McBroon get his figures in a twist…

So McBroon, the self proclaimed fiscal saviour of the world’s economy, isn’t very good with figures after all. First he loses £3B by selling our gold bullion just before prices soared, then he puts millions of pensioners in limbo by his annual stealth raids on funds, followed by his spurious claim that he’s seen off boom and bust for ever – just before Britain goes bust…

Now he admits to fouling up with his own expenses, somehow, despite his brother’s help, over-charging the taxpayer by £12,415 for having his place cleaned and double charging a decorating bill? Such “sloppy accounting” from another Labour MP got the bloke kicked out of the Party. No chance McBroon will ban himself or force fellow fiddler, Jacqui Smith to pay back the £116,000 for her double homes dodge.

McBroon never seems to finish up doing the right thing at the right time and this is what’s driving hard-working Over-50s from these shores. He proves every day he can turn gold to lead and that’s just about the only street cred he has with the majority of voters, who now realise it’s going to be a decade or more before the country recovers from his machinations.

In that time the Over-50s and hard-pressed pensioners can either sit it out and struggle in Blighty or choose to relax on their favourite Costa, spending their inadequate pension on sangria, sightseeing and Sky TV footie subs. If not fulltime, then with Ryanair offering flights for a fiver, pensioners can use their UK heating allowance to fund the winter months in Sunny Spain.

Meanwhile, McBroon’s new mate, Mandy stirs the political pot of sludge by encouraging MPs not to repay their ill gottons, even when found guilty and ordered to do so by the auditor they themselves appointed to resolve the MPs’ expenses scandal. That’s the same “Mortgage Mandy” who resigned after a dubious loan application came to light, but he coughed up his excess expenses charges 24 hours later.

Remember, how we howled with laughter at TV’s Yes Minister's more outrageous scripts. They look pretty tame compared with the ongoing revelations of the McBroon Years… sadly coming to an end and looking to be replaced by the Glum Cameroons and their sackcloth policies.