THERE are rumours afoot that EU penpushers want to stop eggs being sold by the half dozen.

Even more strange is word that it will be illegal to sell any egg which does not weigh 62 grams.

I’m not joking. Six eggs will have to weigh 372 grams.

Now, when I come to work, I am pretty busy and hit the ground running.

The luxury of having time to daydream and think up Pythonesque schemes does not exist. Never mind the power to turn such bizarre ideas into reality.

What is the remit of these people? How much do they earn?

They would appear, logically, to seem the most deserving early victims of the credit crunch so why are they still working, being paid with European taxpayers’ hard-earned money?

When you consider the awesome, eyewatering amounts of money we hand over to Europe each year, is it not time for someone to put a stop to this?

The coalition government is, apparently, looking at the extraordinary tale of the 62 gram egg. Please let them succeed in putting an end to this farce and to any similar farce which rears its ridiculous head in the future. Go bravely into battle, politicians. You will have the backing of every man, woman and chicken in the country.