Gordon Brown's Recession has hit Harlow hard

I mentioned yesterday the importance of the Conservative pledge to cut Gordon Brown's planned increase in National Insurance Contributions. Tax cuts for employers and employees are all the more important given how Mr Brown's Recession has hit Harlow:

* Under Labour, the number of Harlow families who have been forced into bankruptcy has increased by 321 per cent. Bankruptcy in Harlow remains massively above the national average

* One in five Harlow children are living on the breadline, according to charity Save the Children. Child poverty in Harlow is now twice as bad as in nearby Brentwood or Bishop’s Stortford

* Unemployment in Harlow has now climbed to a worrying 5.1 per cent on average, with male unemployment at a staggering 7 per cent.

Another reason why we desparately need a change.