Credit crunch survival guide

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What can we learn from previous recessions?

The credit crunch has put the UK at serious risk of recession. But this is not the first time the UK economy has suffered: the shock, hardship and dented confidence of past recessions is still raw for those who were affected.

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Thrift calculator

Those daily incidental costs can add up to an awful lot over the course of a year. Use our calculator to work out how much you could save simply by cutting back on simple luxuries.

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History repeats

Near collapses in the banking industry, soaring inflation, rocketing oil prices and an unpopular first-term PM - it all sounds very familiar – but is the credit crunch really forcing Brown’s Britain back to the 70s?

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Through its free national telephone service, ten regional centres and online Debt Remedy, CCCS is able to help people with debt problems wherever they live.

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Credit crunch poll

How could the government help consumers?
1. Cut the fuel tax
  67%
2. Reform stamp duty
  11%
3. Subsidise food costs
  17%
4. Assistance for childcare
  5%

5051 responses, not scientifically valid, results updated every minute.