Following on from calls for financial aid for buy to let landlords, the government today announced plans for compensation to be paid to victims of a scam that ’sweeps’ offices every year and leaves thousands of people out of pocket and feeling ‘a little bit disappointed’.
The hapless victims invest a hard earned plucky little great british pound in some exotic sounding project, most of which fall at the first hurdle. And even if you are lucky enough to enjoy some success you have to reinvest all your winnings in cakes the following Monday.
A spokesperson for the government confirmed the iniative today, although reports that it might be extended to bingo were quashed because everyone knows that it’s too much fun to play so who cares if you lose a bob or two.
