George Osbourne Lowers The Tone.

George Osbourne, rumoured to be the Chancellor of Exchequer, managed to lower the tone even further when he received the GQ Politician of the Year Award. The award, given to any useless moron who can manage to get himself elected and successfully pretend he's important, was further devalued when Osbourne made a joke about teenage boys and masturbation. David Mitchell was fulsome in his praise for the Chancellor's comic instinct and sense of timing saying; "Well that's lowered the tone." Osbourne, who is often described by colleagues as "a bit of a wanker" himself, was quoted as saying; "I thought my joke was fairly good myself, especially when you compare it to the joke we call Britain's economic performance. This country needs more politicians with a sense of humour - you know, those who can destroy the entire country and all it stands for and then laugh about it." A spokesperson for GQ magazine told this reporter; "I know our award is a bit of a joke and we welcome any smug, self-satisfied multi-millionaire politician who wants to stand up and poke fun at everyone except himself. But the award does have a serious side, fulfilling the valuable function of showing what a bunch of scum lord it over us all. All in all we think the evening was a resounding success and an afirmation of the strength of our democracy."