May 2010

Research carried out by mental health charity Mind, has revealed compelling evidence that the recent global economic downturn had a serious impact on the wellbeing of British workers.

According to the research, 10% of workers had visited their GP due to stress caused by the recession whilst 7% have started taking antidepressants.

Staggeringly, the research also revealed that more than one in five workers have developed depression at some point during their careers.

With the UK preparing for its first hung parliament in over 35 years and with individual insolvencies reaching an all-time high, we're asking whether consumer debt is high enough on the political agenda and how the Government is going to tackle the growing consumer debt crisis.

Previous attempts by Government to tackle consumer debt have been branded a failure, with an official National Audit Office report published last month highlighting a lack of management by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).