£25 billion mobile phone licenses, £5billion annual tax from pension dividends. Where has the money gone? Stealth tax via company profits like energy, petrol - higher profits mean more tax revenue without the unpopularity. Politicians do not feel the pain like the public, they live on another planet

Kheng Khoo, Newbury, UK

britain's wealth gap is growing enormous because so many people realize that living on the dole is easy and lucrative. the poor are sitting pretty, the middle class is being pulled down (thank you socialism), and the rich are complacent on top. cannot wait for the day when the gap surpasses the US's

Alex, london, england

gordon needs to show concern for bone idle families like mine
the hard working ones are getting too much of his attention

geoff, melton mowbray, uk

Gordon is stuck in the past in some glorious socialist golden age that never really happened where if you tax and spend just a bit more Utopia will follow.
Meanwhile back in the real world Tax is too high "real" inflation is soaring and even the Poles are going home because the economy's shot

mitch, Wolverhampton, England

MP's are persuing a £10k - £15k pay rise as compensation for not being able to fix their own salaries in future! Greedy sods; they couldn't care less for the electorate; they are self seeking in the main useless so and so's.
2% off top tax, 10% on lowest rate. We can all see who Gords supporting!

William, East Cowes, U.K.

The interview with Marr was embarrassing like a recording on constant replay; no 'conversation' he just launches into another lecture about tough decisions made in the past (Bank of England) and the economic stability he created. WHAT stability? Northern Crock, debt, inflation in essentials, petrol

Donna Walker, Effingham, England

Over Sky News Alex Salmond was interviewed before Gordon Brown. After a year in power Alex Salond looked releaxed and happy. And Gordon Brown after less than one year ? His hair is rapidly going grey, he has heavy bags under the eyes, he's jowly ... all in all a shipwreck as Ann Treneman puts it.

John, London,

".... and next week viewers!.....Gordon Brown swops the comfy
sofa for a comfy bed exorcism with Father Merrin..."

Beverley, Bilston, England

We have a protected species called "government employees" and whether their uniform is that of a nurse, police officer, teacher, traffic warden, social worker (jeans/Tshirt) they are molly-coddled by this government, by Gordon Brown, at the expense of the real working families. That is the reality.

Bertie Evans, Dundee, UK

he didnt listen on Europe he will not listen now the man has always been smoke and mirrors tax starts now promises years in the future

Mr DENNIS WILKINSON, barrington, cambridge

Ten Years as the most powerful chancellor of the century and one year as PM and now he decides to listen? These elections gave a very simple message to an unlected PM; "You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go

Tom, huddersfield, UK

Strange? But all politicians are strange. And the same with journalists.

Roddy Nicolson, Shetland, UK

I was so glad to see the back of Bliar. What a dissapointment Brown has turned out to be. Just when you think it can't get worse. And Cameron? Time to leave the country...

Nick B, London,

"Social justice, moral compass"? I had to retire because of cancer. My income now is £84.50 per week Incapacity Benefit £17.10 per week Disability Living Allowance and £45 per week from a small pension , So I have around £146 per week. Unfortunately the tax theshold starts at £104 per week.

cyril mitchell, Dumfries, Scotland

I, for one, am sick of spin. One hopes that GB has learnt from his macabre act on US tv that spin is not for him. It's OK to look serious - but now it's time to BE serious, starting with re-reading the manifesto upon which he was elected and implementing it earnestly, without deceit, guile.. or spin

Mike L, Chippenham, Wilts

These interviews were terrible: he said he was listening but just carried on with his usual bombast; he said he felt the pain of ordinary people but sounded remote and deranged; he used phrases like 'hard working families' that only exist in the New Labour lexicon of spin.

Michael Davies, London, UK