布朗在2007年任首相之后大肆花费举债，以致在金融危机冲击英伦三岛之前整个国家就已经陷入了结构性财政赤字以及信贷泡沫之中。
Brown, who became prime minister in 2007, let spending and borrowing rip, so that when the global crash hit Britain was already suffering from a structural fiscal deficit and a credit bubble.