Darling does the Sums

Written for Newsrevue/Treason

GORDON BROWN AND ALISTAIR DARLING

BROWN: So, how’s the budget going, Darling?

DARLING:Well, Gordon, we’ve saved a hundred million cutting benefits from single mums.

BROWN: Ye-es.

DARLING:Two hundred from persistent drug addicts.

BROWN: Good.

DARLING:And three hundred and fifty from the long-term sick.

BROWN: Over (BEAT) six hundred million!

DARLINGSMUGLY) Yes! Exactly what we need for ...

BROWN: ) (TOGETHER) M.P.'s pay!
DARLING:

Nice and neat and short and slick again IMO.

Great little quicky

Thanks guys.

It was in the Treason show last weekend, and went down well, but it had been significantly rewritten, so I wanted to see what people thought of the original.

It was good but I felt I'd heard this type of joke before.