Hasbro, the makers of the famous Monopoly game, have joined Labour in coming out in support of the Government's proposal for a 'mansion tax'. They have even called for them to go further and implement tax for those who have more than two houses on the same road, and any of the world's millions of hotel owners.
'Having these taxes will give us a reason to release yet another version of our game' a spokesman for the company told us. 'Although most people hate them, the coalition has been very good for us and their policies have enabled us to sell the modified versions. So far we have released one with a high speed railway going through Mayfair, one where the 'get out of jail' card comes with a European Court backing, and our most recent 'Quantitative Easing' version that comes with a free money printer.'
Although Hasbro has denied they are planning to rename the 'community chest' card and call them 'Pickles' moobs', they did confirm one major change. 'We have amended the rules around the role of the 'banker'. Instead of them having to hide their profits 'offshore' under the game box, they can now spend all their cash safe in the knowledge that the other players will have to bail them out. This added realism means that the only winner will be the bankers.'