I was checking out a funny spoof news website, called The Daily Mash, today that had lots of humorous stories related to the deteriorating economic position. This included a brilliant report stating that economists are now warning of the likelihood of Billy Bragg. Apparently, the 'dire financial climate means there is now a greater chance of the communist singer-songwriter than at any time since 1987'! Check out their website here, www.thedailymash.co.uk .

I can just imagine Billy Bragg emerging from a hibernation spent in the depths of some cave and cautiously sniffing the air for signs of a financial meltdown. I guess what this shows is that every cloud truly does have a silver lining. Sure, the economy may be worsening, inflation may be rising, and the world entering a deep dark recession but, cheer up, cos at least it's a boom time for comedy writers and political activist singers.

So if you're a funny political activist singer, then I guess you should be about to hit gold, although you'd never be able to appear happy about your good fortune cos, like, you're so angry about politicians, bankers, oil tycoons and capitalism. 

As a sketch writer, I should certainly have a good stock of ideas to work upon. Maybe a war between Iceland and Britain, only Gordon Brown thinks it's Iceland food stores that he's fighting? Or something about it being like the 80s again, with people imitating events from that era. Liverpool's footballers would all be busy growing moustaches and would start to win things. Meanwhile, there'd be another big strike but, instead of a Miners' strike, we'd have a Minors' strike because spelling standards have slipped. All these little tots would be manning (no sorry, boying) the barricades shouting that they want an end to Jamie Oliver school lunches! Or an end to Jamie Oliver himself - now there would be a cause to unite the nation and raise spirits!