to three percent or less. By this measure, three periods since 1985 qualify: 1990-1993, 1998 and 2001-2002. International Monetary Fund has recently lowered its 2008 global growth projection from 4.9 percent to 4.1 percent (as measured in terms of purchasing power parity).

There is significant speculation about a possible U.S.A. recession in 2008. If it happens, it is expected to have a global impact. U.S. represents about 21 percent of the global economy. Impact of a U.S. recession can spread though the following:

Less spending by American consumers and companies reduces demand for imports.

The crisis of the U.S. subprime-mortgage market has pushed up credit costs worldwide and forced European and Asian banks to write down billions of dollars in holdings.

Dropping U.S. stock prices drag down markets elsewhere.

A few other countries have seen the rate of growth of GDP decrease, generally attributed to reduced liquidity, sector price inflation in food and energy, and the US slowdown. These include the United Kingdom, Japan, China, India and the eurozone.