Hard on the
heels of the Inheritance Tax and related giveaways, originally introduced to
curb inequalities of wealth, comes the news that leading parties will give free
funerals to all. Not only that but in
the spirit of diversity mortality will not mean loss of human rights.
So those
wishing to communicate with their once nearest and dearest, or at least
relatives will be entitled to claim for the cost of mediums, spiritualists and
shamans. Cameron will assert that he
will table the new laws immediately on being returned to office in that
Osborne's Treasury already has the relevant expertise.
The Labour
Party will take the view that as their policies and practices are already
ancient they are the ones to be entrusted.
The Lib Dem's will want to abolish death and replace it with life
eternal in the freezer. The Green's are
divided as to whether dust should return to dust or adopt the Parsi methods of
disposal.
The SNP view
is that an open door policy is the way forward or backward. In the absence of oil, industry or other
forms of work Scotland could welcome the world's deceased. Also, they would want to repatriate all Scots
or their descendants who died abroad.
This would give a huge boost to public spending and the economy.
Jame's Skinner
of Skinner's Horse could return from Delhi and John Russell Colvin with his
tomb from the Red Fort at Agra could be placed on the lawns of Balmoral Castle
as a major tourist attraction overlooking all the wind farms.
Scotland could
become the dead centre of the world.
I wonder if there is internet access on the other side of the grave? If so I'll probably carry on blogging - unless it's too hot of course.
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