Do you want to have an "ideagasm?"
(very much turned on) Yes, please.
Ask me how we'd initially fund this.
How would we initially fund this?
A one-off Robin Hood tax. Steal from the fat cats, raise enough seed capital for hundreds of start-up funds for fledgling businesses.
You know what? This could work really well for us. This, this is, yeah.
Yeah?
I mean, let's just talk, uh, figures. What sort of start-up capital are we talking here?
Not very much. I think we're looking at about £2 billion.
£2 billion?
£2 billion.
Good. Well, um...I mean, obviously, I'd have to ring the Treasury.
Sure.
And twist a few arms. You know, it'll take a couple of weeks to work up, but we are extremely keen to set that process in motion.
(Stewart and his team are discussing potential new Leaders of the Opposition at Thought Camp.)
OK, let's architecturalise this, yeah?
Oh, don't bother. If it's Ben Swain, we all shout Sweaty Swain as he dehydrates himself through PMQs. Holhurst looks like a shepherd dressed up to meet the Queen, and if it's Dan Miller we're fucked.
I should tell you I do also have a meeting with Dan Miller booked in.
(suddenly concerned) What? I would just knock that right on the head. Don't -- don't do it.
Well... (awkward laughter from all 3 people) He's in opposition. We rule.
We're the rulers, we're the governors.
And, you know, in the end...this is so fucking us.
Fuck yeah!
Yeah.
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