Quantitative Easing

This strip is a one off, for now. And I will see how this one is received, but I was feeling a little bit political, and so without further ado, I present Jay and Kay's take on the current state of the UK economy and farce that is known as Quantitative Easing. Enjoy!

Quantitative Easing

Super Gordon Brown - Saviour of the World!

That's right, it's me, your PM and I off to the East to meet our brothers and sisters and to save the world! For who else can we depend upon in these times of woe?

Yes, the solution is simple. We persuade the Arabs to 'wisely invest' their vast wealth into our 'strong economies'. You see, it is simple. They fund our unsustainable lifestyles, er, I mean, lubricate the cogs of the world economy! Yes, you see, it is so simple. How else could we celebrate Christmas if those bonuses are not paid? Haha! I have the answers to everything - I am Super Gordon Brown!

Comrades Brown and Bush!

Exclusive, you have heard it here first, the New Capitalist Manifesto from Comrades Brown and Bush, here to save the world from destruction from the evil...fundamentalists! Yes, we must protect our way of life and our freedoms from the...fundamentalists! They have brought down our stock markets, forced our banks into state hands and have exposed our hopeless economies for the shambles they were. But never fear, Comrades Brown and Bush, fresh from Nationalising our financial institutions have a solution for you!



Your Economy needs You!

The Cookie Crisis

'The Really Tubby Cookie Company' has been bailed out by the British Government to the tune of GBP40-Billion after last minute talks to save the company from collapse as a result of the Cookie Crunch that is sweeping the Global Biscuit Markets.

A spokesperson for H.M. Treasury had this to say on the controversial decision to intervene to stop what could have been the largest squishing of dough in the history of baking.

'Cookies are fundamental to the structure of the modern day diet. To have let 'Really Tubby' go under would have meant a devastating effect on the world as we know it. For could we, as a society, really function without the fresh injection of cookies into the system. Virtually every British household would have been adversely affected had this deal not gone ahead.'

Lord Fat Cat of 'The Really Tubby Cookie Company' is set to step down admitting that 'grave errors of judgement' had been made during his four month tenure at the head of Europe's largest dealer in Biscuit and Biscuit Based Commodities. Thanks to the lucrative contract that he was handed out and thanks to the lack of government care into how taxpayers money is spent (after all, Lord Fat Cat is a generous donor to the Government's Political Party) Lord Fat Cat will stand down retaining his share options, a GBP2-Million pay-off, a villa in the South of France and his chalet in the Swiss Alps as well as a free car parking space in the City of Westminster.

Quite how the Cookie Crisis exploded so spectacularly in the face of 'The Really Tubby Cookie Company' remains shocking now with 'hindsight'. Quite simply, 'Really Tubby' was handing out Cookies to anyone who waved a piece of paper saying 'IOU, Promise!'. Without the proper research into the Crunch Rating of individuals or companies, 'Really Tubby' lent out far more than it received and in the end, when liquidity in the Global Biscuit Market felt the lack of milk, 'The Really Tubby Cookie Company' was left without any biscuits in the tin.

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It remains to be seen how the crumbs from this latest bite into the Cookie Market will be received by traders when the exchanges reopen this Monday.