Made me guffaw. (High praise indeed.)
My favourite passage (oo-er):
"The group are said to be in good spirits, apparently blissfully aware of the severity of their plight. ‘It’s sad really,’ said Dr Poppy Jones, the psychologist responsible for monitoring the group for any signs of depression, psychosis or personality. ‘They’re all sitting around, merrily chatting about increased government spending, social equality and electoral reform like it’s actually going to happen. But it’s important they keep their spirits up – after all, it can’t be fun sharing confined air space with Vince Cable.’
Excellent stuff!