Corporate greed is the issue the Government musts address if it is to avoid a resounding defeat come the election.

Work-shy people on benefits getting more than some workers earn also needs sorting out, as does tax evasion, gang culture, the obscene earnings of some footballers and the TV obsession with celebrities.

I would willingly give up some freedoms if it would help eliminate these plights from our society.

I watched an episode of "Flog It" coming from Wells Cathedral recently - people with their baubles trying to find out what they are worth.

Oh dear, is this what we have become - a nation of mini-traders peddling their wares in one of the finest cathedrals in the world.

As John Bunyan said, the slide into the "slough of despond" is a long and arduous one.

Just look around and you will see we are in the "perfect storm"- high unemployment, high inflation and stagnant growth leading to recession - and a return to calmer waters is not certain by any means.