Rising fuel costs, food prices and a global credit crunch have severely damaged many of the world’s economies including in Britain where house prices are plummeting amid fears of a recession. The Labour governmentin the UK have also suffered a massive dip in popularity with public fears that a recession will affect millions of families across the country. Labour maintains that the financial difficulties have occurred due to uncontrollable external factors, so the UK continues to look for answers from a government that seemingly has none.