Austerity Measures

Here is how Daveybloke and his Cuddly Coalition are going to ensure that those who caused the present economic crisis pay their fair share of the debt: they aren't. The Government has politely requested Daveybloke's City chums to pay whatever bonuses they wish, but to exercise "some restraint and some responsibility" in doing so, insofar as such exercise is not incompatible with whatever extravagances and irresponsibilities Daveybloke's City chums may feel entitled, in conscience, to commit. The Government has decided not to tax bonuses any more because bankers would "become more skilled at avoiding the tax", although it is not yet clear whether the Government intends abolishing all our other laws on the grounds that they only serve to make cleverer criminals.