offer a heartfelt and sincere apology.
admit responsibility for the economic problems facing Britain.
blame everything on America and global conditions and that sort of thing.
had the first run on a bank in 150 years.
entered the recession with the worst budget deficit in the developed world.
has seen its national debt rocket towards £1 trillion.
fatcat bankers.
the lucky traders who bought the gold I flogged at rock-bottom prices.
force that smart-arse Tony out of office.
a lie.
a big lie.
a whopping great massive lie.
certainly the case in a nice dream I had.
a total fantasy.
not true, but I did save Sir Fred Goodwin's pension pot.
I genuinely believe I have let you down.
Britain is on the brink of bankruptcy and it’s all my fault.
Peter Mandelson told me to.
fluttering my eyelids at Barack and hoping he saves me.
running around like a headless chicken.
standing aside and letting Harriet Harman have a go.