Satire

I just found the Twenty Major blog and really enjoyed this recent post "“In order to send out a clear message to all members of society that litter pollution can simply not be tolerated, I have increased the on-the-spot fine” - John Gormley, Minister for the Environment

“I have been told that we need to increase the amount of income from litter fines and I have been advised that increasing the on-the-spot fine will not act as any kind of deterrent. Therefore a few extra quid after a crackdown by whoever the fuck it is that actually enforces these things. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anyone who has been fined for littering. Perhaps that’s because the sort of people I associate with wouldn’t litter although through extended families and such there’s bound to be one or two bad apples. Anyway, I’m straying off the point which is basically that I’ve just had a load of holidays and what have you and now I have to be seen to be doing something so this is it. Not controversial, not designed to do very much but it sounds nice when I take the hard line with the menace to our society that is … litter” - John Gormley, Minister for Cabbages"