Chameleon Magazine

Forget ethics committees—it’s time to slap a price tag on broken promises. Say hello to the adult version of a swear jar: one for lying MPs.

🤥 Every Broken Promise Should Cost £50 and a Public Shaming

Imagine a Britain where every time a politician made a promise they had no intention of keeping—bing! £50 into the national “You Lied” fund. Say “No tax rises”? Pay up. Promise “40 new hospitals”? That’ll be £2,000 per ghost building, please. Claim Brexit would be “oven ready”? Hope you brought change for the meter, Boris.

It’s not even radical. If builders, plumbers, and your local sandwich artist can be sued for not delivering what they advertised, why are politicians allowed to peddle fantasy with zero consequence?

And let’s be honest: most of them would be bankrupt by Tuesday. Parliament would sound like a Vegas casino with all the cash flying into the “Lie Jar.” We could fund the NHS just from the fines collected during one Prime Minister’s Questions.

This isn’t about censorship or stifling policy ambition. This is about basic adult responsibility: if you say it, you pay it. Want to declare war on potholes? Be our guest—but if we’re still swerving craters the size of sinkholes six months later, we’re docking your paycheck.

Let’s stop pretending it’s “complex policy evolution” when it’s just lying in a suit with a press badge. Slap a fine on every fib, every flip-flop, every soundbite that turns out to be hot air. Boom. Accountability and a balanced budget. 🧾🔥

🔥 Challenges 🔥

What would you fine a politician for? Got a lie that deserves its own jar? Sound off in the blog comments. Get cheeky, get mad, or get your calculator—this could be the biggest untapped tax revenue in British history. 💰📢

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Top responses will be featured in the next issue of the magazine. 🎯🗣️