Amid the recent reports that 19000 high street shops are likely to close this year and reposessions likely to rise to 75,000 this year why is this Labour Government appears utterly inept and paralysed.

This Government is seemingly unprepared to tackle the banks over the lack of help for small business and indicisive to the point of neglect in bringing to the table useful, properly funded initiative to provide support and re-training for the unemployed and incentives and further support for struggling businesses.

Personally I am sick of hearing a Government spokesperson standing in front of a camera exclaiming about all the great things they are doing , then seeing another local business go bust.

The problem with such devastation to small business is the knock on effect to other small businesses and the decimation to small towns suburbs. Small businesses usually have precious few reserves of any kind to tap into and find it harder to make cuts and offer the same services.

If Iraq was Blairs legacy, I fear Browns may well be Economic dithering and too little too late.