Trouble is brewing in the House of Commons after Gordon Brown unveils his £1bn energy package to help poorer Brits due to rising fuel prices this winter.
He's offering them half price loft insulation.
In addition, those who are really poor won't pay any more for fuel this winter.
And - if you happen to have the good fortune to be really old and really poor, you might get a larger Winter Fuel Payment than usual.
Great stuff Gordon and well thought out; if you're in your 70s, frail and suffering from the effects of severe cold, you'd really be likely to nip down to B & Q to buy yourself some half price loft insulation, wouldn't you?
When Stir The Beans! questioned the government on the total and utter uselessness of this policy on behalf of those who are supposed to benefit from it, the Prime Minister sent us the photograph shown next to this post.
Well, let's face it; he may as well have done...
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