As the next General Election approaches voters are not so worried about global warming or the war in Ukraine. They are more concerned about LOCAL issues :- the £ in their pocket; or the price of a pint of milk; or how long it takes to get a GP appointment. But the thing that tops the poll of issues that come up everywhere is …. POTHOLES.

If only our MP’s had been listening more carefully to Sargent Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band way back in 1967, John Lennon and Paul McCartney warned them about the problem. In a song entitled “A day in the life” they mention “4,000 holes in Blackburn Lancashire”. Unfortunately the BBC at the time banned the song as being too controversial, so the holes went unfulfilled.

If just one MP had bothered to listen and extrapolate the Blackburn experience across the whole of the UK, they would have realised that in total that amounts to about 75 billion holes. No wonder people are concerned. It’s an elf and safety calamity. There needs to be a Government Minister for Potholes🤡

The Last Laugh Looney Party has a solution, which is to get the 1.5 million people in the UK, who are sitting on their hands, receiving up-to £67.20 a week in JobSeekers Allowance to fill in the potholes.

No doubt tarmacking can be a bit smelly and dirty, but at least you’re out in the fresh air, doing a fulfilling job. Of course, for elf and safety reasons, the thousands of miles of roads where the potholes are being mended will have to be closed to traffic for a week or two or more. But the spin off of this minor disruption is that the National carbon footprint will be reduced by 15% due to the reduction in traffic while the holes are being mended. We may also be able to do without ULEZ rules requiring us to scrap perfectly good cars before their time.

A win win for the LLLP🤡 Full employment🤡 Roads fixed🤡 All at no extra cost to the taxpayer 🤡