Romanian MPs have almost bested Labour in the eternal government effort trying to screw money from obscure parts of society. From the ever peculiar Austrian Times we learn that Romanian MPs have backed off on an attempt to make witches pay tax….after they threatened to curse anyone who supported the idea.

The witches even held a mass protest march that ended when they gathered on the banks of the Danube and hurled poisonous mandrake into the water to cast spells on the president and government.

The draft law would have made witches self-employed – meaning they had to pay a 16 per cent tax on earnings.

Only the 25 MPs that put forward the law voted in favour – saying they wanted to make witches, sooth-sayers and mystical healers give a money back guarantee for the charms, predictions and potions.

In the olden days to test for Witches, it was common practice to tie rocks to their legs and throw them into a lake. If they were magic, they would escape and it would prove they were a witch. If they were innocent, they would drown.

Any chance we could test Polly Toynbee this way? Twice, if necessary?