Fresh from saving the world by getting Marks and Sparks to charge for plastic bags, Gordon’s latest encomium to “eat your crusts” strikes Guido as sub-Majoresque style cones-line floundering. That is the kind of thing Guido tells 3 year-old Ms Fawkes.

Zimbabwe in crisis. Iraq still a mess. Iran developing nuclear weapons. Roads system approaching gridlock. Filthy hospitals killing people. House prices collapse. Economy in meltdown. Treasury demoralised. Banks propped up by state money. Auditors say Government is fiddling national accounts.

What then does the PM choose to focus on? Why, a lot of it is all our fault. We are throwing away too much food that could be eaten.

Thank you Gordon. Your intellectual prowess is astounding. The scales have fallen from my eyes. Now I see it. Owing to the butterfly effect in chaos theory, that mouldy carrot in my kitchen has precipitated a global ecenomic crisis. That jar of pasta sauce just past its sell by date may be the key to our salvation – nay may even save the world.

Thanks Gordon, what would we do without you.