Jonah bringing his old bum chum and arch enemy back from Brussels was hailed by some as a bold master-stroke.
Others suggested that Lord Voldemort was not capable of changing his essential nature, of being a cunning and ruthless political operator only interested in advancing his own interests while pretending to be above the fray. The scorpion story was aired.
Now, 8 months later, Jonah’s cabinet is in complete disarray, with resignations and recriminations and open rebellion against McBroon’s rapidly disapearing authority. Voldemort is strangely silent, but it is rumoured he wants to be Foreign Secretary – after all, he has had to trail around after the Banana Boy trying to repair relations damaged by our completely inept Chief Diplomat.
If I had a tenner to spare I’d trot along to the bookmakers and see what odds I could get on Voldemort becoming Leader of the Labour Party within the next 12 months.