Perhaps if they had given Lord Levy a real honour, say made him Earl Levy, and if Mr Brown hadn't waggled the keys in Cherie's face like an angry landlord, perhaps....perhaps...perhaps......!

Anne Wotana Kaye, London, England

"..... For years we have been suffering tory policies imposed by this government ...." - bob mcnicol, st ives, eng

For the past 11 years, the UK has had Tax Tax Tax, Spend Spend Spend, Waste Waste Waste.

That seems like a "good" old socialist labour government to me, not a Tory one.

Jon Leigh, Safely out of it in rural, France

I must admit to really enjoying Brown's disastrous leadership. After his arrogance in demanding to follow Blair as PM but not daring to face an election even within his party, he is now presiding over an absolute mess of his own making. Best entertainment on TV ! Gordon Gordon Gordon - Out Out Out !

Chris Harper, London,

Frank Field for PM.

SH, Leeds,

Not so long ago Brown was busy plotting the downfall of Blair. The words as you sow so shall you reap spring to mind.

Simon Marshland, Bath, UK

Positives on Brown? Every UK pm from Ted Heath on has committed treason, Gordon Brown is no exception and his destruction of pensions serves to educate the public as to their folly if at any time they place any trust in any politician. Fortunately I am not expecting there to be another election.

D Stanley, Birmingham, England

p thomas of Derby - When have people on the minimum wage ever had money in their pocket? One could see GB's truculence as chancellor and he acted as if he knew best. Unfortunately, the Tories will not fare any better as they have long been a party of cutting budgets as a means of saving money.

Romans Seja, Billesdon, UK

Perhaps this will herald the end of "blue" Labour. I suspect that the tory party will be crying with joy. For years we have been suffering tory policies imposed by this government and, in order to remove this government from power, everyone will vote tory. What a paradox.

bob mcnicol, st ives, england

please end this nightmare now, can anyone endure another 2 years of this lot.

david, southampton, UK

The Tories are also finished if House Price Inflation stalls.That's their offer to working people: no chance of
well-paid work chum , but your house will make more money than you do so you'll feel well-off. Maybe this long-term con has run its course and Brown won't get any blame: the banks will .

DBC Reed, Northampton, UK

Alan Johnson says that "Frank Field doesn't get on with Gordon Brown - well we've known that for 10 years". That's because Frank Field is a rare thing - an honest and decent politician.

And in rhetorical answer to Thomas Sykes, Manchester. No.

jane b, london, england

Four times in the history of Britain have Labour been in power and each time they've brought us to near bankruptcy.
Here's hoping they will never be a fifth time and Labour just disappear. Totally incompetent.

Eddie, Harrogate, Yorkshire

something good about gordon ...

he is actually no worse than tony, ed, ruth, etc, etc ...

he just had the bad timing to take on the top job when it became apparent that virtually every decision/plan/action labour have implemented in the last decade has been a failure

H.VillosA, Bedford,

Every message on this board is attacking our PM. Surely for balance someone should say something in his favour!

Can anyone think of anything?

Thomas Sykes, MAnchester, UK

What part of "GO NOW" doesn't he understand?

Pat, FL USA Ex Pat,

The distortion of reality seems to be easy to continue by those who fear Gordon Brown at the next General Election...............they are correct too regarding their fear because I believe Gordon Browns sincerity and capability will be acknowledged by the great majority and deny the torys a victory

Eric, Southwick, Engla nd

Brown has bankrupted Britain and is therefore unelectable. He could make us all very happy by resigning tomorrow.

Paul, Coventry,

They said Brown is most intelligent of all Labour. How intelligent is to cut 10p tax, make a deal to give it back and at the same time commit political suicide in elections? Miliband and the rest are not better.

Savo, London, UK

Can we drop the fact that 10p hit the poorest hardest, i have run 2 businesses and the government has destroyed them with their tax policies. Labour was a disaster for business Britain, Brown as PM is now a calamity. If business britain fails, who pays the dole money for his hard working familes

James, Southampton,

When was Brown a leader, Brown is an un-necessary inconvience to the British public, never elected, never a leader he was a read herring thrown at the Public without being told the truth by Blair, now it is all coming out that he was never suitable form day one. And a disaster to the British economy

Daphne Kenward, Cambridge, UK

MPs angry about the 10p tax rate? Don't make me laugh. If they had any principles they would lead by example, tighten their own belts and refuse the wholly undeserved pay rise they are ready to give themselves. Their conscience only operates when votes are to be counted.

Jim Hendry, slatina, romania

Luke, London - The 10p tax thing is very old news - It may well be old news, but it is hitting people NOW. Brown knew exactly what he was doing, and tried to decorate it as a tax cut. This may have been ages ago, but people still know it was Brown that wanted to do it, and to hit the poor hardest.

Martin, York,

All the sniveling little Brown sycophants are rushing to tell lies when we all know what he is really like. Time for him and his discredited party to just go and do us all a favour.

D Case, Newquay,

Melanie London. It matters not if the leader is a man or woman as long as neither is a socialist.

David Thijm, Stourbridge, UK

Brown is under the cosh, but what is the alternative? The 10p tax rate has been blown out of all proportion, and its easy for the tories to give Brown a good kicking, but where are their policies?
The major issues are global, if people had a bit of cash in their pockets there would be no problem

p thomas, Derby,

Times up Mr Brown

Dan Mason, Norwich, United Kingdom

Let GB stay and "New" Labour reap the whirlwind.

Stan, now-expat, USA, USA

First rule of politics in a situation like this: chuck out the dead- they stink up the place- we all know who that refers to...

Alex Lee, carshalton, United kingdom

Brown appears to be not merely insensitive to opinion but insensensitive ...full stop.The man is incapable of acknowledging a weakness or mistake and clearly can not do the job which he schemed so long to hold.What a shame that he reached this level of incompetence before he was rumbled.

peter robinson, Audierne, france

I hope he leads Nulabour to the next elections. By doing that he will lose for sure.

adam, Birmingham, uk

I think Brown needs stand down before he embarrasses himself and the labour party any further, HA labour, they care about the working man no more than flying to the moon on a wheel barrow. I think it hi time for the tories to make a return and try and fix the country before it reaches boiling point

James Martin, Norwich , England

The 10p tax thing is very old news, the only reason labour MP's are making such a big deal about it now is because they know labour will lose the next election with Brown in charge, and they want rid of him asap.

They are of course right, labour will lose without massive changes.

Luke, London, UK

It's about time that the public actually heard what the people close to Gordon Brown actually think of him... The truth hurts. In such economically delicate times do we really need to be held back by such a damp squib?

Calum, Uffington, UK

Noooooo.... .we want Gordon to stay. This way the Tories are a shoo in next time.

Sandeep Verma, London, UK

Things that appear natural in politics are not as they appear. I had wondered if they would try and get David Miliband in, I suspect that question will be answered shortly.

D Stanley, Birmingham, England

Brown quite simply is NOT a leader! In a time of economic uncertainty we, the public, need a LEADER and not some incredibly infuriating jokster who doesn't seem to know his backside from his elbow... His days are numbered as are (thank God) the Labour Party's!

Calum, Uffington, UK

I dont think he is insensitive A.Williams. I think that he didnt work through the consequenses of abolishing the 10p rate. In short he isnt as bright as he makes out. Read Tom Bowers biography of Brown for a full insight into the mind of a madman. Its in paperback.

John Pierpont, London,

It is interesting to note that issues on health care for our ageing population have been kept in the back burner, and plenty of space given to speculation and crystal ball gazing by somebody whose hatred for the PM knows no bounds. Health care plan and review of 10p tax should be news.

Tonye O,, Dalgety Bay, Fife,

The madness of King George seems quite tame compared with the going ons at No 10. Its a shame as in previous years they used to put down mad dogs that were a danger to themselves and others !

Mike, Alicante, Spain

Daffy Duck could lead them for all I care - Labour is finished !!!!

Ian Payne, WALSALL,

The knives are out now...

John, Hastings,

Brown should go now. He said that "he wants to help hard working British families", so he increases the tax of some of the most vunerable in our economy by 10p in the pound!!
He out to be ashamed of himself.

Sheila Wilson, Bishop's stortford, Herts

Out of his depth in a small puddle - Mr. Brown should disappear back to Kircaldy in Scotland and run something more aligned to his skills - like the local council Finance Dept - .....no hang on - he'd be rubbish at that too. How about the Refuse Dept. after all he's'rubbish'.

Alan, Torquay,

Time and time again minister after minster defended Brown as man of detail in which case how detailed de go into the 10p tax abolotion and the hurt that it has caused the low wagers. Brown said is listening, maybe he and his cabinet has wax in their ears because the call is loud enough "GO" . now.

WHUNTE, Croydon, UK

I think Gordon Brown will be the last one to get the "message" which the rest of us are hearing loud and clear, and which Frank Field has at long last put into words. I suspect Brown is driven more by personal ambition than any thought for the "Country", so he will not be dislodged easily.

Neil, Gloucestershire, England

I agree with Michael Clarke - 2 months and Brown will be gone! The 10p tax and his attempt to appear to be helping those worst off when in fact he was doing them over will alienate too many traditional Labour voters for the party to recover before the next election. And it just keeps getting worse!

Aidan Hodges, London,

Frank Field, still thinking, and speaking, the unthinkable. How many more like him do we need at Westminster to get Brown out?

David Leslie, Perth, Scotland

The days of Gordon Brown as PM are almost over. I give him 8 weeks.

Michael Clarke, Windsor, England

I'd like to see a woman takeover for a change. The party has been screaming out for a female leader for some time and that time is now.

Melanie, London,

Hurray for Frank Field. He has the courage to say what most of the electorate wish for - the early departure of this depressing man. How anyone who claims to be a socialist could inflict such agony on the vulnerable is beyond comprehension unless, of course, Brown is totally insensitive to opinion.

A.Williams, Cradley Heath,