De Villepin to 'go on strike'

Unelected French prime minister, Presidential hopeful and struggling poet Dominic de Villepin has threatened to go ON STRIKE as his proposals to fight child unemployment continue to be met by riots, Happy Claptrap can reveal.

M. de Villepin has been heavily criticised for his plans to impose reality on the French workforce, including moves towards contracts that no longer guarantee JOBS FOR LIFE. And after Paris was almost burned to the ground for the second time this year, drastic action was felt to be necessary.

“Politicians can easily be put out of a job on the whim of the voter,” an aide told us late last night. “So why can’t the voter be easily put out of a job on the whim of a politician?” he continued in a comical French accent.

M. de Villepin said that unless his proposals are accepted, he will stage a series of one day walk outs that will leave the French government floundering “like a headless chicken”. He has also demanded a clear explanation of the ending of the film Cache (Hidden), according to sources.