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  1. PublicVoter is asking Gordon Brown: "Your Government is casting failure of RBS firmly at Sir Fred Gooddwins feet. Although he must be held accountable, so too must the FSA. and the Treasury Select Committee. Both of these have been given..." Show more »"Your Government is casting failure of RBS firmly at Sir Fred Gooddwins feet. Although he must be held accountable, so too must the FSA. and the Treasury Select Committee. Both of these have been given powers to question the actions of financial institutions and yet have only been vocal since the financial crisis has exploded. Is it not time for a public inquiry to assertain why the FSA and TSC did not raise concerns before the fall of RBS?" Show less »
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  1. sangeetha is asking Gordon Brown: "I had the opportunity to meet you during the 2005 election time and ask you a question. At that time..." Show more »"I had the opportunity to meet you during the 2005 election time and ask you a question. At that time my question was about what you were going to do about Africa. Have you after coming to power had time to do something about the poverty in Africa? With the current economic situation, will the world forget about the less fortunate children in Africa?" Show less »
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  1. maisie0206 is asking Gordon Brown: "With the economic financial situation as it is, a lot of people are losing their homes. As selfish as..." Show more »"With the economic financial situation as it is, a lot of people are losing their homes. As selfish as it sounds, we have been on our local "housing association" list since 2005, and have waited patiently to get a home of our own.  At present myself, my partner and our two children are living with my elderly parents, and as you can imagine its crowded, in fact the house is bursting at the seams!

    Do you plan to build / create more social housing / affordable housing within the Runcorn area within the near future, which may give us a chance of getting our dream home soon.  I just feel we will keep getting pushed to the back of the list and that people who have "lost" their home will get the houses that become available.  I know they probably need a home more desperately than we do i.e. they will not want to go into hostels etc.. But we are in a not very nice situation too.

    We both work, my partner and I, we just cannot afford to get onto the property ladder, therefore social / affordable housing is our only option.

    I hope you take the time to read this and respond in good faith.  Thank you Mr. Brown.

    Miss Katherine Coady
    64 Hoylake Close
    Murdishaw
    Runcorn, WA7 6DU
    Tel: 01928 711750
    Mob: 07727 995734" Show less »
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  1. prinrhia880 is asking Gordon Brown: "i would like to know how you expect people to eat healthy when the prices keep going up,you keep promoting..." Show more »"i would like to know how you expect people to eat healthy when the prices keep going up,you keep promoting healthy eating for familys and children but maybe it would help promoting it by taking prices on healthy food down.it makes me laugh how all this healthy eating is being promoted but it seems its the junk food prices going down or on offers but the fruit,veg keeps going up not very good promoting.
    then you wonder why there is such an issue with obesity,start comparing your prices if people having got the sort of money to buy healthy food there going to buy junk food if its on offer or low prices.it cost me over 20 pound to go and buy some chicken breasts and salad in asda but only 3 pound for a pack of chips and burgers.its getting stupid.we want are children to eat healthy not be obeise but cannot afford the stupid prices like 1.69 for a cuecumber come on.sorry to go on but it annoys me so much" Show less »
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  1. prinrhia880 is asking James Purnell: "hi,im on income support as im being signed off by my doctor for post natal depression and anxiety.i ..." Show more »"

    hi,im on income support as im being signed off by my doctor for post natal depression and anxiety.i claim for me,my partner and my daughter.after getting are income support its deducted by 50 pound for owed council tax.then we have to pay 40 pound towards are rent,then 50 pound electric which leaves us with 50 pound to live on,pay tv licence and other bills.so how are we supposed to live and by clothes for ourselves,healthy food when the prices are so high to eat healthy.i hate not working but due to my panic attacks i cannot go anyway without my partner.so i cant but it seems other people who are single with no children get alot more help.the prices of things keep going up but how can people buy these things when the moneys going down

    " Show less »
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  1. debbiem is asking James Purnell: "Do you think from now on people who 'fail' in their job, in the view of politicians, the public and ..." Show more »"Do you think from now on people who 'fail' in their job, in the view of politicians, the public and / or media, should be dismissed and have their pension reduced or removed, including public servants and politicians who fail the country?" Show less »
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  1. Claire is asking Gordon Brown: "Hello Gordon Surely this crisis isn't just about banks and whether they lend money. Surely it's also..." Show more »"Hello Gordon
    Surely this crisis isn't just about banks and whether they lend money. Surely it's also that we're used to buying things on credit and perhaps spending money we haven't got. Now things have gone wrong I see all the problems - friends who've lost jobs and prices of things going up... and can't think of any solutions.
    Is there anything that mums like me can do to make a difference?? Something that doesn't involve spending momey I've not got!" Show less »
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  1. shadsy is asking Gordon Brown: "I would like to know why single mums are encouraged to stay at home to raise their children but mums..." Show more »"I would like to know why single mums are encouraged to stay at home to raise their children but mums with partners/husbands are given no help to stay at home and bring up their children and often have no choice but to go back to work?" Show less »
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  1. BoRed79 is asking Gordon Brown: "I would like to know why there is no financial support for parents wanting to bring up their children..." Show more »"I would like to know why there is no financial support for parents wanting to bring up their children properly, rather than farming their children off to childminders/nurseries.

    My husband and I have decided that we want to have someone at home bringing up our son until he goes to school, to give him the best start in life - rather than just sending him into childcare.

    If we put him into childcare we would receive financial support to help pay for this, which we could afford to then do.  However, we have chosen that have someone at home with him, meaning that we loose one of our salaries until he is of school age - however there is no financial support available to us.

    Prehaps if more incentives were made for parents to look after their children properly (as they all should anyway), then we would not have children like we hear about all of the time on the news, involved in various aspects of crime.  Now is the time to help families support their children, rather than having to put them into childcare with people who are only looking after the for the money (rather than a desire to help them ), so that we can turn this country around." Show less »
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  1. adenby is asking Gordon Brown: "What proposals will you put in place for those homeowners who are now in negative equity? Having bought..." Show more »"What proposals will you put in place for those homeowners who are now in negative equity? Having bought just 4 1/2 years ago with a 105% mortage I currently expect that with the steep fall in house values we are in, or very close to, negative equity. I read that you are advising lenders not to give out mortgages over 85%ltv. Currently when we come off our fixed rate in October we would not be able to remortage - ok when svr are low - we will actually save money! 
    However what happens when rates start to rise again, I assume they will raise sooner and faster than house prices. We will not be able to get a competitive mortage rate because of the high ltv we have. This could utlimately lead to financial difficulty. We have a good household income and have never defaulted on any payments. What is the government going to do to ensure those with high ltv can find good rates and avoid financial difficulties because banks now see us as high risk (with the governments backing) We are not high risk as can be seen from credit history. 100% mortagages do have a place in the recovery of the economy. Those who they are allocated to just need to be scrutinised more than they previously where with maybe some guaantee given from the government." Show less »
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  1. miranda2002 is asking Gordon Brown: "I am a stay at home mum looking after 3 children, ages 3, 5 and 7.  I am the best person to look after..." Show more »"I am a stay at home mum looking after 3 children, ages 3, 5 and 7.  I am the best person to look after MY children.  I intend to return to work when they are all in full time education.  

    My husband has to work very hard to maintain us all.  This year he will pay a total of 15.8k in tax.  If I too were working and we were earning the same amount of money jointly we would pay 9.6k tax in total.

    So it is costing us as a family 6.2k for me to stay at home because we are married, together and creating stable environment for our babies.  That extra 6.2k is going to your Labour Government.

    Incidentally, I have 10k+ to pay back to the tax credit office as THEY made a mistake for 2.5 years, which I have in wiriting as being their fault but I still have to pay it back, so don't tell me how marvellous your tax credit system is. 

    And yes my husband has earnt a good amount this year, but it is a one off and next year he will earn half that.

    And before you say ..." I can't comment on the individual circumstances ..."  I dare you!  Comment on my circumstances.

    My children are my responsibility not the responsibility of a child minder, but we are paying 6.2k to society for me look after my own children.

    Is it fair that the government benefits from 6.2k of our money if I don't work for money but work hard to bring up well educated, civilised, good citizens?  Why can't we benefit from my unused personal tax allowance and my unused percentage rates?

    Miranda, Altrincham

     

    " Show less »
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Read, comment and vote on this week’s highest climbing questions.
  1. shadsy is asking Gordon Brown: "I would like to know why single mums are encouraged to stay at home to raise their children but mums..." Show more »"I would like to know why single mums are encouraged to stay at home to raise their children but mums with partners/husbands are given no help to stay at home and bring up their children and often have no choice but to go back to work?" Show less »
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  1. BoRed79 is asking Gordon Brown: "I would like to know why there is no financial support for parents wanting to bring up their children..." Show more »"I would like to know why there is no financial support for parents wanting to bring up their children properly, rather than farming their children off to childminders/nurseries.

    My husband and I have decided that we want to have someone at home bringing up our son until he goes to school, to give him the best start in life - rather than just sending him into childcare.

    If we put him into childcare we would receive financial support to help pay for this, which we could afford to then do.  However, we have chosen that have someone at home with him, meaning that we loose one of our salaries until he is of school age - however there is no financial support available to us.

    Prehaps if more incentives were made for parents to look after their children properly (as they all should anyway), then we would not have children like we hear about all of the time on the news, involved in various aspects of crime.  Now is the time to help families support their children, rather than having to put them into childcare with people who are only looking after the for the money (rather than a desire to help them ), so that we can turn this country around." Show less »
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  1. adenby is asking Gordon Brown: "What proposals will you put in place for those homeowners who are now in negative equity? Having bought..." Show more »"What proposals will you put in place for those homeowners who are now in negative equity? Having bought just 4 1/2 years ago with a 105% mortage I currently expect that with the steep fall in house values we are in, or very close to, negative equity. I read that you are advising lenders not to give out mortgages over 85%ltv. Currently when we come off our fixed rate in October we would not be able to remortage - ok when svr are low - we will actually save money! 
    However what happens when rates start to rise again, I assume they will raise sooner and faster than house prices. We will not be able to get a competitive mortage rate because of the high ltv we have. This could utlimately lead to financial difficulty. We have a good household income and have never defaulted on any payments. What is the government going to do to ensure those with high ltv can find good rates and avoid financial difficulties because banks now see us as high risk (with the governments backing) We are not high risk as can be seen from credit history. 100% mortagages do have a place in the recovery of the economy. Those who they are allocated to just need to be scrutinised more than they previously where with maybe some guaantee given from the government." Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |
  1. miranda2002 is asking Gordon Brown: "I am a stay at home mum looking after 3 children, ages 3, 5 and 7.  I am the best person to look after..." Show more »"I am a stay at home mum looking after 3 children, ages 3, 5 and 7.  I am the best person to look after MY children.  I intend to return to work when they are all in full time education.  

    My husband has to work very hard to maintain us all.  This year he will pay a total of 15.8k in tax.  If I too were working and we were earning the same amount of money jointly we would pay 9.6k tax in total.

    So it is costing us as a family 6.2k for me to stay at home because we are married, together and creating stable environment for our babies.  That extra 6.2k is going to your Labour Government.

    Incidentally, I have 10k+ to pay back to the tax credit office as THEY made a mistake for 2.5 years, which I have in wiriting as being their fault but I still have to pay it back, so don't tell me how marvellous your tax credit system is. 

    And yes my husband has earnt a good amount this year, but it is a one off and next year he will earn half that.

    And before you say ..." I can't comment on the individual circumstances ..."  I dare you!  Comment on my circumstances.

    My children are my responsibility not the responsibility of a child minder, but we are paying 6.2k to society for me look after my own children.

    Is it fair that the government benefits from 6.2k of our money if I don't work for money but work hard to bring up well educated, civilised, good citizens?  Why can't we benefit from my unused personal tax allowance and my unused percentage rates?

    Miranda, Altrincham

     

    " Show less »
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  1. dannispider is asking Gordon Brown: "Both myself and my husband work for a bank (I won't name it, but you can probably narrow the list down!),..." Show more »"

    Both myself and my husband work for a bank (I won't name it, but you can probably narrow the list down!), and have been watching the news regarding the "bonus" debate. We are both well down the food chain, and our bonus has historically been 10% + of our salary.I do appreicate that we are fortunate to have jobs when so many hav lost theirs, but we have a young baby, pay a FORTUNE for childcare, and rely on our bonus to subsidise our month-to-month costs. 
    We hope we will be given at least a small bonus this year, as we have lost a lot on our share options, but I am also nervous about whether bonuses will be allowed next year. I desperately want another baby, but if we are going to lose 15% of our joint income we simply might not be able to afford it,  whcih is a heartbreaking thought.

    PLEASE PLEASE allow decent bonuses for lower-level bank workers, and don't restrict or ban them next year. You need decent staff in the banks to process mortgage applications - if people leave because they aren't being fairly paid, you will end up with even more of a problem in finance and housing!

    " Show less »
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