Here's a novel plan.  Tax the rich. Abolish tax havens. Sack all directors who have given themselves a mega-rise while giving their workers below-inflation rises (they have proved themselves to be unworthy).

And who would do the sacking, Martin?  The Government couldn't, because the bulk of these people are in the private sector.  Rather, I'd clamp a 100% tax rate on any bonuses over 50K, and then reduce this a bit each year over time, until companies and organisations learned that paying bonuses as opposed to or in addition to a proper salary was simply unacceptable.

You won't find David Cameron, Nick Clegg or George Osbourne is any poorer after this double dip.

Nor will you find Blair or Brown any worse off, and they have as much responsibility for the crisis as the three above.