This damn blasted government has now gone and lost 15 million children.

15 million children? I hear you cry!

Surely not?

Yes. 15 million.

Of course, it was only 7 million when they started leaking this story in the morning, but it quickly got up to 15 million by lunchtime.

Where it will be by teatime just beggars belief.

Chancellor Darling is to make a statement to the Commons this afternoon.

Gormless the lot of them I tell you.