Analyst Kerry Brown, of the London-based research group Chatham House, compared Britain's deficit to that of Greece, where financial problems have led to massive cuts in spending and deep social unrest.

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

Political history lecturer Lawrence Black, from Britain's Durham University, says the financial markets want to see an end to the political deadlock and immediate moves to downsize Britain's record budget deficit.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10