David Cameron was out for the afternoon in a hot air baloon,intent of having a look at the flooding situation, when he realized he was……….lost. He spotted a woman below him, he descended a bit, then a bit more, and shouted, “Excuse me,can you help? I promised a friend I would meet him a hour ago, but became lost on my way back, I’ve no idea where I am.”

The woman below replied, “You are in a hot air balloon, hovering approxamately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 51 degrees and 52 degrees north latitude, and between degrees and 1 degree West longitude.”

He replied, “You must be an engineer, you are really useless to me.”

“I am.” replied the woman,”How did you know?”

“Well, answered Cameron,”everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information,and the fact is I am still lost. Frankly you’ve not been much help so far.”

The woman below responded,”You must be in government.”

“I am.” replied Cameron,”How did you know?”

“Well,” said the woman,”you don’t know where you are,what you are doing, nor where you are going. You have risen to where you are,due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems.The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it’s my fault.”
(Many thanks to Secret Squirrel – Loony Party Thinktank)