Wednesday, October 5, 2011

The people's panel

After David Cameron's abortive attempt to tell us to pay off our credit cards, we want to know about your approach to debt

Later today, David Cameron was expected to focus his speech to the Conservative party conference on debt. He was to call for Britain's households to pay off their personal debts as a way to aid the economic recovery. But after a furore, it is reported that the prime minister has rewritten his address to make it clear that he is not telling the public how to arrange their personal finances. On Comment is free, Jonathan Portes vehemently disagrees that tackling debt first and foremost is a good step forward, but we want to know what you think.

What are you actually doing to reduce your household's debt? Will you be taking extra steps to tackle it? Do you have the means to?

If you would like to participate, please email Jessica Reed (jessica.reed@guardian.co.uk) before 3.30pm on Thursday 6 October at 12pm, with a contribution of about 200-300 words. Please include your Comment is free username, your real name and a number we can contact you on. We'll pick four entries for publication. The subject line of your email should be "People's panel" and you should include an element of comment ? your opinion on the issue being debated. If you object to having your real name used, mention this.

Please note that we may not be able to respond to all submissions.


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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/oct/05/david-cameron-credit-card-household-debt

Kevin Campbell Chelsea United States Alexander McCall Smith Kazakhmys Office for National Statistics

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